Russell Morris (album)
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| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Recorded | The Hit Factory, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, Soft rock | |||
| Length | 38:22[1] | |||
| Label | Wizard Records (Australia) RCA Records (USA) | |||
| Producer | Edward Germano | |||
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Russell Morris is the second studio album by Australian singer songwriter Russell Morris and first on label Wizard Records and was released in November 1975. It features re-recording of two of Morris' previous hits; "Wings of an Eagle" and "Sweet, Sweet Love" as well as 8 new tracks penned by Morris. The lead single "Let's Do It"/"Don't Rock the Boat" peaked at number 30, whilst the album peaked at number 14 on the Kent Music Report chart in November 1975.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wings of an Eagle" (re-recording) | Russell Morris | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Sweet, Sweet Love" (re-recording) | Russell Morris | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Blue Eyed Girl" | Russell Morris | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Hard Road" | Russell Morris | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Miss Rock 'N' Roll" | Russell Morris | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sail With Me" | Russell Morris | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Let's Do It" | Russell Morris | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Don't Rock The Boat" | Russell Morris | 3:03 |
| 4. | "When The Mockingbird Sings" | Russell Morris | 3:53 |
| 5. | "I Remember When" | Russell Morris | 3:07 |
Credits
[edit]- Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Jimmy Wisner
- Art Direction – Acy R. Lehman
- Artwork – Olive Alpert, Carl Dellacroce
- Backing Vocals – Barbara Massey, Carl Hall, Tasha Thomas
- Bass – Will Lee
- Drums – Rick Marotta
- Engineer – Harry Maslin
- Engineer [Assistant] – Howie Lindeman, Kevin Herron, Ted Spencer
- Guitar – David Spinozza, Don Thomas, Hugh McCracken, Russell Morris, Vinnie Bell
- Horns – George Opalsky, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker
- Keyboards – Jim Wisner, Ken Archer
- Percussion – Arthur Jenkins
- Strings – The Al Brown String Section
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1975/76) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Russell Morris Russell Morris". All Music. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "RUSSELL MORRIS". www.milesago.com. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 208. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
