Power
Studio album by
John Hall
Released1979
Recorded1979
Studio
  • Bearsville Studios
  • Atlantic Studios
GenreFolk rock, pop rock
Length36:32
LabelARC Records
ProducerJohn Hall
John Hall chronology
John Hall
(1978)		 Power
(1979)		 All of the Above
(1981)
Singles from Power
  1. "Power"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Home at Last"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Power is the third album by John Hall, released in 1979 on Columbia Records subsidiary ARC Records.[2][3][4] The title track is used as an anthem against nuclear power.[5][6]

The track "Half Moon" is notable for having been recorded twice before by other artists. Janis Joplin released the original version on her last album Pearl in 1971, while the band Orleans (which was then led by Hall) released the song on their debut album in 1973.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John and Johanna Hall

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Home at Last"4:40
2."Power"4:46
3."Heartbreaker"3:26
4."So"5:38
Side B
No.TitleLength
5."Run Away with Me"3:02
6."Firefly Lover"3:51
7."Arms" / "Half Moon"6:31
8."Cocaine Drain"4:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.

  • John Hall - lead vocals, guitar, electric piano (1), bass (3), keyboards (3), cowbell (3), string synthesizer (4)
  • Eric Parker - drums
  • Jody Linscott - percussion
  • David Schwartz - bass
  • Louis Levin - keyboards
  • Bryan Cumming - saxophone, second guitar (4, 6)
  • Lynn Pitney - background vocals
  • Phil Ballou - background vocals
  • John Troy - supplemental vocals (1, 3, 6)
  • Jon Pousette-Dart - supplemental vocals (1, 3, 6)
  • Tony Levin - bass (2, 4)
  • Mike Mainieri - vibraphone (8)
  • Carly Simon - background vocals (2)
  • James Taylor - background vocals (2)


Production

  • Producer: John Hall
  • Engineers: Gene Paul (Atlantic), Lew Hahn (Atlantic), John Holbrook (Bearsville)
  • Photography: Eric Meola (front cover), Aaron Rapoport (back cover), Bob Hower, John Curtis, Louis Levin, Peter Simon, Tony Levin

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Power". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media. March 31, 1979. p. 165. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Album Feature". Audio. Vol. 63. Radio Magazine. 1979. p. 7. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "John Hall". High Fidelity. Vol. 39, no. 7–12. ABC Leisure Magazines. 1979. p. 83. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, James (December 3, 2018). Which Side Are You On?. Oxford University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-19-066031-4. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Williams, Neville (April 22, 2014). Sun Power. Tom Doherty Associates. p. 31. ISBN 9781466805408. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Google Books.
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