River (Terry Reid album)

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River
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Studio album by
Released1973 [1]
Length35:06
Label Atlantic
Producer Tom Dowd
Terry Reid chronology
Terry Reid
(1969)
River
(1973)
Seed of Memory
(1976)
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River is the third studio album by English vocalist Terry Reid. [3] It was released in 1973 by Atlantic Records. [4] It was produced by Tom Dowd and written by Terry Reid. [5] [6]

Contents

Critical reception

Chris Jones of BBC Review called River a “masterpiece” comparing Reid’s "funky folk blues" as "evolving into a similar abstraction" as Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, writing "It’s this jazz abstraction that makes River such a pleasure". Jones commented on "the deeply charged emotion and pioneering spirit" of the recording process arguing that while "the meandering scat style is hard to grasp at first", "Lindley's guitar work is as fluid as Reid's way with words." [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Terry Reid

  1. "Dean" - 4:45
  2. "Avenue" - 5:08
  3. "Things to Try" - 4:25
  4. "Live Life" - 5:11
  5. "River" - 5:45
  6. "Dream" - 5:20
  7. "Milestones" 5:52

Personnel

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References

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  2. "River - Terry Reid | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. Krakow, Steve. "Should-have-been British rock legend Terry Reid plays a rare Chicago show". Chicago Reader.
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