3614 Jackson Highway

3614 Jackson Highway
Studio album by Cher
Released June 20, 1969 (1969-06-20)
Recorded April 1969
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama
Genre Folk rock, pop rock, blue-eyed soul
Length 33:08
Label Atco
Rhino Entertainment
Producer Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin
Cher chronology
Golden Greats
(1968)Golden Greats1968		 3614 Jackson Highway
(1969)		 Chastity
(1969)Chastity1969
Singles from 3614 Jackson Highway
  1. "For What It's Worth"
    Released: 1969
  2. "I Walk on Guilded Splinters"
    Released: 1969
  3. "Lay, Baby, Lay"
    Released: 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

3614 Jackson Highway is the sixth album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 20, 1969 by ATCO. This album was a commercial failure, peaking at #160, although it received praise and positive reviews from the music critics. 3614 Jackson Highway was the address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. The album is by-and-large a covers album.

Album information

3614 Jackson Highway was released in the summer of 1969. It remains Cher's first and last solo studio album for Atco, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin. The cover is a photograph of Cher with musicians featured on the album. They are: front row, left to right: guitarist Eddie Hinton, bassist David Hood, Sonny Bono, Cher, producer Jerry Wexler, background vocalist Jeannie Greene, background vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux née,Thatcher, and producer Tom Dowd. Back row, left to right: lead guitarist Jimmy Johnson, producer Arif Mardin, drummer Roger Hawkins and keyboardist Barry Beckett. Missing were background vocalists Mary Holiday and Sue Pilkington.

The ambitious record was conceived as a way to bring success to Cher, as well as her group Sonny & Cher, after a two-year period of commercial failure. The constant evolution of pop culture left the formulaic nature of Sonny & Cher's musical endeavors obsolete; pop music had continued to transform into a more political style marked by anti-war songs protesting the conflict in Vietnam. For months the duo maintained a nightclub act, but audience response was less than positive.

Although the album was largely ignored by the public, critical reception was enthusiastic. Cher's maturing vocals, along with the sophisticated instrumentation and arrangements, garnered praise.

The title refers to the address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, where the album was recorded.

In 1968 and 1969 Cher recorded songs for an album with a tentative release in 1970. For unknown reasons the album was cancelled and five of the tracks were released as singles. The remaining five remained unreleased until 2001 when Rhino Records released a limited edition of 3614 Jackson Highway with the unreleased songs as bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For What It's Worth"Stephen Stills2:22
2."(Just Enough to Keep Me) Hangin' On"Buddy Mize, Ira Allen3:18
3."(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"Steve Cropper, Otis Redding2:41
4."Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You"Bob Dylan3:08
5."I Threw It All Away"Bob Dylan2:49
6."I Walk on Guilded Splinters"Dr. John Creaux2:32
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lay, Baby, Lay[2]"Bob Dylan3:36
2."Please Don't Tell Me"Carroll W. Quillen, Grady Smith3:36
3."Cry Like a Baby"Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn2:46
4."Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"Chips Moman, Dan Penn2:46
5."Save the Children"Eddie Hinton2:54
2001 CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Easy to Be Hard"Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni3:44
13."I Believe"Ervin Drake, Irwin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman3:55
14."Danny Boy"Frederick Weatherly5:20
15."Momma Look Sharp"Sherman Edwards3:33
16."It Gets Me Where I Want to Go"Gabriel Lapano, Lance Wakely3:10
17."You've Made Me So Very Happy"Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson, Berry Gordy2:43
18."Yours Until Tomorrow"Gerry Goffin, Carole King2:51
19."The Thought of Loving You"David White2:24
20."The First Time"Sonny Bono3:24
21."Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)"Elyse J. Weinberg3:08
22."Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)" (Stereo album version)Elyse J. Weinberg3:05
23."Superstar"Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett, Leon Russell3:07

Personnel

Production

Design

Charts

Chart (1969) Peak
position
United States Billboard 200[3] 160

References

  1. ↑ "3614 Jackson Highway Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  2. ↑ http://www.rhino.com/article/cher-3614-jackson-highway
  3. ↑ "Atco Album Discography, Part 2". Bsnpubs.com. 2005-10-06. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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