River (Terry Reid album) explained

River
Type:	Album
Artist:	Terry Reid
Cover:	River (Terry Reid album).jpg
Released:	1973^[1]
Length:	35:06
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Tom Dowd
Prev Title:	Terry Reid
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Seed of Memory
Next Year:	1976

River is the third studio album by English vocalist Terry Reid.^[2] It was released in 1973 by Atlantic Records.^[3] It was produced by Tom Dowd and written by Terry Reid.^{[4] [5]}

Critical reception

Chris Jones of BBC Review called River a “masterpiece” comparing Reid’s "funky folk blues" as "evolving into a similar abstraction" as Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, writing "It’s this jazz abstraction that makes River such a pleasure". Jones commented on "the deeply charged emotion and pioneering spirit" of the recording process arguing that while "the meandering scat style is hard to grasp at first", "Lindley's guitar work is as fluid as Reid's way with words."^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Terry Reid

1. "Dean" - 4:45
2. "Avenue" - 5:08
3. "Things to Try" - 4:25
4. "Live Life" - 5:11
5. "River" - 5:45
6. "Dream" - 5:20
7. "Milestones" 5:52

Personnel

• Terry Reid - vocals, guitar
• David Lindley - electric guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar, violin
• Lee Miles - bass guitar
• Conrad Isidore - drums
• Willie Bobo - all percussion parts on "River"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Terry Reid | Discography. www.terryreid.com.
2. Web site: Should-have-been British rock legend Terry Reid plays a rare Chicago show. Steve. Krakow. Chicago Reader.
3. David Fricke's Reissue Picks: Terry Reid, Clear Light. David. Fricke. . June 15, 2016.
4. Web site: BBC - Music - Review of Terry Reid - River. Chris. Jones. www.bbc.co.uk.
5. Web site: 2016-06-28 . The Other Side of Terry Reid, PopMatters . 2023-12-13 . PopMatters . en-US.
6. Web site: 2016-05-19 . Terry Reid Turned Down Joining Led Zeppelin—and That’s Just the Start of His Story . 2024-01-10 . Observer . en-US.