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Down Home CD
Seals & Crofts
Photographer: Hillary Herber.
Arrangers: Dash Crofts; James Seals; Jim Seals.
Personnel: Dash Crofts (vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, drums); Jim Seals (vocals, guitar, violin, saxophone); James Seals (guitar, violin); John Hall (electric guitar); John Simon (piano); Paul "Blind Man" Harris, Paul Harris (organ); Greg Thomas (drums).
Audio Mixers: Mark Henry Harman; Tony May.
Down Home Music | List Price | $11.99 (You save $1.50) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, Singer/Songwriter, Rock | | Label | Wounded Bird | | Orig Year | 1970 | | All Time Sales Rank |  10316  | | CD Universe Part number | 7480379 | | Catalog number | 5004 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 18, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | John Simon | | Engineer | Duffy Tomas; Steve Barncard | | Personnel | John Simon - piano
John Hall - electric guitar
Dash Crofts - vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, drums
Jim Seals - vocals, guitar, violin, saxophone
Greg Thomas - drums
Paul "Blind Man" Harris
James Seals - guitar, violin
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Seals & Crofts Down Home Songs Down Home Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   A LITTLE KNOWN GEM
This album is nothing like the Seals & Crofts you remember from the Warner Brothers years. Great songs, stellar production (no overblown string section) and a percussion section that actually sounds like a swamp at night on the track "Cottonmouth". Well worth it. One of the albums I never thought I'd ever see on CD. Kudos to Wounded Bird Records!
Submitted by Rick (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
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 The Buildup
Seals & Crofts had got a footing on their more folksy side on their first album, "Seals & Crofts". Now, they explore more of their jazzy side and even a little bit of rock and roll, while still maintaining a strong songwriting ability. This album, combined with their first and third albums, was the creative melting-pot prior to their huge mega-successful smash hit "Summer Breeze". If it wasn't for the influence of these three records, Summer Breeze would not have been made, or it wouldn't have been as great as it is. And you can hear the creative juices flowing and building up for something bigger to follow all over this album. The result is amazing, with some stellar tracks, such as "Leave", "Cotton Mouth", "Hollow Reed", and others. Take a listen and see for yourself.
Submitted by Galen (Anchorage, Alaska)
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Finally! A CD!
I THINK this is their 1st album...isn't it? So different from anything else that followed. "Gabriel Go Home" should go into the"classic" archives.
Simple, Heartfelt, Non-Commercial.
I can't wait to hear it again
Submitted by Leese (Los Angeles, CA)
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