Southern Comfort (The Crusaders album)
| Southern Comfort | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 63:25 | |||
| Label | ABC/Blue Thumb Records | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
| The Crusaders chronology | ||||
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Southern Comfort is a 1974 album by jazz fusion band The Crusaders.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
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
[edit]- "Stomp And Buck Dance" (Wayne Henderson)
- "Greasy Spoon" (Stix Hooper)
- "Get On The Soul Ship" (Joe Sample)
- "Super Stuff" (Henderson)
- "Double Bubble" (Sample)
- "The Well's Gone Dry" (Larry Carlton)
- "Southern Comfort" (Henderson)
- "Time Bomb" (Sample)
- "When There's Love Around" (Hooper)
- "Lilies Of The Nile" (Wilton Felder)
- "Whispering Pines" (Henderson)
- "A Ballad For Joe (Louis)" (Sample)
Personnel
[edit]- The Crusaders
- Wayne Henderson - Trombone
- Wilton Felder - Bass, Saxophone
- Joe Sample - Keyboards
- Stix Hooper - Drums
- Larry Carlton - Guitar
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1974–75) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs & Tape[4] | 31 |
| US Soul LPs[5] | 3 |
| US Jazz LPs | 1 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B[6] |
US Dance | ||
| 1975 | "Stomp and Buck Dance" | 41 | 12 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Elias, Jason. "The Crusaders: Southern Comfort". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "The Crusaders Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. December 27, 1974. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Crusaders Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. April 4, 1975. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Crusaders Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. December 13, 1974. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
