Southern Comfort (The Crusaders album)

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Southern Comfort
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Studio album by
the Crusaders
ReleasedOctober 1974
Recorded1974
Studio Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz fusion
Length63:25
Label ABC/Blue Thumb
Producer Stewart Levine
The Crusaders chronology
Scratch
(1974)		Southern Comfort
(1974)		 Chain Reaction
(1975)

Southern Comfort is a 1974 album by jazz fusion band the Crusaders.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The AllMusic reviewer Jason Elias wrote: "A good representation of the Crusaders' tasteful and intelligent playing, Southern Comfort is more than recommended to their fans." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Stomp And Buck Dance" (Wayne Henderson)
  2. "Greasy Spoon" (Stix Hooper)
  3. "Get On The Soul Ship" (Joe Sample)
  4. "Super Stuff" (Henderson)
  5. "Double Bubble" (Sample)
  6. "The Well's Gone Dry" (Larry Carlton)
  7. "Southern Comfort" (Henderson)
  8. "Time Bomb" (Sample)
  9. "When There's Love Around" (Hooper)
  10. "Lilies Of The Nile" (Wilton Felder)
  11. "Whispering Pines" (Henderson)
  12. "A Ballad For Joe (Louis)" (Sample)

Personnel

The Crusaders

Charts

Chart (1974–75)Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape [4] 31
US Soul LPs [5] 3
US Jazz LPs1

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
US
R&B [6] 		US
Dance
1975"Stomp and Buck Dance"4112

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References

  1. 1 2 Elias, Jason. "The Crusaders: Southern Comfort". AllMusic . Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 323. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ "The Crusaders Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . December 27, 1974. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Crusaders Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . April 4, 1975. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Crusaders Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . December 13, 1974. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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