Harmony Row
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| Studio album by Jack Bruce | ||||
| Released | July 1971 | |||
| Recorded | January 1971 (except track #13, recorded October 1969) |
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| Genre | Pop music, rock music | |||
| Length | 42:39 (initial release), 57:01 (2003 reissue) |
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| Label | Atco (initial U.S. release, SD 33-365) Polydor (initial U.K. release, 2310 107; 2003 reissue, 065 605-2) |
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| Producer | Jack Bruce | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | (C+) [1] |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Harmony Row is Jack Bruce's third album, originally released in July 1971.
The album takes its title from a tenement street in Glasgow, near where Bruce grew up.[3] The street, since demolished, was famous as the largest unbroken houserow in Europe, stretching for over a mile.[4] The album's cover photo was taken near the Harmony Row tenement.[5]
Although since cited by Bruce as his favorite solo album,[6] Harmony Row did not chart upon its release. The album would be his last solo effort for over three years, as Bruce would join the power trio West, Bruce and Laing (with whom he would record three albums) in early 1972.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All lyrics composed by Peter Brown, music composed by Jack Bruce.
Tracks 1-11 comprise the album's original 1971 release; tracks 12-16 were included in Polydor/Universal's 2003 CD reissue.
- "Can You Follow?" – 1:32
- "Escape to the Royal Wood (On Ice)" – 3:44
- "You Burned the Tables on Me" – 3:49
- "There's a Forest" – 1:44
- "Morning Story" – 4:55
- "Folk Song" – 4:20
- "Smiles and Grins" – 6:05
- "Post War" – 4:20
- "A Letter of Thanks" – 2:54
- "Victoria Sage" – 5:02
- "The Consul at Sunset" – 4:14
- "Green Hills" (instrumental version of "Can You Follow?") – 2:16
- "Escape to the Royal Wood (On Ice)" (instrumental demo version) – 4:01
- "There's a Forest" (first take) – 2:11
- "You Burned the Tables on Me" (remix including electric piano) – 4:10
- "Can You Follow?" (first take) – 1:32
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Performance
- Jack Bruce – bass guitar, guitar, piano, cello, keyboards, vocals
- John Marshall – drums
- Chris Spedding – guitar
[edit] Production
- Jack Bruce – producer/arranger
- Andy Johns – engineer (track #13)
- Barry Ainsworth – engineer (all other selections)
Track #13 recorded at Morgan Studios, London, October 6, 1969.
All other tracks recorded at Command Studios, London, mid- to late January 1971.
[edit] References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Jack Bruce". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=2600&name=Jack+Bruce. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ Viglione, Joe (2011 [last update]). "Harmony Row - Jack Bruce | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/harmony-row-r78139. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ Liner notes to the album's 2003 reissue, Polydor Records, catalog #065 605-2, page 10.
- ^ Refer to Jack Bruce's official Web site (http://www.jackbruce.com/2008/Music/Albums/harmony_row.htm). Information retrieved April 5, 2009.
- ^ Liner notes to the album's 2003 reissue, page 10.
- ^ Liner notes to the album's 2003 reissue, page 7.
