Aquashow

Aquashow
Aquashow
Studio album by Elliott Murphy
Released	1973
Studios	Record Plant East, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	37:09
Label	Polydor
Producer	Peter K. Siegel
Elliott Murphy chronology

Aquashow is the 1973 debut album by singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	A−

The album was reviewed by Paul Nelson in Rolling Stone along with Bruce Springsteen'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 in the Los Angeles Times 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 on the novel)
"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

↑ Hartenbach, Brett. Aquashow at AllMusic
↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 1988.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] Hartenbach, Brett. Aquashow at AllMusic

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archives". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 1988.

[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)