Atlantic Crossing - Rod Stewart

[lowdown]

Now i had this album [Vinyl] years ago. But when i went all CD it never got a look In.
Today my son turned up with a remastered CD of it saying that there is some great playing on it.
Rod sure did keep some great Muso company on that album.
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[*]Rod Stewart - vocals
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Carr"]Pete Carr[/url] - [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_guitar"]acoustic guitar[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_guitar"]electric guitar[/url] on [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_(Rod_Stewart_song)"]Sailing[/url][sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Crossing#cite_note-petcarsite-3"][4][/url][/sup]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Ed_Davis"]Jesse Ed Davis[/url] - guitars
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cropper"]Steve Cropper[/url] - guitars
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Tackett"]Fred Tackett[/url], guitars
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(musician)"]Jimmy Johnson[/url] - guitars
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Beckett"]Barry Beckett[/url] - keyboards
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albhy_Galuten"]Albhy Galuten[/url] - keyboards
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_%22Duck%22_Dunn"]Donald "Duck" Dunn[/url] - bass
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Sklar"]Lee Sklar[/url] - bass
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Glaub"]Bob Glaub[/url] - bass
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hood"]David Hood[/url] - bass
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lindley_(musician)"]David Lindley[/url] - mandolin, violin
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jackson,_Jr."]Al Jackson, Jr.[/url] - drums
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Hawkins"]Roger Hawkins[/url] - drums
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Olsson"]Nigel Olsson[/url] - drums
[*]Willie Correa - drums
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Memphis_Horns"]The Memphis Horns[/url] - trumpet, trombone, saxophone
[*]Cindy & Bob Singers, The Pets & The Clappers - backing vocals
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[color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]String arrangements by [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arif_Mardin"]Arif Mardin[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mitchell"]James Mitchell[/url][/size][/font][/color]

Edited August 28, 2012 by lowdown

[Dingus]

Some of my favourite players on there, too. I think the bulk of the album was recorded at Muscle Shoals and features the magnificent and much-underrated David Hood on bass, as well the rest of that formidable group of Southern session musicians . I remember hearing an interview with Rod on the radio where he was complaining that it was difficult to get a drink down there while he was recording there because Muscle Shoals Studio was in a "dry county" at that time with highly restricted liquor licensing laws. Surely they could have sent a roadie to find an off- licence?
From the list of credits it looks as if some of the album must have been recorded in L.A., as well. It's certainly a stellar line up of musicians. I suppose this was all back in the heyday of big recording budgets . The deluxe version of this album that your son recommends is superb. I particulaly like the tracks with Booker T and the MGS. I think some people are put off by the fact that it's Rod Stewart, if you know what I mean, but good music is good music , and some of the stuff on this album has got real soul.

[lowdown]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1346185617' post='1786326']
Some of my favourite players on there, too. I think the bulk of the album was recorded at Muscle Shoals and features the magnificent and much-underrated David Hood on bass, as well the rest of that formidable group of Southern session musicians . I remember hearing an interview with Rod on the radio where he was complaining that it was difficult to get a drink down there while he was recording there because Muscle Shoals Studio was in a "dry county" at that time with highly restricted liquor licensing laws. Surely they could have sent a roadie to find an off- licence?
From the list of credits it looks as if some of the album must have been recorded in L.A., as well. It's certainly a stellar line up of musicians. I suppose this was all back in the heyday of big recording budgets . The deluxe version of this album that your son recommends is superb. I particulaly like the tracks with Booker T and the MGS. I think some people are put off by the fact that it's Rod Stewart, if you know what I mean, but good music is good music , and some of the stuff on this album has got real soul.
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Been listening to it tonight, even Rod does a great job on it, he must have been inspired by that lot.
And yes the version we have here has bonus tracks on it - good stuff all round.


Garry

[Dingus]

I suppose it's worth remembering that Muscle Shoals was turning out hits like a production line by the mid-'70s, and all kinds of artists wanted to utilise their sklills. They had expanded their style beyond the Southern- soul sound that made their reputation into more mainstream middle-of the-road pop music by this time, as well as "serious " artists like Paul Simon going down there to record. I know part of the appeal for artists using the Muscle Shoals players was that they had a reputation for making it sound like the finished article very quickly; I remember hearing Bob Seger say that he was shocked on the first day he recorded at the studio with them that the first takes of songs they were working on sounded like finished records, and how fast they could record an album.

Edited August 28, 2012 by Dingus

[dmccombe7]

That's quite a list.
I remember the album but was never a huge fan of Rod although liked some of his stuff.
How can he make a bad album with that level of musicianship playing behind him.

Dave

[casapete]

I always liked Rod's output throughout the 70's, especially with The Faces.

His solo stuff often featured great players as on Atlantic Crossing - he could command this due to his massive
popularity both in Europe and the US. The following album 'A night on the town' featured Joe Walsh & the Tower of Power horns.
Later albums (into the 80's) had Bernard Edwards,Tony Thompson & Jeff Beck guesting too.

[yorks5stringer]

Expect his version of Drift Away had the same players as for Dobie Gray's original?

[paulconnolly]

I don't suppose Rod had much influence on who played on the record but yes they are top guys.

[Dingus]

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I don't suppose Rod had much influence on who played on the record but yes they are top guys.
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I think the choice of musicians (and studios , for that matter) was very much influenced by the producer Tom Dowd. , who had worked with many of them previously on during his illustrious career.