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Mother Lode (album)

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Released
  
October 1974

Mother Lode (1974)
  
So Fine (1975)

Release date
  
October 1974

Label
  
Columbia Records

Length
  
44:27

Artist
  
Loggins and Messina

Producer
  
Jim Messina

Genre
  
Rock music

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Recorded
  
Jim Messina's home ranch studio, Ojai, California

Similar
  
Full Sail, Native Sons, On Stage, The Best: Sittin' in Again, So Fine

Mother Lode is the fourth studio album (fifth release overall) by singer/songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in late 1974. It was their final album with their original backing band, because multireedist and violinist Al Garth would soon leave the band, but multireedist Jon Clarke, bassist Larry Sims and drummer Merel Bregante remained, and saxophonist Don Roberts made his debut on this record. Future Toto keyboardist David Paich plays keyboards on this album while percussionist Milt Holland is augmented by Victor Feldman and the album was recorded on location at Jim Messina's California ranch. The Jim Messina composition "Keep Me in Mind" was sung by bassist Sims, whom Messina praised for having a phenomenal voice in a 2009 interview with Loggins for KCTS-TV.

Contents

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Side one

  1. "Growin'" (Kenny Loggins, Ronnie Wilkins) – 2:39 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
  2. "Be Free" (Jim Messina) – 7:01 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
  3. "Changes" (Messina) – 3:53 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
  4. "Brighter Days" (Loggins, Donna Lyn George) – 3:42 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
  5. "Time to Space" (Loggins, George) – 5:48 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)

Side two

  1. "Lately My Love" (Messina) – 3:32 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
  2. "Move On" (Messina) – 7:29 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
  3. "Get a Hold" (Loggins) – 3:37 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
  4. "Keep Me in Mind" (Messina) – 3:38 (lead singer: Larry Sims)
  5. "Fever Dream" (Loggins, Maury Muehleisen) – 3:03 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)

Personnel

  • Kenny Loggins - vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Jim Messina - vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin

    • Loggins & Messina band

  • Larry Sims - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Keep Me in Mind"
  • Merel Bregante - drums, timbales, backing vocals
  • Jon Clarke - flute, oboe, bass flute, English horn, tenor saxophone, alto flute, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone
  • Al Garth - violin, recorder, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, bass clarinet

    • Sidemen

  • Chris Brooks - koto
  • Milt Holland - percussion
  • Victor Feldman - percussion
  • David Paich - keyboards
  • Don Roberts - flute, bass flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet, alto flute
  • David Wallace - synthesizers

    • Production

  • Producer: Jim Messina
  • Engineers: Corey Bailey, Alex Kazanegras
  • Recorded on location at Jim Messina's Ranch, Ojai using Haji Sound
  • Photography: Tyler Thornton
  • Color Prints: Ted Staidle
  • Design: Ron Coro

    • Charts

    Album - Billboard (North America)

    Singles - Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1Growin'2:40
    2Be Free7:00
    3Changes3:53

    References

    Mother Lode (album) Wikipedia
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