Citadel (Starcastle album) explained

Citadel
Type:	studio
Artist:	Starcastle
Cover:	Citadel (Starcastle album).jpg
Released:	October 1977^[1]
Recorded:	Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Genre:	Progressive rock
Length:	39:15
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Roy Thomas Baker
Prev Title:	Fountains of Light
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Real to Reel
Next Year:	1978

Citadel is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Starcastle. It is the second of two Starcastle albums to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker. Unlike their first two albums, Citadel features shorter, more concise compositions from the band. This trend would further continue in Starcastle's next album, Real to Reel.

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times called the album "so delightful, it reignites all one's previous high hopes for the group ... Starcastle uses its source material as more than proof of good listening taste."^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Starcastle.

Side 1

1. "Shine On Brightly" - 5:14
2. "Shadows of Song" - 5:08
3. "Can't Think Twice" - 3:51
4. "Wings of White" - 4:48

Side 2

1. "Evening Wind" - 5:27
2. "Change in Time" - 4:31
3. "Could This Be Love?" - 3:23
4. "Why Have They Gone?" - 6:53

Personnel

Band

• Terry Luttrell - lead vocals
• Matthew Stewart - backing vocals, electric guitar, mandolin
• Stephen Hagler - backing vocals, electric guitar
• Gary Strater - backing vocals, bass guitar, Moog Taurus
• Herb Schildt - piano, synthesizer, organ, Mellotron, Oberheim OB-X
• Stephen Tassler - backing vocals, drums, percussion

Notes and References

1. October 29, 1977 . Billboard Album Radio Action . .
2. News: Hooker . Michael . Pop Album Reviews in Brief . Los Angeles Times . Dec 11, 1977 . Calendar . 111.