Islands (The Band album)

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Islands
Studio album by
the Band
ReleasedMarch 15, 1977 (1977-03-15)
RecordedDecember 1972 – January 1977
StudioShangri-la Studios; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length35:15
LabelCapitol
ProducerThe Band
The Band chronology
The Best of the Band
(1976) 		Islands
(1977) 		Anthology
(1978)

Islands is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American rock group the Band. Released in 1977 to mixed reviews, it is the final studio album from the group's original lineup.

Primarily composed of previously unreleased songs from the Band's career (including their 1976 cover of "Georgia on My Mind", which was recorded to aid Jimmy Carter in his presidential bid), Islands was released to fulfill the group's contract with Capitol Records, so that the soundtrack to their film The Last Waltz could be released on Warner Bros. Records. In the CD liner notes, Robbie Robertson compares the album to the Who's Odds & Sods.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideC+
MusicHound Rockwoof!
Q
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

John Bauldie in Q called the album "a ragbag of old outtakes and otherwise unplaceable new numbers."

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Right as Rain"Robbie RobertsonRichard Manuel3:52
2."Street Walker"
Danko3:16
3."Let the Night Fall"RobertsonManuel3:11
4."Ain't That a Lot of Love"
Levon Helm3:09
5."Christmas Must Be Tonight"RobertsonDanko3:38

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Islands"
instrumental3:54
2."The Saga of Pepote Rouge"RobertsonDanko4:14
3."Georgia on My Mind"
Manuel3:09
4."Knockin' Lost John"RobertsonRobertson3:50
5."Livin' in a Dream"RobertsonHelm2:52
  • Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.

Bonus tracks from 2001 CD re-release

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Twilight" (Single version)Robertson3:17
12."Georgia on My Mind" (Alternate take)Carmichael, Gorrell3:51

Personnel

The Band
Additional musicians
Production
  • Ed Anderson – engineering
  • Neil Brody – engineering
  • Rob Fraboni – engineering
  • Nat Jeffrey – engineering

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bauldie, John (March 5, 1991). "Review of Islands re-issue". Q. Vol. 84. p. 10.
  2. ^ Morris, Chris, Liner Notes to Islands CD release
  3. ^ Islands at AllMusic
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 72. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside. p. 42. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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