Seductive Reasoning

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Seductive Reasoning
Seductive Reasoning 01.jpg
Original cover, 1975
Studio album by
Maggie and Terre Roche
Released1975
Recorded1974–1975
Genre Folk
Label Columbia
Producer Paul Simon, Paul Samwell-Smith, David Hood and Jimmy Johnson
Maggie and Terre Roche chronology
Seductive Reasoning
(1975)
The Roches
(1979)
Alternative cover
Seductive Reasoning 02.jpg
Reissue LP cover, 1981
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Seductive Reasoning is the debut album by the sibling folk duo Maggie and Terre Roche, released in 1975 on Columbia Records. It precedes their 1979 debut album as a trio, The Roches .

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Margaret Roche, except where indicated.

  1. "Underneath the Moon"
  2. "Down the Dream"
  3. "Wigglin' Man" (Margaret Roche, Terre Roche)
  4. "West Virginia"
  5. "If You Emptied Out All Of Your Pockets You Could Not Make The Change"
  6. "Telephone Bill"
  7. "Malachy's"
  8. "Burden of Proof"
  9. "The Mountain People"
  10. "Jill of All Trades"

Personnel

Musicians:

Additional musicians:

Production:

Cover photo by Chip Berlet.

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References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Maggie & Terre Roche – Seductive Reasoning". AllMusic.

All information from the original album cover has been verified by a Wikipedian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Berlet