Islands is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American rock group the Band. Released in 1977 to mixed reviews, it is the final studio album from the group's original lineup.[1]
Islands | ||||
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Released | March 15, 1977 | |||
Recorded | December 1972 – January 1977 | |||
Studio | Shangri-la Studios; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 35:15 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | The Band | |||
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Primarily composed of previously unreleased songs from the Band's career (including their 1976 cover of "Georgia on My Mind", which was recorded to aid Jimmy Carter in his presidential bid),[2] Islands was released to fulfill the group's contract with Capitol Records, so that the soundtrack to their film The Last Waltz could be released on Warner Bros. Records.[1] In the CD liner notes, Robbie Robertson compares the album to the Who's Odds & Sods.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[4] |
MusicHound Rock | woof![5] |
Q | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
John Bauldie in Q called the album "a ragbag of old outtakes and otherwise unplaceable new numbers."[1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Right as Rain" | Robbie Robertson | Richard Manuel | 3:52 |
2. | "Street Walker" |
| Danko | 3:16 |
3. | "Let the Night Fall" | Robertson | Manuel | 3:11 |
4. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" |
| Levon Helm | 3:09 |
5. | "Christmas Must Be Tonight" | Robertson | Danko | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Islands" |
| instrumental | 3:54 |
2. | "The Saga of Pepote Rouge" | Robertson | Danko | 4:14 |
3. | "Georgia on My Mind" | Manuel | 3:09 | |
4. | "Knockin' Lost John" | Robertson | Robertson | 3:50 |
5. | "Livin' in a Dream" | Robertson | Helm | 2:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Twilight" (Single version) | Robertson | 3:17 |
12. | "Georgia on My Mind" (Alternate take) | Carmichael, Gorrell | 3:51 |