Bad Luck Is All I Have

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Bad Luck Is All I Have
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Studio album by
Released1975
Recorded1974-75
Studio The Village Recorder, Los Angeles and Paragon Studios, Chicago
Genre Jazz
Length44:09
Label Atlantic
SD 1675
Producer Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris chronology
I Need Some Money
(1974)
Bad Luck Is All I Have
(1975)
That Is Why You're Overweight
(1975)

Bad Luck Is All I Have is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1974 and 1975 and released on the Atlantic label. [1] [2]

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The Allmusic review stated "Eddie Harris had nearly as many voices as sax timbres -- ranging from nasal, sly asides to electronically strangled yowls and even falsetto. But none of these Eddie Harrises, nor the spirited percussive help of Willie Bobo, could save the humdrum, mostly R&B-based material that he created for this album". Despite this, the album has avid fans. [3]

Track listing

All compositions and lyrics by Eddie Harris, except where noted.

  1. "Get on Up and Dance" (lyrics: Lolita Harris, Yvonne Harris) - 3:30
  2. "Bad Luck Is All I Have" - 8:40
  3. "It Feels So Good" - 10:32
  4. "Why Must We Part" (lyrics: Bradley Bobo) - 5:15
  5. "Obnoxious" - 5:48
  6. "Abstractions" - 10:24

Personnel

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References

  1. Atlantic Records discography accessed May 15, 2012
  2. Eddie Harris Discography, accessed June 22, 2017
  3. 1 2 Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed May 15, 2012