A Song for You indicated that they were ready to try some expansion, however the Leon Russell-written title song was incredibly haunting and beautiful, and the chart-topping “Top of the World” proved yet another tune with widespread appeal. Mostly, they were a singles group though, and that continued when “Hurting Each Other,” from this album, rose to #2. The Carpenters- A Song for You-A brother-sister mainstream pop act in which the sister not only sang but played drums, and the brother pretty much called the shots musically? An unlikely formula but it caught on, catapulting them to #2 with both their 1970 Close to You album and its self-titled followup. Half a century later, he’s still in top form. With songs like “Doctor My Eyes” and “Rock Me on the Water,” there was no denying that this was a talent to watch. singer-songwriter club in the early ’70s, Jackson Browne was already an in-demand composer when he cut his eponymous debut (also known as Saturate Before Using). Jackson Browne- Jackson Browne-A charter member of the burgeoning L.A. It didn’t hurt that five members of the Grateful Dead added their expertise to the sessions. His virtuosity on several instruments (but mostly guitar) seemed to offset his droll, almost strained singing, but there was a naturalness to it that worked well. His self-titled debut included a track co-written by George Harrison, but it wasn’t until he released the followup later in the year that David Bromberg truly began attracting a dedicated following. Yours too, we’re guessing.ĭavid Bromberg- Demon in Disguise-He was a session musician who’d contributed to albums by Dylan, Carly Simon, Gordon Lightfoot and others when he signed to Columbia Records in 1972. That’s what we’ve done here, but even to get to that number we had to excise some great albums that mean a lot to us and have spent much time on our turntables and CD players (yeah, we’re old school) since their release five decades ago. So, with that in mind, we decided, hey, we don’t have to keep it to 50-no one’s gonna arrest us if we go over! It’s our website, and we can do whatever we want! So why not make the 1972 list a king-sized one, spotlighting a whopping 72 albums? We tried, we really did, but we just couldn’t pretend that only 50 albums mattered that year. But when we set out to take stock of the albums that made 1972 what it was, we found ourselves facing a conundrum: There was simply no way to keep it to that number! Every time we took an axe to one of the great albums of that year, we immediately felt guilty and had to put it right back in. In the past, when we’ve compiled listicles of the best/most significant rock albums of a given year, we’ve kept the number to 50 titles. The Mighty Manfred Mann: From ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’ to ‘Blinded By the Light’.Dionne Warwick ‘Complete Scepter Singles’ Due.Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, New Orleans R&B Star, Dies at 89.The Kinks Begin 60th Anniversary Celebration.Beatles in India: Photos From Pattie Boyd.Elvis Costello and the Attractions’ ‘Get Happy!!’: Stack of Tracks.Raquel Welch, Hollywood Sex Symbol, is Mourned.Radio Hits in February 1967: B-Sides Rule.11 Surprising 1970s Radio Hits (Part 6).Robert Palmer ‘Island Records Years’ Box Set Released.Ian Hunter New Album Features Jeff Beck and All-Star Cast.Del Shannon Gets Deluxe Box Set, ‘Stranger in Town’.Eric Clapton & Friends Play 2020 Tribute to Ginger Baker. Deliverance’s ‘Dueling Banjos’: An Unlikely Hit.James Taylor’s ‘Sweet Baby James’: Fire and Rain.Carly Simon’s Surprise Concert, ‘Live at Grand Central’: Review.
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