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Track List
01) Junior Cadillac
02) Spirit in the Sky
03) Skyline
04) Jubilee
05) Alice Bodine
06) Tars of India
07) The Power
08) Good Lookin' Woman
09) Milk Cow
10) Marcy
11) School for Sweet Talk
12) Children of Paradise
13) Canned Ham
14) Save Me for a Rainy Day
15) Chocolate Milk
16) Spirit in the Sky (demo)
17) Norman Greenbaum Radio Promo
01) Junior Cadillac
02) Spirit in the Sky
03) Skyline
04) Jubilee
05) Alice Bodine
06) Tars of India
07) The Power
08) Good Lookin' Woman
09) Milk Cow
10) Marcy
11) School for Sweet Talk
12) Children of Paradise
13) Canned Ham
14) Save Me for a Rainy Day
15) Chocolate Milk
16) Spirit in the Sky (demo)
17) Norman Greenbaum Radio Promo
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First Released
1969
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Spirit in the Sky is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum.
Norman Greenbaum was much stranger than his big hit "Spirit in the Sky" would suggest. Then again, that tune -- a confident, fuzz-toned paean to God, that sprit in the sky -- is hardly the most conventional of '70s AM anthems, so perhaps it isn't surprising that the album bearing the same title is all over the map, with sub-War low-riding anthems ("Junior Cadillac"), singer/songwriter introspection, eerie post-psychedelic pop (the genuinely unsettling "Marcy"), and utter oddities ("Canned Ham"). That, of course, means that it's far more fascinating than many soft rock curiosities of the early '70s, and the near-schizophrenic cavalcade of material means that the record doesn't hold together, but that's part of what makes it worth hearing. And while Greenbaum wasn't exactly a consistent songwriter, he did hit the mark several times ("Skyline," "Canned Ham," "Jubilee," and "Junior Cadillac" are all strong), and even the misfires are interesting and well-crafted, at least in terms of its early-'70s peers. This doesn't mean that it's a lost gem, but for listeners who want to dig into early '70s AM pop and soft rock, it's certainly worth hearing.
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Spirit in the Sky is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum.
Norman Greenbaum was much stranger than his big hit "Spirit in the Sky" would suggest. Then again, that tune -- a confident, fuzz-toned paean to God, that sprit in the sky -- is hardly the most conventional of '70s AM anthems, so perhaps it isn't surprising that the album bearing the same title is all over the map, with sub-War low-riding anthems ("Junior Cadillac"), singer/songwriter introspection, eerie post-psychedelic pop (the genuinely unsettling "Marcy"), and utter oddities ("Canned Ham"). That, of course, means that it's far more fascinating than many soft rock curiosities of the early '70s, and the near-schizophrenic cavalcade of material means that the record doesn't hold together, but that's part of what makes it worth hearing. And while Greenbaum wasn't exactly a consistent songwriter, he did hit the mark several times ("Skyline," "Canned Ham," "Jubilee," and "Junior Cadillac" are all strong), and even the misfires are interesting and well-crafted, at least in terms of its early-'70s peers. This doesn't mean that it's a lost gem, but for listeners who want to dig into early '70s AM pop and soft rock, it's certainly worth hearing.
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