País Tropical (1971 A&M) marks a significant shift in Sergio Mendes‘ career as the first album credited to Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’77, moving away from his famous “Brasil ’66” moniker. The album is celebrated for its blend of MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), Jazz, and Funk, creating a “brighter, more garish sound” that aimed to […]
Living Room Suite is the eighth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1978. The album peaked at No. 133 on the Billboard 200. Tracks 1 Dancin’ Boy (Harry Chapin) 03:55 2 If You Want To Feel (Harry Chapin) 04:56 3 Poor Damned Fool (Harry Chapin) 04:36 4 I Wonder What Would Happen […]
Feeling The Space is the fourth studio album by Yoko Ono, released in November 1973 via Apple Records. On the original cover, it is credited to Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different. The theme album is a feminist concept piece. Yoko dedicated it to “sisters who died in pain and sorrow… for not being able […]
1234 is the fourth solo album by English musician Ron(nie) Wood, released in September 1981. In the United States, it spent five weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 164. The album was co-produced by Andy Johns and features musical contributions from Ian McLagan, Charlie Watts, Bobby Womack, Waddy Wachtel and Nicky Hopkins, among […]
Life Machine is a country rock and bluegrass album by American singer-songwriter Hoyt Axton, released in 1974 through A&M Records. The album features Axton’s most successful self-recorded single, “Boney Fingers”. Tracks 1 Maybelline (Alan Freed; Chuck Berry; Russ Fratto) 02:45 2 Life Machine (Hoyt Axton) 03:36 3 That’s All Right (Arthur Crudup) 05:12 4 Geronimo’s […]
Looking Forward is the eighth and final studio album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, and their third as a quartet with Neil Young. It was released on Reprise Records in 1999 and peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200, with total sales nearing 400,000 Tracks 1 Faith In Me (Stephen Stills; Joe Vitale) 04:20 […]
Hoy-Hoy! is a Little Feat collection released in 1981 two years after the band’s break-up following the death of founder Lowell George. Originally released as a double album and later a single CD, it contains alternate versions and live recordings of many Feat tracks as well as some previously unreleased material. The cover is illustrated […]
Surprise is the debut solo album by the American musician Syd Straw, released in 1989. The first single was “Future 40’s (String of Pearls)”. Tracks 1 Think Too Hard (Peter Holsapple) 03:07 2 Heart Of Darkness (Anthony Moore; Syd Straw) 04:25 3 Chasing Vapor Trails (His Turn To Cry) (Frank Fuchs; Syd Straw) 04:15 4 […]
High Contrast is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó, produced by Tommy LiPuma and recorded by Bruce Botnick at Capitol Studios, Hollywood in December 1970 (tracks 1,4,7) & at The Record Plant, Hollywood in February 1971 (tracks 2,3,6). The album features a major contribution from songwriter and guitarist Bobby Womack, including the original […]
Shot Of Love is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 12, 1981, by Columbia Records. It is considered to be Dylan’s last of a trilogy of Christian albums. Arrangements are rooted more in rock, and less in gospel than Dylan’s two previous albums. Tracks 1 Shot Of Love (Bob […]