| Phoebe Snow | ||||
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| Released | July 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Length | 35:36 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Producer | Dino Airali, Denny Cordell, Phil Ramone | |||
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Phoebe Snow is the debut album by American roots music singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1974. It contains her Top 5 Billboard hit, "Poetry Man", and opens with her cover of Sam Cooke's R&B hit "Good Times".
Sessions were held in Los Angeles, Nashville and in Tulsa to find the right approach for the album. "She’d play with whoever was around and we’d record and analyze the recordings, try and work out what was ideal for each song, which approach to take," said Shelter president Denny Cordell. "I think she found that rather a long and painful study, but it obviously had its rewards." After the album's release, legal battles took place between Snow and Shelter Records. Snow eventually signed with Columbia Records. It would be two years before her next release on Columbia. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [3] |
In a retrospective review for Allmusic, critic Alex Henderson called Snow "a pearl of a singer who never caught on because she simply didn't fit neatly into any one category... With as many risks as she takes, the album is generally quite accessible." [2] Robert Christgau called the album "This woman's languorous, swaying folk-jazz fusion is striking enough to suggest that her debut LP will become some sort of cult item. And it's better than most cult items... The plus is for encouragement, and for the graceful way her voice combines nasality and smoothness." [3]
All songs by Phoebe Snow, except where noted
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 45 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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