Son of Spirit was the second album that Spirit released through Mercury Records, and their seventh album overall. It was released in October 1975. Unlike Spirit of '76, however, it did not make the national charts.
| Son of Spirit | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1975 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, Folk rock, Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 32:23 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Randy California | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Classic Rock | [2] |
Though some of the album's tracks were from the same sessions that produced Spirit of '76, it also features several Randy California solo demos that have been augmented by a rhythm machine.
It was originally reissued on CD in the early 1990s, and it was remastered and reissued (on a CD that also included Farther Along) in 2004 by Beat Goes On.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Randy California except noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Holy Man" | 3:03 | |
| 2. | "Looking into Darkness" | California, Cassidy | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Maybe You'll Find" | 2:38 | |
| 4. | "Don't Go Away" | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "Family" | 3:06 | |
| 6. | "Magic Fairy Princess" | 2:59 | |
| 7. | "Circle" | 3:30 | |
| 8. | "The Other Song" | California, Cassidy, Keene | 5:31 |
| 9. | "Yesterday" | Lennon–McCartney | 1:54 |
| 10. | "It's Time Now" | 3:04 |
Personnel
editSpirit
edit- Randy California - bass, guitar, vocals
- Ed Cassidy - percussion, drums
- Barry Keene - bass
Production
edit- Gary Brandt - engineer
- Barry Keene - engineer
- Steve Mantoani - engineer
- Blair Mooney - engineer
- Keith Olsen - engineer
References
edit- ^ Viglione, Joe. "Spirit Son of Spirit review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ Fielder, Hugh (February 2005). "Spirit 'Son of Spirit'/'Farther Along'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 105.