Song of Innocence
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This article is about the David Axelrod album. For the William Blake poems it was inspired by, see Songs of Innocence and of Experience.
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| Studio album by David Axelrod | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, rock, baroque pop, jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 26:48 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | David Axelrod | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [2] |
Song of Innocence is a 1968 album by David Axelrod. The album was inspired by Songs of Innocence, a collection of poems by English poet William Blake. An Allmusic review describes the album as a "suite that blended pop, rock, jazz, theater music, and R&B" and has "withstood the test of time".[1] Axelrod's integration of funk breakbeats, orchestral arrangements, and psychedelic melodies foreshadowing 1990s dance music.[3]
In 1969, a subsequent companion album, Songs of Experience, was released. Sometime after that in the 1970s, the Song of Innocence album was re-released as Songs of Innocence.[4]
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks were composed and arranged by David Axelrod.
- "Urizen" – 4:01
- "Holy Thursday" – 5:32
- "The Smile" – 3:26
- "A Dream" – 2:31
- "Song of Innocence" – 4:33
- "Merlin's Prophecy" – 2:44
- "The Mental Traveller" – 4:02
[edit] Personnel
- Don Randi - conductor
- Al Casey, Allen Di Rienzo, Alvin Dinkin, Anne Goodman, Arnold Belnick, Arthur Maebe, Benjamin Barrett, Bobby Bruce, Carol Kaye, Douglas Davis, Earl Palmer, Freddie Hill, Gareth Nuttycombe, Gary Coleman, Gene Estes, Harold Schneier, Harry Bluestone, Harry Hyams, Henry Roth, Henry Sigismonti, Howard Roberts, Jack Shulman, Leonard Malarsky, Lew McCreary, Marshall Sosson, Myron Sandler, Nathan Ross, Ollie Mitchel, Pete Wyant, Raphael Kramer, Richard Leith, Sid Sharp, Tibor Zelig, Tony Terran, Vincent de Ross, Bill Hinshaw - performers
[edit] Adaptations
- "Holy Thursday" has been sampled in several works:
- Skyzoo "The Definitive Prayer"
- UNKLE's "Rabbit in Your Headlights"
- Lil Wayne's "Dr. Carter" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
- Royce Da 5'9" "Shake This" (produced by DJ Premier)
- Fat Joe "Bronx Keeps Creating It" (produced by Joe Fatal)
- Deda "Nasty Scene" (produced by Pete Rock)
- INI's "Think Twice" (produced by Pete Rock)
- "Holy Thursday" appears in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV, on the station Fusion FM.
- Both Axelrod and "Holy Thursday" are mentioned in "Return of the Loop Digga" from Quasimoto's album The Unseen.
- Jurassic 5's track "A Day at the Races" contains samples of "Urizen", in particular, the funky bassline break.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom (April 1, 2002). Song of Innocence - David Axelrod | AllMusic. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
- ^ Kern (2009). David Axelrod - Songs of Innocence | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
- ^ Scaruffi, Pierro (1999). The History of Rock Music. David Axelrod: biography, discography, reviews, links. Piero Scaruffi. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
- ^ David Axelrod Albums
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