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Critical response to Short Stories, both upon release and in retrospect, has been mixed.A Smash Hits journalist put the blame entirely on Anderson for making the album "entirely unlistenable"; he jokingly described his lyrics as "the kind of 'cosmic' drivel that gets hippies a bad name", and felt that the "tuneless" melodies were written by just coming up with notes and pitches at random. [6]
Short Stories is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1973.(see 1973 in music)."W.O.L.D.", "Mr Tanner" and "Mail Order Annie" remained amongst his most popular works for the rest of his life.
Short Stories is the first LP album by the award-winning [1] [2] [3] American songwriter Bob McDill, released in 1972 by J-M-I Records. [4] It is notable for being the only known album recorded by the successful country music writer. [5] It is also notable as being the first full-length album released on the short lived J-M-I Records label. [6]
Short Stories rarely appears in discographies, but is labeled as 1986 where it does appear. The record itself indicates a copyright date of 1985 Liberty Records; the album can thus be placed after Love Is What We Make It for that reason, and before any 1986 album.
AllMusic's "Blue" Gene Tyranny describes this album as a, "fascinating collection," of nine pieces by, "very different composers," and that, "the Kronos Quartet is in top form throughout all these selections." [4] A Wired review says that, "a fine mesh of brains and guts, Short Stories is an eclectic roller-coaster ride through 20th-century ...
Greatest Stories Live is a 1976 greatest hits live album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. It was recorded over three nights at three California venues in November 1975. Certain elements had to be re-recorded in the studio due to technical problems with the live recordings.
Life Stories is the 13th studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1986. [2] [3] [4] This release, "sets Klugh`s ballads against a variety of musical backgrounds, including violins, flutes, electric guitars and a variety of synthesizers". [5]
A Collection of Short Stories is the debut album by British electronic music duo Reload, consisting of Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton, who also released music as Global Communication. The booklet contains an introduction and six short stories written by Dominic Fripp.