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Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Studio | The Record Plant, New York City | |||
Genre | Pop rock, country rock, rhythm and blues | |||
Label | Paramount | |||
Producer | Al Gorgoni, Steve Tyrell | |||
B. J. Thomas chronology | ||||
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Longhorns & Londonbridges is a 1974 album by B. J. Thomas, released on Paramount Records. It is commonly misidentified as Longhorn & London Bridges. [1]
Longhorns and Londonbridges was the second and final album that Thomas recorded for Paramount Records, following the end of his six-year relationship with Scepter Records in 1972. The record was released in the same year that Paramount Pictures sold its rights in the Paramount Records label to ABC Records, [2] which in turn was sold to MCA Records in 1979. At this point, ABC Records was dissolved as an independent record label, with only the best-selling ABC recordings being reissued on MCA Records.
The distribution and sales of many records released during this period of significant label transitions (1974-1979) were negatively affected. Thomas' album releases during this period were all on the Paramount, ABC and MCA labels, [3] and so were similarly affected. While Thomas was to continue with degrees of success in the release of singles, [4] no singles were released from Longhorns & Londonbridges and its chart success was marginal. [5] It was not reissued by MCA Records and has not been reissued on CD. [6]
Longhorns & Londonbridges contains some of the last recordings of Professor Alex Bradford, a well-known gospel performer. It is also notable for the extensive songwriting and performance contributions of Randall Bramblett, as well as for containing one of the five versions of Allen Toussaint's " Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" released by various artists in 1974. The album also contains one of the earliest cover versions of a Dennis Locorriere song, [7] as well as one of the earliest of the comparatively rare songwriting collaborations between Gerry Goffin and Mark James. It features the participation of many well-known musicians, such as Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick, Lou Marini, Hugh McCracken and Elliott Randall. [8]
Longhorns & Londonbridges | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Studio | The Record Plant, New York City | |||
Genre | Pop rock, country rock, rhythm and blues | |||
Label | Paramount | |||
Producer | Al Gorgoni, Steve Tyrell | |||
B. J. Thomas chronology | ||||
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Longhorns & Londonbridges is a 1974 album by B. J. Thomas, released on Paramount Records. It is commonly misidentified as Longhorn & London Bridges. [1]
Longhorns and Londonbridges was the second and final album that Thomas recorded for Paramount Records, following the end of his six-year relationship with Scepter Records in 1972. The record was released in the same year that Paramount Pictures sold its rights in the Paramount Records label to ABC Records, [2] which in turn was sold to MCA Records in 1979. At this point, ABC Records was dissolved as an independent record label, with only the best-selling ABC recordings being reissued on MCA Records.
The distribution and sales of many records released during this period of significant label transitions (1974-1979) were negatively affected. Thomas' album releases during this period were all on the Paramount, ABC and MCA labels, [3] and so were similarly affected. While Thomas was to continue with degrees of success in the release of singles, [4] no singles were released from Longhorns & Londonbridges and its chart success was marginal. [5] It was not reissued by MCA Records and has not been reissued on CD. [6]
Longhorns & Londonbridges contains some of the last recordings of Professor Alex Bradford, a well-known gospel performer. It is also notable for the extensive songwriting and performance contributions of Randall Bramblett, as well as for containing one of the five versions of Allen Toussaint's " Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" released by various artists in 1974. The album also contains one of the earliest cover versions of a Dennis Locorriere song, [7] as well as one of the earliest of the comparatively rare songwriting collaborations between Gerry Goffin and Mark James. It features the participation of many well-known musicians, such as Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick, Lou Marini, Hugh McCracken and Elliott Randall. [8]