Resolution (Andy Pratt album)

Resolution is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Andy Pratt, released in 1976 by Nemperor, and distributed by Atlantic. It was Pratt's first album of entirely new music since his second Andy Pratt in 1973. The album was produced by Bee Gees producer Arif Mardin, who was recruited for a more commercial approach.

Resolution
Studio album by
Andy Pratt
ReleasedMay 1976
Studio
Genre
Length37:06
LabelNemperor
ProducerArif Mardin
Andy Pratt chronology
Andy Pratt
(1973)		 Resolution
(1976)		 Shiver in the Night
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

On release, Pratt received a positive critical reception, it is also his best selling album, but had only modest commercial success.[3]

Critical reception

The album has consistently been praised by critics. Reviewing the album Rolling Stone magazine wrote, "By reviving the dream of rock as an art and then re-inventing it, Pratt has forever changed the face of rock".[4] And in a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Michael Ofjord gave the album four and a half out of five stars and wrote that "Although this album never attained the commercial success that many predicted, it remains a classic that deserves to be heard by a wide audience."

On the other hand, reviewing the album in his consumer guide for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave the album a B and claimed that the album is "Sententious pop at its best, recommended only to those whose taste for such junk amounts to a jones."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Pratt, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Resolution" 3:13
2."If You Could See Yourself (Through My Eyes)"
  • Andy Pratt
  • Lillian Rubin
3:07
3."Constant Heat" 3:49
4."Karen's Song"
  • Mark Doyle
  • Pratt
3:21
5."Can't Stop My Love" 3:08
6."Everything Falls Into Place (Lillian's Song)" 3:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
7."That's When Miracles Occur"3:52
8."Some Things Go On Forever"3:10
9."Treasure That Canary"3:32
10."Set Your Sights"3:02
11."Love Song"3:07
Total length:37:06

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Chart performance

Peak position
Chart Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard 200 Chart 104
gollark: Suggestion: do not run things as root.
gollark: I mean, we do sets at least.
gollark: As far as I'm aware those aren't in the GCSE Maths/Further Maths courses, which are... roughly equivalent to "high school" in other places?
gollark: And being old doesn't mean people are particularly likely to know those things, or that they're very important.
gollark: I mean, for most programming you don't actually have to have any idea what those are.

References
  1. Ofjord, Michael. "Resolution". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "About Andy". Andy Pratt NOW!. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  4. Ofjord, Michael. "Andy Pratt | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. Resolution liner notes. Nemperor. 1976.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.