“Blue Sky“ is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band from their third studio album, Eat a Peach (1972), released on Capricorn Records. The song was written and sung by guitarist Dickey Betts, who penned it about his girlfriend (and later wife), Sandy “Bluesky” Wabegijig. The track is notable as one […]
“Diamonds & Rust” is a song written and performed by Joan Baez. It was written in November 1974 and released in 1975. In the song, Baez recounts an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old lover, which sends her a decade back in time, to a “crummy” hotel in Greenwich Village; she recalls giving him a […]
The Pretender is the fourth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). It peaked at #5 on Billboard’s album chart. The singles from the album were “Here Come Those Tears Again” which reached number 23 and “The Pretender” which peaked at number 58. The title track was featured in […]
Stars was released April 19, 1975. It was the first record for Warner Bros. Records and was produced by Jimmy Webb. The album was also her very first without Sonny’s influence as it followed Cher‘s divorce with Sonny and the dissolution of her relationship with David Geffen. The album reviews were good, but sales were […]
Beautiful Noise is the third album by Neil Diamond on Columbia Records (tenth studio album overall), released in 1976. “Dry Your Eyes” was performed with The Band at their farewell show and is featured in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz. Beautiful Noise marked a radical departure in production, style, arrangements and compositional diversity for Diamond. […]
Santa Barbara Honeymoon is the tenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1975. Tracks 1 Love A New (Bert Jansch) 2:582 Mary And Joseph (Bert Jansch) 3:093 Be My Friend (Bert Jansch) 2:454 Baby Blue (Bert Jansch) 2:305 Dance Lady Dance (Bert Jansch) 3:406 You Are My Sunshine (Charles Mitchell, Jimmie […]
Pretzel Logic is the third studio album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released on February 20, 1974 by ABC Records. It was written by principal band members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. They recorded the album at The Village Recorder in West Los Angeles with producer Gary Katz. It was the last album […]
Diamond Girl is the fifth studio album by pop/folk duo Seals and Crofts. It was released in 1973 on Warner Bros. Records. The album contains a number of different musical styles and themes. “Nine Houses” is one of two intimate, religious songs, which the band would often reserve for after concert performances. Diamond Girl peaked […]
The selftitled Tom Snow album is the second solo album. It was released in 1976. Tracks 1 Hurry Boy (Tom Snow) 5:46 2 When I Was Young (Tom Snow) 4:03 3 Doin’ It All Again (Tom Snow) 4:14 4 Rosanna (Tom Snow) 4:04 5 Rock & Roll Widow (Tom Snow) 4:16 6 Now You Know […]
El Mirage is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in May 1977 by Atlantic Records. This was the first album for which Webb handed production and arrangement duties on to another person, George Martin, producer of The Beatles. The album is notable for containing “The Highwayman”, a song that later provided both […]