Tarzana Kid

Tarzana Kid
Studio album by John Sebastian
Released September 9, 1974
Genre Pop, rock
Length 29:57
Label Reprise
Producer Erik Jacobsen, John Sebastian
John Sebastian chronology
The Four of Us
(1971)The Four of Us1971		 Tarzana Kid
(1974)		 Welcome Back
(1976)Welcome Back1976

Tarzana Kid is an album by American singer-songwriter John Sebastian, released in 1974. The album was a commercial failure and did not chart. His next album which featured "Welcome Back" was his last for the Reprise label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(C-)[2]

In his retrospective Allmusic review, critic William Ruhlmann wrote "while this sounds like a hodgepodge, John Sebastian manages to pull it off with his usual aplomb."[1]

Reissues

Tarzana Kid was reissued on CD in 2007 by Collectors' Choice Music and in 2008 by Rhino Entertainment.

Track listing

All songs written by John Sebastian except where noted.

  1. "Sitting in Limbo" (Jimmy Cliff, Gully Bright) – 3:29
  2. "Friends Again" – 2:28
  3. "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) – 3:49
  4. "Stories We Could Tell" – 3:09
  5. "Face of Appalachia" (Lowell George, John Sebastian) – 4:20
  6. "Wildwood Flower" (Traditional) – 1:43
  7. "Wild About My Lovin'" – 3:05
  8. "Singing the Blues" (Melvin Endsley) – 2:22
  9. "Sportin' Life" (Traditional) – 3:09
  10. "Harpoon" – 2:23

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Erik Jacobsen – producer
  • John Sebastian – producer
  • Donn Landee – engineer
  • John Boyd – engineer
  • Peter Granet – engineer
  • Steve Jarvis – engineer
  • David Paich – string arrangement

References

  1. 1 2 Ruhlmann, William. "Tarzana Kid > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Tarzana Kid > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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