The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of eight studio albums, four live albums, nine compilation albums, sixteen singles and eight music downloads. Formed in London in 1968, the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles. Their debut album, Led Zeppelin (1969), released by Atlantic Records, charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200. It received several sales certifications, including an 8 times multi-platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Diamond from the Music Canada. Led Zeppelin's second studio album, Led Zeppelin II, recorded when the band were on tour, was released a few months after the first. It reached number one in several countries, including the UK and the US, where it was certified 12 times multi-platinum. The album produced Led Zeppelin's most successful single, 'Whole Lotta Love', which peaked at several music charts in the top 10. Led Zeppelin III (1970) was a softer, more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band's previous releases. It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US.
1977 Jackson Browne’s best-known work is a live album of all-new songs, themed around the seedy side of a musician’s life on the road. Browne was a big enough star by 1977 to take The Section and David Lindley as his backing band, and the album was recorded live on stage, as well as in hotel rooms and backstage. Download discography Jackson Browne on site losslessalbums.club. Quality: FLAC 24 bit / 96 kHz (Tracks) Artist: Jackson Browne Title: Running on Empty Released: 1977 / 2019 Style: Rock, Singer-Songwriter RAR Size: 886 Mb. Total Size: 0.99 GB (Hi-Res) + 402 MB (CD-Format) 3% RAR Recovery Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Pressed In Japan on JVC Cat#: MFSL 1-055 Genre: Pop Rock Half-Speed Mastered. On The Pretender, Jackson Browne took a step back from the precipice so well defined on his first three albums, but doing so didn’t seem to make him feel any. Jackson Browne features heavily in Uncut’s piece on the making of the Eagles’ Desperado – in the new issue, dated June 2013 and out now – and here, in this archive feature, originally from.
Jackson Browne | |||
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Studio album by | |||
Released | January 1972 | ||
Recorded | 1971, Crystal Sound Recorders | ||
Genre | Rock, folk rock | ||
Length | 40:55 | ||
Label | Asylum | ||
Producer | Richard Sanford Orshoff | ||
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Jackson Browne is the eponymous debut album of singer Jackson Browne released in 1972. It peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 53.[1] Two singles were released with 'Doctor, My Eyes' peaking at number 8 on the Pop Singles chart and 'Rock Me on the Water' reaching number 48.[2]
History[edit]
Browne had found minor success as a songwriter but had not yet obtained his own recording contract. After he sent a demo of 'Jamaica Say You Will' to David Geffen in early 1970, Geffen began looking for a record deal for Browne. Geffen ended up founding his own label, Asylum Records, and signed Browne.[3]
The album was certified as a Gold record in 1976 and Platinum in 1997 by the RIAA.[4]
Title confusion[edit]
The album is often mistakenly called Saturate Before Using, because the words appear on the album cover, which was designed to look like a water bag that would require saturation in order to cool its contents by evaporation. For this very reason, Asylum Records executives suggested to no avail that the words be removed from the album cover and nearly rejected the cover art outright. However, the initial pressings not only included the text, but the cover carried a burlap-like feel to further the water bag theme.
The confusion over the title returned when the album was converted to CD format, when the words appeared on the spine of the jewel case as the album title.[5]
Browne told the story of the cover's creation and spoke of the title's confusion in an interview with the album designer Gary Burden for his 2002 DVD Under The Covers: 'I remember being on the phone with Gary... talking about what the album cover should be, and I happened to be in a room that had a water bag on the wall. It was just one of the things that I collected driving around on trips and stuff. And I was looking at this bag as he was saying 'what do you think it ought to be?' I was thinking, 'well, it could be a water bag.' ... it said 'saturate before using' on the front ... 'You know, Gary, on mine, it says this on the back.' And you said, well, so?' And 'if you put it on the front, people are going to think that's the title.' And you said, 'don't be ridiculous. Who would think that was the title?' I said, 'Yeah, you're right.' So, not only does everyone think that's the title of that album, but my record company thinks that's the title of the album.' [6]
Reception[edit]
Retrospective reviews | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [7] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[8] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
The Great Rock Discography | 8/10[9] |
MusicHound Rock | 2/5[9] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
Jackson Browne received positive reviews from most critics. In his review for Allmusic William Ruhlmann praised the album as 'An auspicious debut that doesn't sound like a debut' and 'the album has long since come to seem a timeless collection of reflective ballads touching on still-difficult subjects...and all with an amazingly eloquent sense of language. Jackson Browne's greater triumph is that, having perfectly expressed its times, it transcended them as well.'[7]Rolling Stone rated the album 6 of 10 stars and stated 'Browne's debut lays the groundwork for future heart-and-soul excavations. 'Doctor My Eyes,' an early hit single, communicates the subdued, subtle power of his half-spoken melodies, while 'Rock Me on the Water' and 'Song for Adam' foreshadow the free-ranging contemplation to come.'[10]
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The original 1972 review in Rolling Stone stated 'Jackson Browne's sensibility is romantic in the best sense of the term: his songs are capable of generating a highly charged, compelling atmosphere throughout, and--just as important--of sustaining that pitch in the listener's mind long after they've ended.'[11] Ed Kelleher wrote in Circus in 1972: 'Though others have done him justice, Browne is his own best interpreter. He just eases back and lets the song come. He has the soul of a poet and the stance of a troubadour. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he has not fallen victim to the trap of over-production--the record has been crafted with care and purity.'[12]
Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B grade, however, was ambivalent about the whole album, writing, 'The voice is pleasant, present, and unpretentious, and when I listen assiduously I perceive lyrics crafted with as much intelligence and human decency as any reasonable person could expect. Unfortunately, only critical responsibility induces me to listen assiduously. It's not just the blandness of the music, but of the ideas as well, each reinforcing the other.'[8]
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Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Jackson Browne.
Side One[edit]
- 'Jamaica Say You Will' – 3:23
- 'A Child in These Hills' – 3:57
- 'Song for Adam' – 5:22
- 'Doctor, My Eyes' – 3:11
- 'From Silver Lake' – 3:49
Side Two[edit]
- 'Something Fine' – 3:47
- 'Under the Falling Sky' – 4:08
- 'Looking into You' – 4:20
- 'Rock Me on the Water' – 4:13
- 'My Opening Farewell' – 4:45
Personnel[edit]
- Jackson Browne – acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
- David Campbell – viola
- David Crosby – harmony vocals
- Jesse Ed Davis – electric guitar on 'Doctor My Eyes'
- Craig Doerge – piano on 'From Silver Lake', 'Rock Me on the Water' and 'My Opening Farewell'
- Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
- Jim Gordon – organ
- David Jackson – piano on 'Looking into You'
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar on 'Looking into You'
- Leah Kunkel – composed vocal counter-melody on 'From Silver Lake'
- Russ Kunkel – drums, congas on 'Doctor My Eyes' and 'Under the Falling Sky'
- Albert Lee – electric guitar on 'A Child in These Hills' and 'Under the Falling Sky'
- Graham Nash - harmony vocals
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Clarence White – acoustic guitar on 'Jamaica Say You Will'
Production notes:
- Richard Sanford Orshoff – producer, engineer
- Greg Ladanyi – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
- Gary Burden – art direction
- Henry Diltz – photography
Charts[edit]
Album - Billboard (United States)[1]
Year | Chart | Position |
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1972 | Pop Albums | 53 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)[2]
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1972 | 'Doctor My Eyes' | Pop Singles | 8 |
1972 | 'Rock Me on the Water' | Pop Singles | 48 |
References[edit]
- ^ abJackson Browne - Jackson Browne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2004.
- ^ abJackson Browne - Jackson Browne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2004.
- ^Ruhlmann, William. Jamaica Say You Will - Jackson Browne > Song Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^RIAA Gold and Platinum award. Retrieved July 20, 2010
- ^Saturate before reading | American Printer | March 2006Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Burden, Gary & Diltz, Henry. Under The Covers DVD, Jackson Browne Audio Interview.Archived May 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine 2002.
- ^ abRuhlmann, William. Jackson Browne at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2004.
- ^ abChristgau, Robert (1981). 'Consumer Guide '70s: B'. Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ abc'Jackson Browne'. Acclaimed Music. Retrieved September 27, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ abBrackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). 'Jackson Browne'. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 112–113. ISBN0-7432-0169-8. Abridged in 'Jackson Browne > Album Guide'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Scoppa, Bud (March 2, 1972). 'Jackson Browne Jackson Browne > Album Review'. Rolling Stone (103). Retrieved 8 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Kelleher, Ed. Circus, Review of Jackson Browne, April 1972.