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Madrugada (Melanie album)

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Released
  
1974

Please Love Me (1973)
  
Madrugada (1974)

Artist
  
Melanie Safka

Label
  
Neighborhood Records

Producer
  
Peter Schekeryk

Madrugada (1974)
  
As I See It Now (1974)

Release date
  
1974

Genre
  
Pop music

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Similar
  
Melanie Safka albums, Pop music albums

Madrugada is a 1974 album released by Melanie featuring the singles "Lover's Cross" and "Love To Lose Again". In November 1973, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" became a Top 40 hit in the United Kingdom and was subsequently added to the British release of the album.

Contents

As with Gather Me the album featured arrangements and conduction by Roger Kellaway.

The word madrugada is Portuguese for "daybreak".

Track listing

All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted:

  1. "Love To Lose Again"
  2. "Lover's Cross" (Jim Croce)
  3. "Pretty Boy Floyd" (Woody Guthrie)
  4. "Wild Horses" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
  5. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman)
  6. "Maybe Not For a Lifetime"
  7. "Holding Out"
  8. "I Am Being Guided"
  9. "The Actress"
  10. "Pine and Feather"

U.K. version

  1. "Love To Lose Again"
  2. "Lover's Cross" (Jim Croce)
  3. "Pretty Boy Floyd" (Woody Guthrie)
  4. "Wild Horses" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
  5. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman)
  6. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
  7. "Maybe Not For a Lifetime"
  8. "Holding Out"
  9. "The Actress"
  10. "Pine and Feather"

Personnel

  • Melanie - guitar, vocals
  • Sal DiTroia - acoustic guitar, steel guitar
  • Hugh McCracken - electric guitar, steel guitar
  • Joe Macho, Don Payne - bass
  • Allan Schwartzberg, Denny Seiwell - drums
  • George Devens, Rick Marotta - percussion
  • Chuck Domanico - acoustic bass on "The Actress"
  • Roger Kellaway, Ron Frangipane - arrangements

    • Songs

    1Love to Lose Again4:37
    2Lover's Cross4:55
    3Pretty Boy Floyd3:42

    References

    Madrugada (Melanie album) Wikipedia
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