Zuma (Southern Pacific album) explained

Zuma
Type:studio
Artist:Southern Pacific
Cover:zumasouthernpacific.jpg
Released:1988
Genre:Country rock
Length:37:12
Label:Warner Bros. Records
Producer:Southern Pacific, Jim Ed Norman
Prev Title:Killbilly Hill
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:County Line
Next Year:1990

Zuma is the third studio album by American country music group Southern Pacific.[1] [2] It was released in 1988 via Warner Bros. Records.[3] The album includes the singles "Midnight Highway", "New Shade of Blue", and "Honey I Dare You" and "All Is Lost". It was the band's first album with David Jenkins.[4]

Critical reception

The Toronto Star wrote that "what these guys have in their favor is a sense of the romance of West Coast country-rock; they're not just Nashvillers on a lark or neo-country twangers, but genuine inheritors of a tradition."[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Toombs . Mikel . Southern Pacific keeps on chugging – Country-rock group's pace slow, but sure . The San Diego Union-Tribune . August 2, 1988 . D4.
  2. News: DeVault . Russ . Whatever You You Call It – Southern Pacific's Brand of Country Rocks 'n' Rolls . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . November 12, 1988 . L24.
  3. News: On the Record . UPI . July 1, 1988.
  4. News: Oermann . Robert K. . Southern Pacific has accomplished a rare feat, trading rock music credentials for country stardom . USA Today . December 30, 1988.
  5. News: Quill . Greg . Seattle-based country-rockers Southern Pacific... . Toronto Star . 8 July 1988 . E6.