SANFORD & TOWNSEND - CD SMOKE FROM A DISTANT..

Popis - SMOKE FROM A DISTANT..:
Is there any song that sums up the late 70s music scene like
"Smoke from a Distant Fire?" It had that blue-eyed soul, highgloss L.A. production sound of the Doobie Brothers, Kenny
Loggins and other superstars of the era, with the kind of hook
only real pros could create. For, as is often the case with
so-called "overnight sensations," Ed Sanford and John
Townsend had spent years in the music business before hitting it big with "Smoke." Indeed, the sound of this record was no accident; the duo had worked with both Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins (who repays the favor with a great vocal on "Oriental Gate") before cutting this 1977 release, whose
sound also benefited from the nonpareil production skills of the great Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. Weve paired it with their 1979 album Nail Me to the Wall, which was released
under the name Sanford & Townsend Band and makes its CD debut here; their final release, it didnt enjoy the same chart success as its predecessor but does offer the same studio-perfect, West Coast 70s pop. Gene Sculattis liner notes and photos feature an interview with John Townsend, too!
Smoke from a Distant Fire.
Tracks:
1. Smoke from a Distant Fire
2. Moolah Moo Mazuma (Sin City Wahh-oo)
3. Oriental Gate (No Chance of Changin
My Mind)
4. Shake It to the Right
5. Squire James
6. Does It Have to Be You
7. Lou
8. Sunshine in My Heart Again
9. In for the Night
10. Rainbows Colored in Blue
Nail Me to the Wall
11. Nail Me to the Wall
12. Gopher Broke
13. Every Day
14. Shady Grove
15. Jubilee
16. Just Another Lie
17. Just a Fool
18. Hour of Love
19. Tell Me How Love Survives.