Russell Morris (album)

Russell Morris
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1975 (1975-11)
RecordedThe Hit Factory, New York City
GenrePop, rock, Soft rock
Length38:22[1]
LabelWizard Records (Australia)
RCA Records (USA)
ProducerEdward Germano
Russell Morris chronology
Wings of an Eagle and Other Great Hits
(1973)
Russell Morris
(1975)
Turn It On
(1976)
Singles from Russell Morris
  1. "Let's Do It / Don't Rock the Boat"
    Released: October 1975 (1975-10)
  2. "Sail with Me / Hard Road"
    Released: May 1976 (1976-05)

Russell Morris is the second studio album by Australian singer songwriter Russell Morris and first on label Wizard Records and was released in November 1975. It features re-recording of two of Morris' previous hits; "Wings of an Eagle" and "Sweet, Sweet Love" as well as 8 new tracks penned by Morris. The lead single "Let's Do It"/"Don't Rock the Boat" peaked at number 30, whilst the album peaked at number 14 on the Kent Music Report chart in November 1975.[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wings of an Eagle" (re-recording)Russell Morris3:43
2."Sweet, Sweet Love" (re-recording)Russell Morris4:04
3."Blue Eyed Girl"Russell Morris3:31
4."Hard Road"Russell Morris3:21
5."Miss Rock 'N' Roll"Russell Morris4:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sail With Me"Russell Morris3:35
2."Let's Do It"Russell Morris3:50
3."Don't Rock The Boat"Russell Morris3:03
4."When The Mockingbird Sings"Russell Morris3:53
5."I Remember When"Russell Morris3:07

Credits

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  • Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Jimmy Wisner
  • Art Direction – Acy R. Lehman
  • Artwork – Olive Alpert, Carl Dellacroce
  • Backing Vocals – Barbara Massey, Carl Hall, Tasha Thomas
  • Bass – Will Lee
  • Drums – Rick Marotta
  • Engineer – Harry Maslin
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Howie Lindeman, Kevin Herron, Ted Spencer
  • Guitar – David Spinozza, Don Thomas, Hugh McCracken, Russell Morris, Vinnie Bell
  • Horns – George Opalsky, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker
  • Keyboards – Jim Wisner, Ken Archer
  • Percussion – Arthur Jenkins
  • Strings – The Al Brown String Section

Charts

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Chart (1975/76) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 14

References

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  1. ^ "Russell Morris Russell Morris". All Music. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ "RUSSELL MORRIS". www.milesago.com. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 208. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.