Tarzana Kid is an album by American singer-songwriter John Sebastian, released in 1974. The album was a commercial failure and did not chart. His next album which featured "Welcome Back" was his last for the Reprise label.
| Tarzana Kid | ||||
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| Released | September 9, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 29:57 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Erik Jacobsen, John Sebastian | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C−[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock | 4/5[4] |
In his retrospective Allmusic review, critic William Ruhlmann wrote "while this sounds like a hodgepodge, John Sebastian manages to pull it off with his usual aplomb."[1]
Reissues edit
Tarzana Kid was reissued on CD in 2007 by Collectors' Choice Music and in 2008 by Rhino Entertainment.
Track listing edit
All songs written by John Sebastian except where noted.
- "Sitting in Limbo" (Jimmy Cliff, Gully Bright) – 3:29
- "Friends Again" – 2:28
- "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) – 3:49
- "Stories We Could Tell" – 3:09
- "Face of Appalachia" (Lowell George, John Sebastian) – 4:20
- "Wildwood Flower" (Traditional) – 1:43
- "Wild About My Lovin'" – 3:05
- "Singing the Blues" (Melvin Endsley) – 2:22
- "Sportin' Life" (Traditional) – 3:09
- "Harpoon" – 2:23
Personnel edit
Musicians edit
- John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, harmonica, autoharp, banjo, marimba, harmonica, dulcimer
- Lowell George – slide guitar, guitar, harmony vocals
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Kenny Altman – bass
- Milt Holland – drums
- Amos Garrett – guitar
- Russell DaShiell – guitar
- Richie Olson – clarinet
- The Pointer Sisters – backing vocals
- Bobbye Hall – congas
- Jerry McKuen – guitar
- Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
- Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
- Kelly Shanahan – drums
- David Lindley – fiddle
- David Grisman – mandolin
- Ry Cooder – mandolin, slide guitar
- Phil Everly – backing vocals
- Ron Koss – guitar
Production edit
- Erik Jacobsen – producer
- John Sebastian – producer
- Donn Landee – engineer
- John Boyd – engineer
- Peter Granet – engineer
- Steve Jarvis – engineer
- David Paich – string arrangement
References edit
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Tarzana Kid > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Tarzana Kid > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Rucker, Leland (1996). "Lovin' Spoonful / John Sebastian". In Graff, Gary (ed.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit, Michigan: Visible Ink Press. pp. 422–423. ISBN 0-7876-1037-2 – via the Internet Archive.