Jim Stafford (album)

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Jim Stafford
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Studio album by
Jim Stafford
ReleasedFebruary 5, 1974 [1]
Length36:15
Label MGM
Producer Phil Gernhard and Lobo
Jim Stafford chronology
Jim Stafford
(1974)		Not Just Another Pretty Foot
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [3]

Jim Stafford is the 1974 debut album from American singer Jim Stafford. It was issued subsequent to the release of the first two singles. The LP reached No. 55 on the U.S. Top LPs chart. On the country chart, it peaked at No. 6.

Contents

The LP features four songs which became top 40 hits in the United States: "Swamp Witch" (#39 Billboard, #31 Cash Box), "Spiders & Snakes" (#3), "My Girl Bill" (#12), and "Wildwood Weed" (#7). All but the first were higher-charting hits in Canada, as was the album itself (#48).

Track listing

Side one

  1. "L.A. Mamma" (Jim Stafford) – 2:24
  2. "I Ain't Sharin' Sharon" (Jim Stafford) – 2:14
  3. Medley : "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) / "A Visit with an Old Friend" (Jim Stafford) – 5:10
  4. "Wildwood Weed" – 2:41 (Don Bowman)
  5. "16 Little Red Noses and a Horse That Sweats" (Jim Stafford) – 3:54
  6. "Spiders & Snakes" – 3:07 (Jim Stafford, David Bellamy)

Side two

  1. "The Last Chant" (Jim Stafford) – 3:19
  2. "My Girl Bill" – 3:13 (Jim Stafford)
  3. "Nifty Fifties Blues" (Jim Stafford) – 3:03
  4. "A Real Good Time" (Jim Stafford/Martin Cooper) – 3:33
  5. "Swamp Witch" – 3:48 (Jim Stafford)

Charts

Chart (1974)Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape ( Billboard )55
US Country LPs (Billboard)6
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 27
Canadian Albums Chart 48

References

  1. ↑ Skopp, Roberta (February 9, 1974). "Stafford Does It All" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 29, no. 1390. p. 47. ISSN   0008-7289 . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 13, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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