Second Childhood
1976 studio album by Phoebe Snow
Second Childhood Phoebe Snow , released in 1976.[ 2] Second Childhood was certified gold by the RIAA on July 9, 1976.[ 3]
Reception
In a retrospective review for AllMusic , critic William Ruhlmann called the album "a classy job on which Snow contributed seven originals and displayed her versatility on covers ranging from Motown to Gershwin."[ 4] Robert Christgau wrote of the album: "I'm pleased to report that her trademark melismatic quaver hasn't degenerated into a gimmick, and I acknowledge that this is a good record of its type. I just have my doubts about how good a jazz-folk mood-music record can be."[ 5]
Track listing
All songs by Phoebe Snow, except where noted
"Two Fisted Love" - 4:03
"Cash In" - 5:44
"Inspired Insanity" - 3:56
"No Regrets" (Harry Tobias , Roy Ingraham) - 2:58
"Sweet Disposition" - 4:04
"All Over" - 3:29
"Isn't It a Shame" - 3:56
"Going Down for the Third Time " (Holland–Dozier–Holland ) - 2:33
"Pre-Dawn Imagination" - 3:28
"There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin , DuBose Heyward ) - 5:27
Personnel
Phoebe Snow – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (1-3, 7)
Ken Ascher – electric piano (1)Ken Bichel – synthesizers (1)Richard Tee – electric piano (2, 5), acoustic piano (8), organ (8)Don Grolnick – electric piano (4, 6, 10), acoustic piano (9)Hugh McCracken – acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (2, 5, 8)John Tropea – electric guitar (1, 8)Stuart Scharf – acoustic guitar (7)Tony Levin – bass guitar (1, 2, 8)Ron Carter – double bass (3)Will Lee – bass guitar (4, 6, 9, 10)Gordon Edwards – bass guitar (5)
Richard Davis – double bass (7)Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2)Grady Tate – drums (5, 8, 10)Jimmy Young – drums (4, 6)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 3, 6, 7)David Sanborn – saxophone solo (1, 5)Jerome Richardson – flute solo (10)Patrick Williams – orchestration (2, 3, 6, 9, 10)Howard Johnson – tuba quintet arrangement (5)
Phil Kearns – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 8)
The Jessy Dixon Singers – backing vocals (2)Phil Ramone – backing vocals (5)
Production
Producer – Phil Ramone
Engineers – Glenn Berger and Phil Ramone
Assistant Engineers – Vicky Fabry and David Smith
Design – Ed Lee
Photography – Frank Laffitte
Handwriting – Robert Biro and Andy Engel
Charts
Certifications
References
^ a b Coleman, Mark; Sarig, Roni (2004). "Phoebe Snow". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon & Schuster . p. 756. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. pp. 651–652.^ "Gold and Platinum Awards" . RIAA. Retrieved 3 January 2019 .^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Second Childhood > Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 4, 2019 . ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 ^ "American album certifications – Phoebe Snow – Second Childhood" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 3 January 2019 .
