1973 Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, A True Star
A Wizard, A True Star is the fourth studio album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released on March 2, 1973, by Bearsville Records. It marked a departure from his previous album, Something/Anything? (1972), featuring fewer straightforward pop songs, a development he attributed to his experimentation with psychedelic drugs and his realization of “what music and sound were like in my internal environment, and how different that was from the music I had been making.” The album was produced, engineered, and largely performed by Rundgren alone. He envisioned it as a hallucinogenic-inspired “flight plan” with all the tracks segueing seamlessly into each other, starting with a “chaotic” mood and ending with a medley of his favorite soul songs. At the time of release, he stated that Wizard intended to advance utopian ideals; later, he said that the album had no definite meaning.
Tracks
1 International Feel (Todd Rundgren) 02:52
2 Never Never Land (Adolph Green; Betty Comden; Jule Styne) 01:36
3 Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off (Todd Rundgren) 01:16
4 You Need Your Head (Todd Rundgren) 01:04
5 Rock And Roll Pussy (Todd Rundgren) 01:10
6 Dogfight Giggle (Todd Rundgren) 01:07
7 You Don’t Have To Camp Around (Todd Rundgren) 01:05
8 Flamingo (Todd Rundgren) 02:37
9 Zen Archer (Todd Rundgren) 05:37
10 Cool Jerk (Todd Rundgren) 02:26
11 When The Shit Hits The Fan / Sunset Blvd (Todd Rundgren) 04:04
12 Le Feel Internacionale (Todd Rundgren) 01:54
13 Sometimes I Don’t Know What To Feel (Todd Rundgren) 04:17
14 Does Anybody Love You (Todd Rundgren) 01:33
15 Medley (Curtis Mayfield; Smokey Robinson; Al Cleveland; Renaldo Benson; William Hart; Thom Bell; Donald Storball) 10:36
16 Hungry For Love (Todd Rundgren) 02:20
17 I Don’t Want To Tie You Down (Todd Rundgren) 01:58
18 Is It My Name? (Todd Rundgren) 04:03
19 Just One Victory (Todd Rundgren) 05:01
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | John Siegler |
| Bass | Todd Rundgren |
| Drums | John Siomos |
| Drums | Todd Rundgren |
| Guitar | Todd Rundgren |
| Keyboards | Ralph Schuckett |
| Keyboards | Todd Rundgren |
| Synthesizer | Todd Rundgren |
| Sax | Todd Rundgren |
| Cello | John Siegler |
| Percussion | Todd Rundgren |
| Vocals | Todd Rundgren |
Other Musicians
| Bass | Buffalo Bill Gelber |
| Guitar | Rick Derringer |
| Guitar | Tom Cosgrove |
| Synthesizer | Jean-Yves Labat |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Liner Notes
Producer – Todd Rundgren
Arranged By – Todd Rundgren
Engineer – Bob Ludwig
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Design, Photography – Jansen, Eding: Clapper
Painting – Arthur Wood
Recorded At Secret Sound
Recorded At Advantage Sound
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc