Spirit of '76 (album)

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Spirit of '76, released in May 1975, was the first of four albums that Spirit would (initially) release for Mercury Records, and their sixth album overall. Though all four albums were greatly influenced by the time that Randy California spent living in Hawaii, this album bears that influence more than any of the others (aside from maybe Future Games). Though it was largely ignored upon its first release, many fans[which?] consider it to be one of Spirit's best albums.[citation needed]

Spirit of '76
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1975
GenrePsychedelic rock, Progressive rock, Jam band
Length82:14
LabelMercury
ProducerRandy California
Spirit chronology
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(1972)
Spirit of '76
(1975)
Son of Spirit
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Most of this double album was compiled as part of the Mercury Years compilation in 1997. It was properly reissued on CD by Beat Goes On in 2003.

Track listing

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All songs written by Randy California and Ed Cassidy except noted.

Disc One

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."America, The Beautiful/The Times They Are A-Changing"Bates, Ward/Dylan5:27
2."Victim Of Society" 3:00
3."Lady Of The Lakes" 2:52
4."Tampa Jam Pt. 1" 0:54
5."Mauna Loa"California2:02
6."What Do I Have?"California2:04
7."Sunrise" 3:00
8."Walking the Dog"R. Thomas3:13
9."Tampa Jam Pt. 2" 1:03
10."Joker On The Run"California, Cassidy, Keene3:53
11."When?"California4:27
12."Like a Rolling Stone"Dylan8:54

Disc Two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Once Again" 3:19
2."Feeling In Time" 3:27
3."Happy"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards3:19
4."Jack Bond"Burt Shonberg1:39
5."My Road"California4:13
6."Tampa Jam Pt. 3" 0:54
7."Thank You Lord"California1:45
8."Urantia" 4:04
9."Guide Me" 3:47
10."Veruska"California, Cassidy, Andes3:57
11."Hey Joe"Billy Roberts6:30
12."Jack Bond Pt. 2"Shonberg0:51
13."The Star-Spangled Banner"Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith3:40

Personnel

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Personnel

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Spirit
Additional musicians
  • Barry Keane – bass
  • Benji – harpsichord, Moog synthesizer

Production

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  • Blair Mooney – engineer
  • Craig Renton – assistant engineer

Charts

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Album

Year Chart Position
1975 Billboard 200 147

References

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