The Homecoming (album)

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The Homecoming
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Released1975
Genre Jazz [1]
Length38:25
Label Duke Street Records

The Homecoming is a 1975 album by Canadian composer, pianist, and vibraphonist Hagood Hardy. Six of the tracks were composed by Hardy. The album also contained fellow Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot's song "Cold on the Shoulder" and five songs by other songwriters. [1] It reached #21 on the RPM Magazine Top Albums chart in October, 1975. [2]

Contents

In 1976, based on the music in this collection, Hardy was named Composer of the Year at the annual Juno Awards. [3]

Title track

The title track, "The Homecoming", started out as music to a 1972 TV commercial for Salada tea. [4] After being included in this album, it was released as a single in 1975 on the Isis label through the Toronto company, Hagood Hardy Productions. [5] It rose to #14 on the Canadian charts, and to #41 on the pop and #6 on the easy listening US charts. It was certified Gold in Canada. [6] [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hagood Hardy, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Homecoming" 2:29
2."I Won't Last a Day Without You" Roger Nichols / Paul Williams 3:52
3."My Elusive Dreams" Curly Putman / Billy Sherrill 2:43
4."Jennifer's Song" 2:43
5."You and Me Against the World" Kenny Ascher / Paul Williams3:27
6."Travellin' On" 2:59
7."Balloons" 2:53
8."Clouds" David Gates 3:35
9."Cold on the Shoulder" Gordon Lightfoot 3:29
10."Wintertime" 2:15
11."Quorum" 4:12
12."The Trouble With Hello is Goodbye" Dave Grusin / Alan and Marilyn Bergman 3:48
Total length:38:25

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [7] 57

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References

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  2. "Top Albums/CDs", RPM Magazine - Volume 24, No. 9. Oct 25, 1975
  3. "Awards - Hagood Hardy". Juno Awards website
  4. 1 2 Martin Melhuish (2 October 1976). "Striving for Success without Leaning on Government". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 60–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  5. Claude Mill (5 February 1977). "'The Homecoming' makes it over Five Year Pull". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 31–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  6. "Little: Canadian radio and music history lives in Burlington". Hamilton Spectator, Aug 07, 2013 by Joan Little
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 133. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.