Islands (The Band album)
| Islands | ||||
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| Studio album by The Band | ||||
| Released | March 15, 1977 | |||
| Recorded |
December 1972 – January 1977 Shangri-la Studios; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:15 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | The Band | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
| MusicHound | woof![3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
Islands is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American rock group the Band. Released in 1977 to mixed reviews, it is the final studio album from the group's original lineup.
Primarily composed of previously unreleased songs from the Band's career (including their 1976 cover of "Georgia on My Mind", which was recorded to aid Jimmy Carter in his presidential bid),[5] Islands was released to fulfill the group's contract with Capitol Records, so that the soundtrack to their film The Last Waltz could be released on Warner Bros. Records. In the CD liner notes, Robbie Robertson compares the album to the Who's Odds & Sods.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Robbie Robertson, unless otherwise noted.
Side one
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Right as Rain" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Street Walker" (Rick Danko, Robertson) | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Let the Night Fall" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Homer Banks, Willia Dean Parker) | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Christmas Must Be Tonight" | 3:38 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Islands" (Danko, Garth Hudson, Robertson) | 3:54 |
| 7. | "The Saga of Pepote Rouge" | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Knockin' Lost John" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Livin' in a Dream" | 2:52 |
Bonus tracks from 2001 CD re-release
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Twilight (single version)" | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Georgia on My Mind (alternate take)" (Carmichael, Gorrell) | 3:51 |
Personnel
- Rick Danko – bass guitar, vocals
- Levon Helm – drums, vocals
- Garth Hudson – organ, synthesizer, accordion, piccolo, tenor, alto, and baritone saxophones
- Richard Manuel – acoustic and electric pianos, vocals
- Robbie Robertson – guitars, vocals
- Additional musicians
- James Gordon – flute on "Islands"
- Tom Malone – trombone on "Islands"
- John Simon – alto saxophone on "Islands"
- Larry Packer – violin on "Islands"
- Production
- Ed Anderson – engineering
- Neil Brody – engineering
- Rob Fraboni – engineering
- Nat Jeffrey – engineering
References
- ↑ Islands (The Band album) at AllMusic
- ↑ Robert Christgau
- ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 72. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan, with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside. p. 42. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Morris, Chris, Liner Notes to Islands CD release
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