Naked Songs

Naked Songs
Naked Songs
Studio album by Al Kooper
Released January 1973
Recorded 1972
Genre Rock
Length 37:10
Label Columbia
Producer Al Kooper
Al Kooper chronology
A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood's End (1972) Naked Songs
(1973)
Act Like Nothing's Wrong
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

Naked Songs is the sixth and final album by singer-songwriter Al Kooper for Columbia Records, released in 1973.

A contract-fulfilling release, coming months after Kooper had set up the Sounds of the South label through MCA Records, it was quickly recorded at New York City's Record Plant (the first time Kooper had recorded in New York since 1970's Easy Does It) and at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia (where the following year Kooper would produce Lynyrd Skynyrd's smash hit "Sweet Home Alabama").

Mixing a heavier dose of gospel into the mix and the Arp synthesizer, Kooper effortlessly blended soul, rhythm and blues, rock, country and pop music much as he had on all of his Columbia albums.

Tracks

All tracks composed by Al Kooper; except where indicated

  1. "(Be Yourself) Be Real" – 3:26
  2. "As the Years Go Passing By" (Don Robey) – 6:03
  3. "Jolie" – 3:48
  4. "Blind Baby" – 3:07
  5. "Been and Gone" (Annette Peacock) – 2:35
  6. "Sam Stone" (John Prine) – 4:41
  7. "Peacock Lady" – 3:22
  8. "Touch the Hem of His Garment" (Sam Cooke) – 4:04
  9. "Where Were You When I Needed You" (Irwin Levine, Kooper) – 3:12
  10. "Unrequited" – 2:52

Personnel

With

  • John Paul Fetta: electric bass (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 9)
  • Junior Hanley: drums (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 9)
  • Charlie Brown: guitar (tracks 2, 4)
  • Paul Goddard: bass (tracks 3, 6)
  • Barry Bailey: guitar (tracks 3, 6)
  • J. R. Cobb: guitar (tracks 3, 6)
  • Robert Nix: drums (tracks 3, 6)
  • Richard Green: fiddle (track 4)
  • Dean Daughtrey: piano (track 6)
  • Stuart Scharf: guitar (track 7)
  • Maruga: percussion (track 7)
  • Female background vocals: Linda November, Maeretha Stewart, Tasha Thomas, Eileen Gilbert, Patti Austin and Albertine Harris
  • Male background vocals: Mike Gately and Robert John
  • Jim Wisner: string arrangements (tracks 7, 9, 10)

References

  1. ^ Eder, B. (2011 [last update]). "Naked Songs - Al Kooper | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r11193. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 

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