Power (John Hall album) explained

Power
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Hall
Cover:	JohnHallPower.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	1979
Genre:	Folk rock, pop rock
Length:	36:32
Label:	ARC Records
Producer:	John Hall
Prev Title:	John Hall
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	All of the Above
Next Year:	1981

Power is the third album by John Hall, released in 1979 on Columbia Records subsidiary ARC Records.^{[1] [2] [3]} The title track is used as an anthem against nuclear power.^{[4] [5]}

Critical reception

The Hartford Courant noted that "when Hall speeds the tempo up ... the result is a lively, danceable froth that's extremely fresh and fun."^[6] The Greenville News called the title track "the first good political song about nuclear energy."^[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.

• John Hall - lead vocals, guitar, electric piano (1), bass (3), keyboards (3), cowbell (3), string synthesizer (4)
• Eric Parker - drums
• Jody Linscott - percussion
• David Schwartz - bass
• Louis Levin - keyboards
• Bryan Cumming - saxophone, second guitar (4, 6)
• Lynn Pitney - background vocals
• Phil Ballou - background vocals
• John Troy - supplemental vocals (1, 3, 6)
• Jon Pousette-Dart - supplemental vocals (1, 3, 6)
• Tony Levin - bass (2, 4)
• Mike Mainieri - vibraphone (8)
• Carly Simon - background vocals (2)
• James Taylor - background vocals (2)

Production

• Producer

John Hall

• Engineers

Gene Paul (Atlantic), Lew Hahn (Atlantic), John Holbrook (Bearsville)

• Photography: Eric Meola (front cover), Aaron Rapoport (back cover), Bob Hower, John Curtis, Louis Levin, Peter Simon, Tony Levin

Notes and References

1. Top Album Picks. 165. Billboard. 91. 13. March 31, 1979. Nielsen Business Media. November 28, 2021. Google Books.
2. Album Feature. 7. Audio. 63. 1979. Radio Magazine. November 28, 2021. Google Books.
3. John Hall. 83. High Fidelity. 39. 7–12. 1979. ABC Leisure Magazines. November 28, 2021. Google Books.
4. Book: Sullivan, James. Which Side Are You On?. 175. December 3, 2018. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-066031-4. November 28, 2021. Google Books.
5. Book: Williams, Neville. Sun Power. 31. April 22, 2014. Tom Doherty Associates. 9781466805408. November 28, 2021. Google Books.
6. News: McNulty . Henry . Without Leading Lights . Hartford Courant . 8 Apr 1979 . 7G.
7. News: Priddy . Tom . Pop/Rock . The Greenville News . 29 Apr 1979 . 17E.