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1976 studio album by Phoebe Snow
Second Childhood is the second album by the singer and songwriter
Phoebe Snow , released in 1976.
[2] Second Childhood was certified gold by the
RIAA on July 9, 1976.
[3]
Reception
In a retrospective review for
AllMusic , critic William Ruhlmann called the album "a classy job on which Snow contributed seven originals and displayed her versatility on covers ranging from Motown to Gershwin."
[4]
Robert Christgau wrote of the album: "I'm pleased to report that her trademark melismatic quaver hasn't degenerated into a gimmick, and I acknowledge that this is a good record of its type. I just have my doubts about how good a jazz-folk mood-music record can be."
[5]
Track listing
All songs by Phoebe Snow, except where noted
"Two Fisted Love" - 4:03
"Cash In" - 5:44
"Inspired Insanity" - 3:56
"No Regrets" (
Harry Tobias , Roy Ingraham) - 2:58
"Sweet Disposition" - 4:04
"All Over" - 3:29
"Isn't It a Shame" - 3:56
"
Going Down for the Third Time " (
Holland–Dozier–Holland ) - 2:33
"Pre-Dawn Imagination" - 3:28
"
There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York " (
George Gershwin ,
Ira Gershwin ,
DuBose Heyward ) - 5:27
Personnel
Phoebe Snow – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3, 7)
Ken Ascher – electric piano (1)
Ken Bichel – synthesizers (1)
Richard Tee – electric piano (2, 5), acoustic piano (8),
organ (8)
Don Grolnick – electric piano (4, 6, 10), acoustic piano (9)
Hugh McCracken – acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (2, 5, 8)
John Tropea – electric guitar (1, 8)
Stuart Scharf – acoustic guitar (7)
Tony Levin – bass guitar (1, 2, 8)
Ron Carter – double bass (3)
Will Lee – bass guitar (4, 6, 9, 10)
Gordon Edwards – bass guitar (5)
Richard Davis – double bass (7)
Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2)
Grady Tate – drums (5, 8, 10)
Jimmy Young – drums (4, 6)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 3, 6, 7)
David Sanborn – saxophone solo (1, 5)
Jerome Richardson –
flute solo (10)
Patrick Williams – orchestration (2, 3, 6, 9, 10)
Howard Johnson –
tuba quintet arrangement (5)
Phil Kearns – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 8)
The Jessy Dixon Singers – backing vocals (2)
Phil Ramone – backing vocals (5)
Production
Producer – Phil Ramone
Engineers – Glenn Berger and Phil Ramone
Assistant Engineers – Vicky Fabry and David Smith
Design – Ed Lee
Photography – Frank Laffitte
Handwriting – Robert Biro and Andy Engel
Charts
Certifications
References
^
a
b Coleman, Mark; Sarig, Roni (2004). "Phoebe Snow". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.).
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.).
Simon & Schuster . p. 756.
ISBN
0-7432-0169-8 .
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. pp. 651–652.
^
"Gold and Platinum Awards" . RIAA. Retrieved 3 January 2019 .
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a
b Ruhlmann, William.
"Second Childhood > Review" .
AllMusic . Retrieved April 4, 2019 .
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a
b
Christgau, Robert (1981).
"Consumer Guide '70s: S" .
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies .
Ticknor & Fields .
ISBN
089919026X . Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
^
"American album certifications – Phoebe Snow – Second Childhood" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 3 January 2019 .