Released February 1972 | Length 37:25 Release date February 1972 | |
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Recorded December 1971 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios Similar Jim Capaldi albums, Rock music albums | ||
Oh how we danced track 1 eve
Oh How We Danced is the debut studio album by the British musician Jim Capaldi. The album was recorded while Traffic was on hiatus due to Steve Winwood's struggles with peritonitis and was released by Island Records in 1972. Like his contemporary albums with Traffic, it was unsuccessful in his native United Kingdom but did better in the United States, reaching number 82 in the Billboard 200 and producing the hit single "Eve", which reached number 91 in the Billboard Hot 100.
Contents
- Oh how we danced track 1 eve
- Oh how we danced track 8 oh how we danced
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The track "Open Your Heart" is a surplus recording from Traffic's then most recent album, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. All of the remaining tracks, save "How Much Can a Man Really Take?", were recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
Oh how we danced track 8 oh how we danced
Reception
Critical reception for Oh How We Danced was resoundingly positive. Rolling Stone applauded Capaldi's clever yet earnest lyrics and the strong collection of guest musicians, concluding that the album has "Not a whiff of mediocrity to be heard." Allmusic's retrospective review complimented the strong set of songs and "its mellow vibe, generated by the genial familiarity of the players". They also made note of "Capaldi's sweet, unassuming voice", an echo of Rolling Stone's reference to his "sweet smooth easy voice."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Jim Capaldi, except where indicated.
- "Eve"
- "Big Thirst" (Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason)
- "Love is All You Can Try"
- "Last Day of Dawn"
- "Don't be a Hero"
- "Open Your Heart"
- "How Much Can a Man Really Take?"
- "Anniversary Song"[Mislabeled on some releases as "Oh How We Danced"] (Saul Chaplin, Al Jolson)
One further track, "Going Down Slow All the Way", was recorded at an unidentified studio in England and released as the b-side to the single "Eve". The track features only piano, tambourine, bass drum, and a single vocal, all presumably played by Jim Capaldi, who produced the track by himself.
Personnel
and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (except on "Open Your Heart" and "How Much Can a Man Really Take?"):
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Songs
1Eve3:39
2Big Thirst5:27
3Love Is All You Can Try3:24