Genre: rock
Rating: ** (2 stars)
Title: The Edgar Winter Album
Company: Blue Sky
Catalog: JZ-35989
Year: 1979
Country/State: Beaumont, Texas
Grade (cover/record): VG/VG
Comments: cut lower left corner; original inner sleeve
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 4370
Price: $5.00
Cost: $66.00
Geez, this album is bizarre. For a guy best known for his blues chops, 1979's cleverly-titled "The Edgar Winter Album" is a major shocker. Clearly reflecting the influence of having been recorded at Phildadelphia International's famed Sigma Studios, original material such as 'It's Your Life To Live', 'Above And Beyond' and 'Take It The Way It Is' offers up a blatant dance-oriented beat. Mind you, Winter's performances aren't bad ... just unexpectedly different. Getting accustomed to Edgar Winter the disco artist ('Make It Last') simply takes a little getting use to. Guess he may have been listening to too much David Bowie ... Elsewhere, the album included a remake of Winter's 'Dying To Live'. This version was okay, if slightly over-orchestrated.
"Edgar Winter Album" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) It's
Your Life To Live (Edgar Winter) -
2.) Above And Beyond (Edgar
Winter) -
3.) Take It The Way It Is
(Edgar Winter) -
4.) Dying To Live (Edgar
Winter) -
5.) Please Don't Stop (Edgar
Winter) -
(side
2)
1.)
Make It Last (Edgar Winter) -
2.) Do What (instrumental) (Edgar
Winter) -
3.) It Took Your Love (Edgar
Winter) -
4.) To Bring It Out (Edgar
Winter) -
5.) Forever In Love
(Edgar Winter) -