Greetings from L.A.

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Greetings from L.A.
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1972
RecordedJune 1972
StudioFar Out Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Funk, R&B
Length39:38
Label Straight Records LP
Enigma Retro CD
Producer Jerry Goldstein
Tim Buckley chronology
Starsailor
(1970)
Greetings from L.A.
(1972)
Sefronia
(1973)

Greetings from L.A. is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in August 1972. It was recorded at Far Out Studios in Hollywood, California. Like most of his other albums, Greetings from L.A. did not sell well, although this is probably his best seller (there at least 2 different US pressings: the first with removable postcard and dark green WB label, the second had no perforations for the postcard and had the Burbank WB label), getting substantial airplay in the Twin Cities on the Minneapolis FM station KQRS and selling very well at the independent record shops in Minneapolis-St. Paul and elsewhere (Detroit, New York, etc.) until it was deleted by Warner Brothers (whereupon Greetings continued to sell as a UK/European import into the '80's).

Contents

The album was later re-released on November 7, 2005, in a compilation with debut album Tim Buckley by Elektra.

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Track listing

All tracks by Tim Buckley, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Move with Me"Tim Buckley, Jerry Goldstein 4:52
2."Get on Top" 6:33
3."Sweet Surrender" 6:47
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Nighthawkin'" 3:21
5."Devil Eyes" 6:50
6."Hong Kong Bar"Tim Buckley, Joe Falsia7:08
7."Make It Right"Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett, Joe Falsia, Jerry Goldstein4:07

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