Isley Brothers: Summer Breeze
This 1974 version of the song by Seals and Crofts was a Top 20 hit for the Isleys in the UK but did zilch across the pond. It is notable … Continue readingIsley Brothers: Summer Breeze
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Walter Becker: Down in the Bottom
We had Donald Fagen yesterday; today the other solo half of the Steelies. Love this album.
Donald Fagen: What I Do
Conversation between the Danster and the ghost of Ray Charles. Brilliant.
JJ Cale – I’ll take the fortune, not the fame
IN the words of Neil Young, of all the electric guitar players he had ever heard ‘it’s gotta be Jimi Hendrix and JJ Cale who are the best’. Eric Clapton described … Continue readingJJ Cale – I’ll take the fortune, not the fame
Emmylou Harris: Love Still Remains
Third and final selection from the Kate Wolf tribute album. A pedant writes: Isn’t ‘still remains’ a tautology? Never mind.
Eric Bogle: Cornflower Blue
Another selection from the Kate Wolf tribute album.
Lucinda Williams: Here in California
From Treasures Left Behind, a 1998 tribute album to the late Kate Wolf.
Lemonheads: Paid To Smile
The reason I’m so fond of this song is here: https://am-records.com/2019/04/15/lemonheads-you-win/
David Saw: Need To Know
Jackson Browne meets the ghost of Nick Drake.
Audience: You’re Not Smiling
Taken from the House on the Hill album, this was a minor hit single for Howard Werth and Co.