“Mexico” is a song written by James Taylor that first appeared as the opening track of his 1975 album Gorilla. It was released as a single, with the album’s title track as the b-side, and reached #49 on the Billboard Hot 100, but performed much better on the Adult Contemporary chart, reaching #5. “Mexico” has […]
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Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop) is David Loggins‘ second solo album released in 1974 Tracks 1 Someday (Dave Loggins) 3:22 2 My Lover’s Keeper (Dave Loggins) 3:17 3 Second Hand Lady (Dave Loggins) 3:02 4 Let Me Go Now (Dave Loggins) 2:59 5 So You Couldn’t Get to Me (Dave Loggins) 2:51 6 Please Come […]
Nigel Olsson is the first solo album by Nigel Olsson, released in 1975. Nigel Olsson (born 10 February 1949) is an English rock drummer and singer best known for his long-time affiliation with Elton John. A dynamic drummer and backing vocalist, Olsson helped establish the Elton John sound as a member of John’s original power […]
New Arrangement is an album by Jackie DeShannon, released by Columbia Records in 1975. It contains the first recording of “Bette Davis Eyes”, written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974 and covered by Kim Carnes on the album Mistaken Identity (1981). Another song, “Boat to Sail,” that features Brian Wilson and then-wife Marilyn […]
Fall Into Spring is a 1974 album by Rita Coolidge and was released on the A&M Records label. Tracks 1 Love Has No Pride (Eric Kaz, Libby Titus) 3:54 2 That’s What Friends Are For (Paul Williams) 5:00 3 Cowboys And Indians (Bobby Charles) 3:20 4 Hold An Old Friend’s Hand (Donna Weiss) 4:18 5 […]
The Jeff Pryor Band is a sextet consisting of journeyman rockers and A-list session musicians. Before forming the band, guitarist Jeff Pryor spent almost two decades on the Southern California club circuit with the bands Wedgewood, the Rhythm Rockers, White Line Fever, and the Quicktones. Working with producer Daniel Moore, Pryor put together the all-star […]
American Flyer was an American folk rock supergroup. They formed in 1976 and released two successful albums on United Artists before disbanding in 1978. They also charted one minor hit, “Let Me Down Easy”, which hit No. 80 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1976. Tracks 1 Light Of Your Love (Craig Fuller, Eric Kaz) […]
Something New is the fourth album by Barbi Benton, released in 1976 Tracks 1 Something New (Andrew Gold) 3:13 2 Needing You (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) 3:04 3 In The Winter (Janis Ian) 3:12 4 #1 With A Heartache (Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka) 2:18 5 Lucky One (Carol Parks, Carol Carmichael) 2:47 6 Riding […]
Who’s To Bless and Who’s To Blame is the sixth solo album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1975 on Monument Records. Its title track is quoted in the Johnny Cash song The Man Comes Around from the 2002 album of the same name. The song “Stranger” was covered as a duet by Johnny Duncan and […]