Southern Comfort (The Crusaders album)

Southern Comfort
Studio album by
the Crusaders
ReleasedOctober 1974
Recorded1974
StudioWally Heider (Hollywood, California)
GenreJazz fusion
Length63:25
LabelABC/Blue Thumb
Producer
The Crusaders chronology
Scratch
(1974) 		Southern Comfort
(1974) 		Chain Reaction
(1975)

Southern Comfort is a 1974 album by jazz fusion band the Crusaders.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The AllMusic reviewer Jason Elias wrote: "A good representation of the Crusaders' tasteful and intelligent playing, Southern Comfort is more than recommended to their fans."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Stomp And Buck Dance" (Wayne Henderson) - 5:51
  2. "Greasy Spoon" (Stix Hooper) - 3:14
  3. "Get On The Soul Ship" (Joe Sample) - 3:23
  4. "Super Stuff" (Henderson) - 2:42
  5. "Double Bubble" (Sample) - 2:44
  6. "The Well's Gone Dry" (Larry Carlton) - 4:46
  7. "Southern Comfort" (Henderson) - 2:07
  8. "Time Bomb" (Sample) - 6:40
  9. "When There's Love Around" (Hooper) - 5:28
  10. "Lilies Of The Nile" (Wilton Felder) - 9:35
  11. "Whispering Pines" (Henderson) - 9:00
  12. "A Ballad For Joe (Louis)" (Sample) - 7:29

Personnel

The Crusaders

Production

  • The Crusaders – producers
  • Stewart Levine – producer
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer, remix engineer
  • Peter Granet – engineer
  • Pacific Eye & Ear – art direction, design, concept
  • Saint-Jivago Desanges – photography
  • LA Legion – photography
  • Gary Sloan – inside portrait photography

Charts

Chart (1974–75) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape[4] 31
US Soul LPs[5] 3
US Jazz LPs 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
US
R&B[6] 		US
Dance
1975 "Stomp and Buck Dance" 41 12

References

  1. ^ a b Elias, Jason. "The Crusaders: Southern Comfort". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "The Crusaders Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. December 27, 1974. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Crusaders Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. April 4, 1975. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Crusaders Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. December 13, 1974. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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