''Aquashow'' is the 1973 debut album by singer-songwriter
Elliott Murphy.
Critical reception
The album was reviewed by
Paul Nelson in ''
Rolling Stone
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'' along with
Bruce Springsteen
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's ''
The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle'' under the headline "He's the Best Dylan since 1968", which earned both artists the "New
Dylan" tag. When ''Aquashow'' was released on CD in 1988 it was reviewed by
Robert Hilburn
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in the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' under the headline "A Compelling Aquashow", and in 2006, thirty-three years after the original release, the album was called an "Album Classic" in a full-page review in ''
Uncut''.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Elliott Murphy
#"Last of The Rock Stars"
#"How's The Family"
#"Hangin' Out"
#"Hometown"
#"Graveyard Scrapbook"
#"Poise 'N Pen"
#"Marilyn"
#"White Middle Class Blues"
#"Like a Great Gatsby" (listed as "Like a Crystal Microphone" in the US edition to avoid violating
copyrights
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on the
novel
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)
#"Don't Go Away"
Personnel
*Elliott Murphy – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, backing vocals
*
Gene Parsons – drums, backing vocals
*Tasha Thomas – backing vocals
*Dennis Ferrante – backing vocals
*Teddy Irwin – acoustic guitar
*Jim Mason – backing vocals
*Eddie Mottau – backing vocals
*
Linda November – backing vocals
*Frank Owens – piano, organ
*
Pat Rebillot – piano and organ on "Hangin' Out", "Marilyn" and "Like a Crystal Microphone"
*Maeretha Stewart – backing vocals
*
Dick Wagner – backing vocals
*Matthew Murphy – bass, backing vocals
*
Rick Marotta – drums on "How's The Family"
;Technical
*
Shelly Yakus – recording engineer
*Ed Sprigg, Rod O'Brien - tape operator
*Paula Bisacca – artwork
*Jack Mitchell – photography
References
1973 debut albums
Albums recorded at Record Plant (New York City)
Elliott Murphy albums
Polydor Records albums
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