Todd Rundgren – A Cappella
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America – Harbor
America
Harbor
Style: Rock
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog Number: BSK 3017
Released: 1977, 70's
Featured in the “Mellow” section of Chee Shimizu’s Obscure Sound disc guide, Harbor is a surprisingly dark album from the George Martin-produced British soft rock band. While the sounds are classic West Coast soft rock with smooth vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar, shimmering Rhodes, and open drum breaks, tracks like “Are You There”, “Sergeant Darkness” and “Monster” dive into darker themes with bits of occult imagery. It’s quite a stark contrast to the balearic sunset album cover, but that’s part of the charm here. America fans don’t seem to like this album much so it should be easily found in bargain bins. Check the recommended tracks!
Recommended – B2 Are You There, A5 Political Poachers
Tags: Mellow / Obscure Sound / Soft Rock
Tracklist:
A1 God Of The Sun
A2 Slow Down
A3 Don’t You Cry
A4 She’s Gone
A5 Political Poachers
A6 Sarah
B1 Sergeant Darkness
B2 Are You There
B3 These Brown Eyes
B4 Monster
B5 Hurricane
B6 Down To The Water
Credits:
Bass – David Dickey
Drums, Percussion – Willie Leacox
Engineer – Geoff Emerick, Jack Crymes, Tom Anderson (3)
Management [Direction] – Hartmann & Goodman
Percussion – Tom Walsh
Producer – George Martin
Saxophone – Jim Calire*
Sitar – Larry Carlton
