Tarzana Kid is an album by American singer-songwriter John Sebastian, released in 1974. The album was a commercial failure and did not chart. His next album which featured "Welcome Back" was his last for the Reprise label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C−[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock | 4/5[5] |
In his retrospective Allmusic review, critic William Ruhlmann wrote "while this sounds like a hodgepodge, John Sebastian manages to pull it off with his usual aplomb."[1]
Reissues
Tarzana Kid was reissued on CD in 2007 by Collectors' Choice Music and in 2008 by Rhino Entertainment.
Track listing
All songs written by John Sebastian except where noted.
Side one
- "Sitting in Limbo" (Jimmy Cliff, Gully Bright) – 3:29
- "Friends Again" – 2:28
- "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) – 3:49
- "Stories We Could Tell" – 3:09
- "Face of Appalachia" (Lowell George, John Sebastian) – 4:20
Side two
- "Wildwood Flower" (Traditional) – 1:43
- "Wild About My Lovin'" – 3:05
- "Singing the Blues" (Melvin Endsley) – 2:22
- "Sportin' Life" (Traditional) – 3:09
- "Harpoon" – 2:23
Personnel
Musicians
- John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, autoharp, banjo, marimba, harmonica, dulcimer
- Lowell George – slide guitar, guitar, harmony vocals
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Kenny Altman – bass
- Milt Holland – drums
- Amos Garrett – guitar
- Russell DaShiell – guitar
- Richie Olson – clarinet
- The Pointer Sisters – backing vocals
- Bobbye Hall – congas
- Jerry McKuen – guitar
- Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
- Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
- Kelly Shanahan – drums
- David Lindley – fiddle
- David Grisman – mandolin
- Ry Cooder – mandolin, slide guitar
- Phil Everly – backing vocals
- Ron Koss – guitar
Production
- Erik Jacobsen – producer
- John Sebastian – producer
- Donn Landee – engineer
- John Boyd – engineer
- Peter Granet – engineer
- Steve Jarvis – engineer
- David Paich – string arrangement
References
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Tarzana Kid > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Tarzana Kid > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Eccleston, Danny (March 2019). "Gimme Some Lovin'". Mojo. No. 304. p. 35.
- ^ Rucker, Leland (1996). "Lovin' Spoonful / John Sebastian". In Graff, Gary (ed.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit, Michigan: Visible Ink Press. pp. 422–423. ISBN 0-7876-1037-2 – via the Internet Archive.
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