La La Peace Song (album)

La La Peace Song
Studio album by Al Wilson
Released 1974
Genre Soul
Label Rocky Road RR 3700
Producer Johnny Bristol
Steve Cropper
Jerry Fuller
Al Wilson chronology
Weighing In
(1973)		 La La Peace Song
(1974)		 I've Got A Feeling
(1976)

La La Peace Song is the name of a record LP album that came out in 1974 By Al Wilson. It is also the name of an album that O.C. Smith released. Both albums contain versions of the hit "La La Peace Song which is what they were named after." The albums were released in the same year as were the singles.

Background

Both Al Wilson's and O. C. Smith's version of the single "La La Peace Song" were produced by Johnny Bristol.[1][2] Bristol was also involved in the production of both albums.[3][4]

A full-page ad for Al Wilson's single "La La Peace Song" appeared on page 75 of the September 28, 1974 issue of Billboard. A section of the page also featured his album. On the following page 76, O. C. Smith's single "La La Peace Song" had just entered the Hot 100 chart at 91.[5][6]

Al Wilson

Wilson's album was produced by Johnny Bristol, Jerry Fuller and Steve Cropper.[7] It got a decent review in the October 5, 1974 issue of Billboard with the strong backup instrumentals being noted. Also the reviewer mentioned that it was full of potential singles, with the picks being "La La Peace Song", "Passport", "I'm A Weak Man", "The Longer We Stay Together" and "Willoughby Brook Road".[8] By November 30, 1974, it was at its sixth week in the Soul chart and had moved up one from 37 to no 36.[9] By January 4, 1975, it had spent 11 weeks in the Soul Chart and had dropped from 47 to 56.[10]

Track listing
No Title Composer Time
A1 "La La Peace Song" L. Martin*, J. Bristol* 3:22
A2 "A Stones Throw" Jerry Fuller 3:04
A3 Medley: "I Won't Last A Day Without You" / "Let Me Be The One" Paul Williams, Roger Nichols 5:52
A4 "Goin' Through The Motions" Jerry Tawney 3:16
A5 "Passport" H.B. Barnum, Jerry Fuller 2:37
B1 "I'm A Weak Man" Eddie Campbell 3:24
B2 "Fifty-Fifty" Jerry Fuller 3:08
B3 "The Longer We Stay Together" Richard Cason 4:58
B4 "Willoughby Brook" Richard Cason 3:43
B5 "You're The One Thing (Keeps Me Goin')" Jerry Fuller 3:07[11]

O. C. Smith

O. C. Smith's album was released in 1974. It was produced by Johnny Bristol, Gamble & Huff and Thom Bell, Jerry Fuller and Snuff Garrett. Linda Creed was one of the composers on the album.[12]

La La Peace Song
Studio album by O. C. Smith
Released 1974
Genre Soul
Label Columbia KC 33247
Producer Gamble & Huff
Jerry Fuller
Johnny Bristol
O. C. Smith chronology
Help Me Make it Through the Night
(1971)		 La La Peace Song
(1974)		 Together
(1977)
Track listing
No Title Composer Time
A1 "La La Peace Song" 3:27
A2 "Don't Misunderstand" 3:05
A3 "When Morning Comes" 3:01
A4 "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife" 3:08
A5 "My Cherie Amour" 3:08
B1 "Wish You Were Here With Me Baby" 3:23
B2 "I Think I'll Tell Her" 3:41
B3 "Daddy's Little Man" 4:05
B4 "Baby, I Need Your Loving" 2:55
B5 "The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp" 3:50[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ 45Cat - Al Wilson - Discography, USA
  2. ↑ 45Cat - O. C. Smith - Discography
  3. ↑ Jet Magazine, November 7, 1974 - Page 64
  4. ↑ The Crisis, March 1975 - Page 98 listening post - Gloster B. Current
  5. ↑ Billboard, September 28, 1974 - Page 74 Al Wilson Has a Smash Hit with a Song that is So Right for the World!
  6. ↑ Billboard, September 28, 1974 - Page 76 Billboard HOT 100
  7. ↑ The Crisis, March 1975 - Page 98 listening post - Gloster B. Current
  8. ↑ Billboard, October 5, 1974 - Page 78 Billboard's Top Album Picks, Soul
  9. ↑ Billboard, November 30, 1974 - Page 29 Billboard Soul LPs
  10. ↑ Billboard, January 4, 1975 - Page 39 Billboard Soul LPs
  11. ↑ Discogs - Al Wilson – La La Peace Song
  12. ↑ Jet, November 7, 1974 - Page 64
  13. ↑ Discogs - O. C. Smith* – La La Peace Song
  14. ↑ Soul Express - O.C. SMITH STORY
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.