Seatrain (album)

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Seatrain
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Studio album by
Released1970
Recorded1970
Genre Roots rock, fusion
Length43:49
Label Capitol (original release)
One Way (1990 CD reissue)
Producer George Martin
Seatrain chronology
Sea Train
(1969)
Seatrain
(1970)
The Marblehead Messenger
(1971)

Seatrain is the second album by the band Seatrain, recorded in 1970 and adding Peter Rowan on guitar and lead vocals. The most successful song on this album is "13 Questions", which reached #49 in the Billboard charts. [1] The album is notable for being the first record produced by George Martin after his work with The Beatles as well as marking an early appearance of the Little Feat classic "Willin'" before its appearance on that band's first album, Little Feat .

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]

Allmusic 's brief retrospective review called Seatrain "a great album of East Coast rock and country-soul". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Willin'" (Lowell George) 3:32 (listed as "I'm Willin'")
  2. "Song of Job" (Kulberg, Roberts) 6:04
  3. "Broken Morning" (Kulberg, Roberts) 3:04
  4. "Home to You" (Rowan) 3:22
  5. "Out Where the Hills" (Kulberg, Roberts) 5:48
  6. "Waiting for Elijah" (Rowan) 3:35
  7. "13 Questions" (Kulberg, Roberts) 2:58
  8. "Oh My Love" (Rowan) 2:50
  9. "Sally Goodin'" (Traditional arr. Greene) 2:09
  10. "Creepin' Midnight" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 5:20
  11. "Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse arr. Greene) 5:07

Charts

Chart (1971)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 36

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Chrispell, James. "Seatrain (Second Album)". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 267. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. Gary S. Hartman. "Seatrain". Classicwebs. Archived from the original on August 30, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2012.