Diamond Girl (album)
Diamond Girl is the fifth studio album by pop/folk duo Seals and Crofts. It was released in 1973 on Warner Bros. Records.
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| Released | April 1973 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Louie Shelton | |||
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| Creem | C–[2] |
Background
The album contains a number of different musical styles and themes. "Nine Houses" is one of two intimate, religious songs, which the band would often reserve for after concert performances.[1]
Diamond Girl peaked at #4 on the U.S. album charts.[3] Its title track "Diamond Girl" reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer and #13 in Canada. The follow-up single "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)" attained the #21 position late in the year (#33 in Canada).
Track listing
All songs written by Jim Seals and Dash Crofts, unless otherwise indicated.
- Side 1
- "Diamond Girl" – 4:12
- "Ruby Jean and Billie Lee" – 4:09
- "Intone My Servant" – 3:04
- "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)" – 4:17
- "Nine Houses" – 7:00
- Side 2
- "Standin' on a Mountain Top" (Seals) – 3:05
- "It's Gonna Come Down on You" – 4:40
- "Jessica" – 2:56
- "Dust on My Saddle" (Seals) – 3:16
- "Wisdom" – 4:26
Personnel
- Jim Seals – guitar, alto saxophone, vocals
- Dash Crofts – mandolins, vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano
- Louie Shelton – guitar, producer
- David Paich – organ, piano
- Bobby Lichtig – bass, flute
- Wilton Felder – bass
- Jim Gordon – drums
- John Guerin – drums
- Harvey Mason – drums
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- England Dan & John Ford Coley – backing vocals
- David Hassinger – engineer
- Steve Waldman – 2nd engineer
- Joseph Bogan – assistant engineer
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References
- Diamond Girl at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (October 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- Whitburn, Joel (2001). Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. pp. 777. ISBN 0-89820-147-0.
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