John Hall (album)

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John Hall
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Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1978
Studio
  • Wally Heider Recording Studio
  • Record Plant
  • Sound Factory West
Genre Folk rock, pop rock
Label Asylum Records
Producer
  • John Hall
  • Charles Plotkin
John Hall chronology
Action
(1970)
John Hall
(1978)
Power
(1979)
Singles from John Hall
  1. "Night"
    Released: 1978
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John Hall is the self-titled second album by John Hall released in 1978. It was Hall's first solo album after leaving Orleans due to internal stresses and disagreements over material and musical direction. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by John and Johanna Hall

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Night"4:53
2."Break of Day"4:40
3."Messin' Round the Wrong Woman"3:10
4."Trust Yourself"5:00
Side B
No.TitleLength
5."Give Me The Right"3:30
6."The Fault"4:52
7."Good Enough"4:37
8."Voyagers"6:37

Personnel

Production

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