Islands (The Band album)
Islands is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American rock group the Band. Released in 1977 to mixed reviews, it is the final studio album from the group's original lineup.
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| Released | March 15, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 1972 – January 1977 | |||
| Studio | Shangri-la Studios; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:15 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | The Band | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
| MusicHound | woof![3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Primarily composed of previously unreleased songs from the Band's career (including their 1976 cover of "Georgia on My Mind", which was recorded to aid Jimmy Carter in his presidential bid),[5] Islands was released to fulfill the group's contract with Capitol Records, so that the soundtrack to their film The Last Waltz could be released on Warner Bros. Records. In the CD liner notes, Robbie Robertson compares the album to the Who's Odds & Sods.
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Right as Rain" | Robbie Robertson | Richard Manuel | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Street Walker" |
| Danko | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Let the Night Fall" | Robertson | Manuel | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" |
| Levon Helm | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Christmas Must Be Tonight" | Robertson | Danko | 3:38 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Islands" |
| instrumental | 3:54 |
| 2. | "The Saga of Pepote Rouge" | Robertson | Danko | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Georgia on My Mind" | Manuel | 3:09 | |
| 4. | "Knockin' Lost John" | Robertson | Robertson | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Livin' in a Dream" | Robertson | Helm | 2:52 |
- Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.
Bonus tracks from 2001 CD re-release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Twilight (Single version)" | Robertson | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Georgia on My Mind (Alternate take)" | Carmichael, Gorrell | 3:51 |
Personnel
The Band
- Rick Danko – bass guitar, vocals
- Levon Helm – drums, vocals
- Garth Hudson – organ, synthesizers, saxophones, accordion, piccolo on "Islands"
- Richard Manuel – piano, electric piano, vocals
- Robbie Robertson – guitars, lead vocal on "Knockin' Lost John"
Additional musicians
- Jim Gordon – flute on "Islands"
- Tom Malone – trombone on "Islands"
- John Simon – alto saxophone on "Islands"
- Larry Packer – violin on "Islands"
Production
- Ed Anderson – engineering
- Neil Brody – engineering
- Rob Fraboni – engineering
- Nat Jeffrey – engineering
References
- Islands at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 72. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Brackett, Nathan, with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside. p. 42. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Morris, Chris, Liner Notes to Islands CD release
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