Tarzana Kid
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Tarzana Kid is an album by American singer-songwriter John Sebastian, released in 1974. The album was a commercial failure and did not chart. His next album which featured "Welcome Back" was his last for the Reprise label.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | (C-)[2] |
In his retrospective Allmusic review, critic William Ruhlmann wrote "while this sounds like a hodgepodge, John Sebastian manages to pull it off with his usual aplomb."[1]
Reissues
Tarzana Kid was reissued on CD in 2007 by Collectors' Choice Music and in 2008 by Rhino Entertainment.
Track listing
All songs written by John Sebastian except where noted.
- "Sitting in Limbo" (Jimmy Cliff, Gully Bright) – 3:29
- "Friends Again" – 2:28
- "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) – 3:49
- "Stories We Could Tell" – 3:09
- "Face of Appalachia" (Lowell George, John Sebastian) – 4:20
- "Wildwood Flower" (Traditional) – 1:43
- "Wild About My Lovin'" – 3:05
- "Singing the Blues" (Melvin Endsley) – 2:22
- "Sportin' Life" (Traditional) – 3:09
- "Harpoon" – 2:23
Personnel
Musicians
- John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, harmonica, autoharp, banjo, marimba, harmonica, dulcimer
- Lowell George – slide guitar, guitar, harmony vocals
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Kenny Altman – bass
- Milt Holland – drums
- Amos Garrett – guitar
- Russell DaShiell – guitar
- Richie Olson – clarinet
- The Pointer Sisters – background vocals
- Bobbye Hall – congas
- Jerry McKuen – guitar
- Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
- Emmylou Harris – background vocals
- Kelly Shanahan – drums
- David Lindley – fiddle
- David Grisman – mandolin
- Ry Cooder – mandolin, slide guitar
- Phil Everly – background vocals
- Ron Koss – guitar
Production
- Erik Jacobsen – producer
- John Sebastian – producer
- Donn Landee – engineer
- John Boyd – engineer
- Peter Granet – engineer
- Steve Jarvis – engineer
- David Paich – string arrangement
References
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Tarzana Kid > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Tarzana Kid > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 18, 2017.