Images is Dan Hartman's second full-length release but his first album of new material.[1][2][3] It features an interesting mix of players to assist the multi-instrumentalist continue his pop rock themes featured in his tenure with the Edgar Winter Group and fittingly has Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer and Ronnie Montrose as guests.[4][5][6] Montrose appears on two songs which was in exchange for the two Hartman written songs, "What are You Waiting For?" and "Rich Man", that appeared on Jump On It, the same year. Drummer John Wilcox and bassist John Siegler, both of Utopia, were the principal rhythm section.
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 38:53 | |||
| Label | Blue Sky | |||
| Producer | Dan Hartman | |||
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Other guests include Clarence Clemons, Randy Brecker, Hartman's father Carl, and from his hometown band The Legends, drummer Larry Sadler. Supplying background vocals on two songs was RSO Records' soul group, Revelation.[7]
Continuing themes heard on They Only Come Out at Night, Hartman follows up with two Montrose-assisted straight-ahead rockers. "High Sign" sounds like the son of "Free Ride" with Ronnie supplying a revving sports car sound reminiscent of "Bad Motor Scooter". "The Party's in the Back Room" has the party continuing from "We All Had a Real Good Time". "Alta Mira"'s reggae flavor resurfaces on "Love It Too Much". The soothing acoustic sounds of "Autumn" echo back on "Thank You for the Good Times" and "My Love".
Newer soul and R&B sounds appear on "If Only I Were Stronger" and "Can't Stand in the Way of Love" while "Shake It Down", with great sax by Clarence Clemons, is a precursor to the dance sounds soon to follow on Instant Replay. "Shake It Down" appears on the collection Super Hits (2004).
Track listing
editAll songs written by Dan Hartman: except "Hear My Song" which was written by Dan Hartman and Edgar Winter
- "Hear My Song" (3:13)
- "High Sign" (3:17)
- "On the Telephone" (4:18)
- "Thank You for the Good Times" (3:03)
- "Lighthouse" (2:58)
- "My Love" (3:57)
- "Shake It Down" (3:53)
- "Love It Too Much" (2:58)
- "If Only I Were Stronger" (4:30)
- "Can't Stand in the Way of Love" (3:44)
- "The Party's in the Back Room" (3:12)
Personnel
edit- Dan Hartman - lead & backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, bass on 4, kalimba on 8, everything except lead guitar on 2
- John "Willie" Wilcox - drums, percussion on 1, 3-10
- John Siegler - bass on 1, 3, 5-10
- Ronnie Montrose - lead guitar on 2 and 11
- Rick Derringer - acoustic lead and rhythm guitars on 4
- Carl Hartman - whistling on 4
- Clarence Clemons - saxophone on 7
- Revelation - background vocals on 7 and 8
- Tom Strohman - flutes on 9
- Randy Brecker, George Young, Tony Pagano, Edgar Winter - horns on 10
- Larry Sadler - drums on 11
- Joe Abbondanza - bass on 11
- Alan Shulman, Alfred Brown, Gene Orloff, Jesse Levy, Julien Barber, Tony Posk - strings
Production
edit- Produced by Dan Hartman
- Strings arranged and conducted by Dan Hartman
- Sound by Dave Still
- Mixed by Dave Still and Dan Hartman
References
edit- ^ Tuber, Keith (August 1985). Fletch to the Beat. Orange Coast Magazine.
- ^ Afterman, Peter (October 20, 1976). "Dan Hartman - Images". California Aggie. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-1-85227-947-9.
- ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-7935-4042-6.
- ^ Clarke, Donald (1990). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051147-5.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. New England Pub. Associates. ISBN 978-1-882267-00-2.
- ^ AllMusic
Sources
edit- Dan Hartman; "Images" liner notes; Blue Sky Records (1976)