Red Clay Harvest

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Red Clay Harvest
Red Clay Harvest.jpeg
Studio album by
Cravin' Melon
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1997 (1997-01-28)
Genre Pop/Rock
Length54:23
Label Mercury [1]
Producer Don Smith [2]
Cravin' Melon chronology
Where I Wanna Be
(1995)		Red Clay Harvest
(1997)		 Squeeze Me
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Stereo Review Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Red Clay Harvest is an album by Cravin' Melon, released in 1997. [6] [2] [7]

Contents

The album was the band's major label debut. [1] Benmont Tench and Tommy Stinson contributed to the album. [2] "Come Undone" was a minor Billboard Mainstream Rock hit. [8]

Critical reception

Stereo Review wrote: "When you've got good songs, a great lead voice, and solid supporting players, you don't really need attitude, tattoos, and studio tomfoolery." [5] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an excellent introduction to the group's relaxed, highly tuneful rock/pop fare." [4]

Track list

No.TitleLength
1."Come Undone"4:40
2."Sweet Tea"3:47
3."Pretend"3:56
4."Post Office"4:32
5."Hey Sister"5:06
6."Simple Man"4:59
7."Nobody's Prize"3:47
8."Can't Find My Way"4:28
9."Joda"3:38
10."Come a Day"4:53
11."Blossom"5:05
12."Faithless Me"5:32
Total length:54:23

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Colour Revolt, Cravin Melon, Rob Crosby". Post and Courier.
  2. 1 2 3 PIPKIN, ROBERT. "CRAVIN' MELON TAKES LAID-BACK APPROACH". Greensboro News and Record.
  3. ↑ AllMusic review
  4. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 604.
  5. 1 2 "Quick Fixes". Stereo Review. 62: 81. August 1997.
  6. ↑ "Cravin' Melon Is S.C.'s Latest 'Harvest'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 21, 1996 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Cravin' Melon | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (August 25, 2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780898201741 – via Google Books.
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