Top 43 Music Albums of 1971
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1971-RCA/LEGACY
Produced By JACK RICHARDSON
1. These Eyes
2. Laughing
3. Undun
4. No Time
5. American Woman
6. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature
7. Hand Me Down World
8. Bus Rider
9. Share The Land
10. Do You Miss Me Darlin’
11. Hang On To Your Life
12. Albert Flasher
13. Broken
14. Rain Dance
The original Best Of The Guess Who from 1971 is still the one to have. Other compilations cover later years (not the best idea), and include way too much filler. But this one, even with the three bonus tracks tacked onto the end, is still number one on the list. The period covered here is small (1968-70), and shows what a force this Canadian band was for a short time. Fronted by Burton Cummings and featuring the guitar work of Randy Bachmann, The Guess Who were one of the best singles bands of the time.
And the track list here bears that out. There aren’t a lot of bands who could boast a set like this. From “These Eyes” through “Hang On To Your Life”, recorded with Bachmann already gone, there isn’t a single weak moment, not a single bad track. The band soldiered on after this, eventually losing Cummings in the process before calling it quits in 1975. They got together (without Cummings) later in the 70’s and have continued on comparatively unnoticed…but the early days were magic. This is a perfect chronicle of that time, some of the best singles of the era. [First added to this chart: 08/03/2012]
Produced By JACK RICHARDSON
1. These Eyes
2. Laughing
3. Undun
4. No Time
5. American Woman
6. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature
7. Hand Me Down World
8. Bus Rider
9. Share The Land
10. Do You Miss Me Darlin’
11. Hang On To Your Life
12. Albert Flasher
13. Broken
14. Rain Dance
The original Best Of The Guess Who from 1971 is still the one to have. Other compilations cover later years (not the best idea), and include way too much filler. But this one, even with the three bonus tracks tacked onto the end, is still number one on the list. The period covered here is small (1968-70), and shows what a force this Canadian band was for a short time. Fronted by Burton Cummings and featuring the guitar work of Randy Bachmann, The Guess Who were one of the best singles bands of the time.
And the track list here bears that out. There aren’t a lot of bands who could boast a set like this. From “These Eyes” through “Hang On To Your Life”, recorded with Bachmann already gone, there isn’t a single weak moment, not a single bad track. The band soldiered on after this, eventually losing Cummings in the process before calling it quits in 1975. They got together (without Cummings) later in the 70’s and have continued on comparatively unnoticed…but the early days were magic. This is a perfect chronicle of that time, some of the best singles of the era. [First added to this chart: 08/03/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2012]
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1971-COLUMBIA
VARIOUS PRODUCERS
1. Watching The River Flow
2. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
3. Lay Lady Lay
4. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
5. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
6. All I Really Want To Do
7. My Back Pages
8. Maggie's Farm
9. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
1. She Belongs To Me
2. All Along The Watchtower
3. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo)
4. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
5. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
6. If Not For You
7. It's All Over Now Baby Blue
8. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
9. When I Paint My Masterpiece
10. I Shall Be Released
11. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
12. Down In The Flood
Rather than do a single disc for his Greatest Hits Vol II edition, Dylan and Columbia opted for a two record set. The results are mixed, but high on the positive side. Not all of the songs are "hits", but there is a full side four of previously unreleased material, mostly songs re-recorded from The Basement Tapes. There's also "Watching The River Flow", a previously unreleased track that opens disc one.
Overall, the choices are interesting (and at times baffling), but the set is mostly very good...even though it can be a bit long. The cover photo is from The Concert For Bangladesh, showing Dylan looking at George Harrison, who was standing right next to him. [First added to this chart: 11/27/2013]
VARIOUS PRODUCERS
1. Watching The River Flow
2. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
3. Lay Lady Lay
4. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
5. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
6. All I Really Want To Do
7. My Back Pages
8. Maggie's Farm
9. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
1. She Belongs To Me
2. All Along The Watchtower
3. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo)
4. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
5. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
6. If Not For You
7. It's All Over Now Baby Blue
8. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
9. When I Paint My Masterpiece
10. I Shall Be Released
11. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
12. Down In The Flood
Rather than do a single disc for his Greatest Hits Vol II edition, Dylan and Columbia opted for a two record set. The results are mixed, but high on the positive side. Not all of the songs are "hits", but there is a full side four of previously unreleased material, mostly songs re-recorded from The Basement Tapes. There's also "Watching The River Flow", a previously unreleased track that opens disc one.
Overall, the choices are interesting (and at times baffling), but the set is mostly very good...even though it can be a bit long. The cover photo is from The Concert For Bangladesh, showing Dylan looking at George Harrison, who was standing right next to him. [First added to this chart: 11/27/2013]
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1971 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Alice Cooper | 2 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 5% | |
| The Who | 1 | 2% | |
| Ten Years After | 1 | 2% | |
| Don McLean | 1 | 2% | |
| The Kinks | 1 | 2% | |
| George Harrison & Friends | 1 | 2% | |
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From Szyfman 06/05/2020 03:32 | #252864
Awesome !!!! Love Concert for Bangladesh and Distant Light is underrated.
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thedistantship 08/22/2014 14:37 | #120101
Like the two live albums in top ten. very nice
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From guigs13 01/13/2013 02:50 | #61280
Very cool!
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