Love Beach
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Love Beach | |||||
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Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer | |||||
Released | November 18, 1978 | ||||
Recorded | 1978 | ||||
Genre | Symphonic rock | ||||
Length | 41:03 | ||||
Label | Atlantic Records | ||||
Producer | Greg Lake | ||||
Professional reviews | |||||
Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology | |||||
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Love Beach is a 1978 album by English progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, produced to satisfy contractual obligations.
The group was reportedly not satisfied with the album; Carl Palmer even compared the cover photograph of the group to the Bee Gees.
Critical appraisal of the album is mixed; some reviewers consider it the nadir of ELP's 1970s output, while others refer to the continued popularity of songs such as "Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman". Some outraged fans even went so far as to give it the nickname "love bitch". [1]
It was the last studio album by the original ELP trio until 1992's Black Moon.
Contents |
[edit] Personnel
- Keith Emerson: keyboards
- Greg Lake: vocals, guitar, bass
- Carl Palmer: drums, percussion
- Peter Sinfield: lyrics
[edit] Track listing
- "All I Want Is You" (Lake, Sinfield) – 2:35
- "Love Beach" (Lake, Sinfield) – 2:46
- "Taste Of My Love" (Lake, Sinfield) – 3:33
- "The Gambler" (Emerson, Lake, Sinfield) – 3:23
- "For You" (Lake, Sinfield) – 4:28
- "Canario (From Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre)" (J. Rodrigo) – 4:00
- "Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman" (Emerson, Sinfield) – 20:16
- Prologue / The Education Of A Gentleman
- Love At First Sight
- Letters From The Front
- Honourable Company (A March)
[edit] Bonus Tracks
- "Canario" - 4:38
- "Taste of my Love" - 3:01
- "Letters From The Front" - 8:52
[edit] Singles
- Canario / All I Want Is You