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Released
  
1973

Label
  
Atco SD-7028 (U.S.)

Release date
  
1973

Length
  
41:30

Artist
  
Michael Johnson

Genre
  
Folk rock

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Producer
  
Phil Ramone, Peter Yarrow, Chris Dedrick, Michael Johnson

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There Is A Breeze is the debut album by singer-guitarist Michael Johnson. It was first released in August 1973 on Atco Records, re-released on Sanskrit Records (a record label owned by Johnson and his manager, Keith Christianson) in 1976, and released on EMI America in 1981.

Contents

It was co-produced by Phil Ramone, Peter Yarrow, Chris Dedrick and Michael Johnson; and featured Leo Kottke on guitar, Gerry Niewood on saxophone and Ralph Towner on guitar.

Track listing

Side 1:

  1. "Pilot Me" (Greg Brown) – 3:14
  2. "In Your Eyes" (Amy Johnson) – 2:47
  3. "There Is A Breeze" (Mark Henley) – 3:39
  4. "See You Soon" (Paul Johnson) – 2:24
  5. "Old Folks" (Jacques Brel, Gerard Jouannest, Jean Cori, Eric Blau, Mort Shuman) – 5:12
  6. "Rooty Toot Toot For The Moon" (Greg Brown) – 4:41

Side 2:

  1. "My Opening Farewell" (Jackson Browne) – 4:36
  2. "I Got You Covered" (Biff Rose; Prologue & epilogue by Michael Johnson) – 3:38
  3. "On The Road" (Carl Franzen) – 3:17
  4. "Study in E Minor" (H. Villa Lobos) – 4:33
  5. "Happier Days" (Michael Johnson) – 2:19
  6. "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 1:16

Personnel

  • Michael Johnson - first guitar, vocals
  • Chris Dedrick - flugelhorn, pump organ, recorder, bass & background vocals
  • Phillip Markowitz - piano
  • Ted Moore - drums
  • Leo Kottke - bottleneck guitar
  • Gary Gauger - drums & percussion
  • George Ricci - cello
  • Margaret Ross - harp
  • Gerry Niewood - saxophone
  • Ralph Towner - second guitar and 12 string guitar
  • Ron Zito - drums
  • Airto - percussion

    • Singles

  • "On The Road" (Released on Atco Records, Atco 6895)
  • "Rooty Toot Toot For The Moon" (Released on Atco Records, Atco 6942)

    • Songs

    1Pilot me3:14
    2In Your Eyes2:47
    3There Is A Breeze3:39

    References

    There Is a Breeze Wikipedia
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