[2020-07-31] Sanford And Townsend "Smoke From A Distant Fire/Nail Me To ..." repress of 2012 twofer remaster (Real Gone)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2020 2:20 pm

Description
Is there any song that sums up the late ’70s music scene like “Smoke from a Distant Fire?” It had that blue-eyed soul, high-gloss L.A. production sound of the Doobie Brothers, Kenny Loggins and other superstars of the era, with the kind of hook only real pros could create. For, as is often the case with so-called "overnight sensations," Ed Sanford and John Townsend had spent years in the music business before hitting it big with “Smoke.” Indeed, the sound of this record was no accident; the duo had worked with both Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins (who repays the favor with a great vocal on “Oriental Gate”) before cutting this 1977 release, whose sound also benefited from the nonpareil production skills of the great Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. We’ve paired it with their 1979 album Nail Me to the Wall, which was released under the name Sanford & Townsend Band and makes its CD debut here; their final release, it didn’t enjoy the same chart success as its predecessor but does offer the same studio-perfect, West Coast ‘70s pop. Gene Sculatti’s liner notes and photos feature an interview with John Townsend, too!

Tracklist
Smoke from a Distant Fire:
1. Smoke from a Distant Fire
2. Moolah Moo Mazuma (Sin City Wahh-oo)
3. Oriental Gate (No Change of Changin’ My Mind)
4. Shake It to the Right
5. Squire James
6. Does It Have to Be You
7. Lou
8. Sunshine in My Heart Again
9. In for the Night
10. Rainbows Colored in Blue
Nail Me to the Wall:
11. Nail Me to the Wall
12. Gopher Broke
13. Every Day
14. Shady Grove
15. Jubilee
16. Just Another Lie
17. Just a Fool
18. Hour of Love
19. Tell Me How Love Survives

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008B8AOT0/?tag=imwan-20

[2020-07-31] Sanford And Townsend "Smoke From A Distant Fire/Nail Me To ..." repress of 2012 twofer remaster (Real Gone)

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