With a Twist (Todd Rundgren album)
| With a Twist... | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 1997 | |||
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| Length | 42:51 | |||
| Label | Guardian | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
| Todd Rundgren chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Classic Rock |   [4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
With a Twist... is a 1997 album by Todd Rundgren. Asked to produce an album of new versions of his older singles, Rundgren decided to record the songs in Bossa nova style with elements of Exotica, complete with tropical bird call effects at the beginning of "Hello, It's Me" similar to Martin Denny's recording Quiet Village. Continuing the theme, Rundgren toured theaters with a replica of a tiki bar, the performers on a very small stage with selected audience members being seated at tables also on the theater stage, and being served drinks by the monitor engineer/bartender. The performers never acknowledged the larger theater audience, and the show ended when the last "bar patron" left the stage.
A new version of "Love of the Common Man" from Faithful, done in a style similar to that heard here, was included on the later album One Long Year.
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Todd Rundgren unless otherwise indicated.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Saw the Light" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Influenza" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Can We Still Be Friends" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Mated" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Love Is the Answer" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Fidelity" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Never Never Land" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) | 2:03 |
| 9. | "Hello It's Me" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "I Want You" (Leon Ware, Arthur "T-Boy" Ross) | 4:42 |
| 11. | "A Dream Goes On Forever" | 2:59 |
Personnel
[edit]- Todd Rundgren - producer, engineer, arranger
- Jesse Gress - guitar, arranger
- Kasim Sulton - bass
- John Ferenzik - keyboards
- Prairie Prince - percussion
References
[edit]- ^ Sisario, Ben (November 2, 2004). "Todd Rundgren". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 707–708.
- ^ a b Scapelliti, Christopher; Graff, Gary (January 1, 1998). "Todd Rundgren/Utopia". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 413–414.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Todd Rundgren - With a Twist... review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ Quantick, David (March 2012). "Todd Rundgren - Reissues". Classic Rock (168): 108.
- ^ Lester, Paul (October 1997). "Todd Rundgren: With a Twist". Uncut. No. 5. p. 85.
