Sugarloaf (album)

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Sugarloaf
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Studio album by
Released1970 (1970)
StudioOriginal Sound Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length37:37
Label Liberty
Producer J.C. Phillips, Frank Slay
Sugarloaf chronology
Sugarloaf
(1970)
Spaceship Earth
(1971)
Singles from Sugarloaf
  1. "Green-Eyed Lady"
    Released: 1970

Sugarloaf is the debut album by American rock band Sugarloaf. It was released in 1970 and reached No. 24 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. It is best known for the No. 3 hit single "Green-Eyed Lady".

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In his retrospective review for Allmusic, critic Jim Newsom wrote that, aside from the hit "Green Eyed Lady", the album was "mostly generic rock of its era" and side two was "instantly forgettable." [1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Green-Eyed Lady" Jerry Corbetta, J.C. Phillips, David Riordan 6:50
2."The Train Kept A-Rollin' (Stroll On)" Tiny Bradshaw, Lois Mann, Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf 2:23
3."Medley: Bach Doors Man / Chest Fever"Corbetta, Bob Webber, Bob Raymond, Myron Pollock / J.C. Robertson 9:06
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."West of Tomorrow"Corbetta, Phillips, Raymond5:25
5."Gold and the Blues"Corbetta, Raymond, Webber, Pollock7:15
6."Things Are Gonna Change Some"Corbetta, Raymond, Webber, Veeder van Dorn6:38
Total length:37:37

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. 1 2 Newsom, Jim. "Sugarloaf > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved March 8, 2019.