Music, Music


Music, Music is the eighth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in the summer of 1976 by Capitol Records and later described by J. Scott McClintock for AllMusic: "There are breezy, Bacharach-ian excursions, bluesy numbers, light country, jazzy ballads, and even a little Philly soul. On August 2 of that year the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States. It debuted on Billboard's Top LP's & Tapes chart that same month, in the issue dated August 14, and got as high as number 16 during its 13 weeks there, and in Canada's RPM magazine it peaked at number 14. On August 23, 2005, it was released for the first time on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD, the other album being her 1975 studio release, No Way to Treat a Lady.

Singles

"I Can't Hear You No More" was released in the United States on July 26, 1976, and debuted on Billboards Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated August 7, eventually making it to number 29 over the course of nine weeks. In the following issue, dated August 14, it made its first appearance on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, where it spent 11 weeks, one of which was at number one. In RPM magazine the song got as high as number 36 pop.
In Billboards August 28 issue the single's B-side, "Music Is My Life", started to be listed on the Hot 100 alongside "I Can't Hear You No More" as a "tag along" to indicate that some radio stations were opting to play the flip side of the original hit that charted. While "Music Is My Life" did not have any showings on the list of Easy Listening hits, a third song from the album, "Gladiola", began a 12-week chart run there in the issue dated November 13 of that year that included a number 10 peak position but saw no activity on the pop chart.

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "Music, Music" – 3:14
  2. *Jeff Porcaro – drums
  3. *David Hungate – bass guitar
  4. *Fred Tackett – guitar
  5. *David Paich – piano
  6. *Bobbye Hall – congas
  7. "Gladiola" – 3:27
  8. *Harvey Mason – drums
  9. *Reini Press – bass guitar
  10. *Dean Parks – guitar
  11. *Mark Jordan – piano
  12. *Victor Feldman – percussions
  13. *Tom Scott – alto sax solo
  14. "Mama" – 4:03
  15. *Harvey Mason – drums
  16. *Scotty Edwards – bass guitar
  17. *Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
  18. *Clarence McDonald – piano
  19. "Hold Me in Your Dreams Tonight" – 2:42
  20. *Harvey Mason – drums
  21. *Reini Press – bass guitar
  22. *Dean Parks – guitar
  23. *Mark Jordan – piano
  24. *Victor Feldman – percussions
  25. "Get Off Me Baby" – 4:58
  26. *Harvey Mason – drums
  27. *Scotty Edwards – bass guitar
  28. *Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
  29. *Clarence McDonald – piano
Side 2
  1. "I Can't Hear You No More" – 2:49
  2. *Harvey Mason – drums
  3. *Dean Parks – guitar
  4. *Scotty Edwards – bass guitar
  5. *Larry Muhoberac – piano
  6. "Ladychain" – 3:58
  7. *Harvey Mason – drums
  8. *Scotty Edwards – bass guitar
  9. *Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
  10. *Clarence McDonald – piano
  11. *Tom Scott – alto sax solo
  12. "Music Is My Life" – 2:29
  13. *Jeff Porcaro – drums
  14. *David Hungate – bass guitar
  15. *Fred Tackett – guitar
  16. *David Paich – piano
  17. *Victor Feldman – percussions
  18. "Nice to Be Around" – 2:58
  19. *Harvey Mason – drums
  20. *Reini Press – bass guitar
  21. *Dean Parks – guitar
  22. *Mark Jordan – piano
  23. *Tom Scott – alto flute solo
  24. "You Make It So Easy" – 2:23
  25. *Harvey Mason – drums
  26. *Dean Parks – guitar
  27. *Scotty Edwards – bass guitar
  28. *Larry Muhoberac – piano

    Personnel

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