Traffic - Smiling Phases

Artist:

Traffic

UPC:

731451055324

See Also:

Who (The) Winwood, Steve Mason, Dave Capaldi, Jim Kinks (The)

Description:

Traffic: Steve Winwood (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Dave Mason (vocals, guitar); Jim Capaldi (vocals, drums); Chris Wood (flute, saxophone); Jim Gordon (drums), Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), Roger Hawkins (drums).
Traffic was one of the most delightful and inventive bands poised between the late `60s and early `70s. The group began as a lightly psychedelic, folk-inflected outfit but, amidst personnel changes, developed into a jam-happy band with a beefed-up percussion section. In that final incarnation, Traffic`s ten-minute long musical excursions were never less than interesting.
SMILING PHASES traces Traffic`s history over two discs, making a strong case for the validity of every point on the band`s growth curve. The first disc draws from Traffic`s first era--the albums MR. FANTASY, TRAFFIC, and LAST EXIT. "Heaven Is In Your Mind" neatly encapsulates just what makes Traffic so memorable, as easy transitions seem to organically lead into one another. The second disc covers the studio albums between JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE and WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES. Throughout it all, Steve Winwood`s rich, evocative, and soulful vocals remain Traffic`s easiest point of entry. SMILING PHASES is a great collection devoted to a band that should not be forgotten.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Paper Sun
2. Hole in My Shoe
3. Smiling Phases
4. Heaven Is in Your Mind
5. Coloured Rain
6. No Face, No Name, No Number
7. Here We Go Around the Mulberry Bush
8. Dear Mr. Fantasy
9. You Can All Join In
10. Feelin` Alright
11. Pearly Queen
12. 40,000 Headmen, (Roamin` Through the Gloamin With)
13. Vagabond Virgin
14. Shanghai Noodle Factory
15. Withering Tree
16. Medicated Goo

DISC 2:

1. Glad
2. Freedom Rider
3. Empty Pages
4. John Barleycorn
5. Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys
6. Light up or Leave Me Alone
7. Rock and Roll Stew
8. Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
9. Walking in the Wind
10. When the Eagle Flies

Album Information

Release Date:

04/01/1992

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

Island

Catalog Number:

IMCDD 158

Original Release Year:

1991

# of Discs:

2

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

122 : 59

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