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David Soul (album)

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David Soul
Cover of original 1976 release
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1976
RecordedJune–October 1975
StudioHis Masters Wheels (San Francisco)
Genre
LabelPrivate Stock
ProducerElliot Mazer
David Soul chronology
David Soul
(1976)
Playing to an Audience of One
(1977)

David Soul is the debut album by American actor and singer-songwriter David Soul, released in 1976.[1]

On later editions of the album, Soul's hit single "Don't Give Up on Us" was featured in place of "One More Mountain to Climb".

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Wall"David Soul, Gardner McKay1:50
2."1927 Kansas City"Mike Reilly3:05
3."Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen cover)Leonard Cohen2:57
4."Hooray for Hollywood"David MacKenzie2:35
5."Landlord"Jim Page3:05
6."Seem to Miss So Much (Coalminer's Song)"Bruno Kirby, Sam Fox3:46
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."One More Mountain to Climb" (Dr. Music cover)Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield3:02
8."Ex Lover"Amanda McBroom4:18
9."Topanga"David Soul, Gardner McKay4:06
10."Black Bean Soup" (Duet with Lynne Marta)David Soul, Gardner McKay2:33
11."Kristofer David"David Soul4:16

Musicians

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  • Norton Buffalo - harmonica
  • John Doukas - backing vocals
  • Greg Errico - percussion
  • Richard Greene - fiddle
  • Hawkins: Feddy, Lynette, Tremaine, Walter Hawkins - backing vocals
  • Tom Hensley - keyboards
  • Jimmy Hodder - drums
  • Nicky Hopkins - piano
  • Hutch - backing vocals
  • Teddy Irwin - Guitar
  • Andy Kulberg - bass, strings arranger
  • Taj Mahal - mandolin, acoustic bass
  • Gary Mallaber - percussion
  • Lynne Marta - backing vocals
  • Elliot Mazer - bass
  • Chris Mickie - guitar
  • Jac Murphy - piano
  • The Nob Hill Gang - horns
  • The Persuasions - backing vocals
  • Merl Saunders - piano
  • Smiggy - electric guitar
  • David Soul - acoustic guitar
  • Hoshal Wright - acoustic guitar, banjo[2]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1976/77) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1977) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 37

References

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  1. ^ David Soul. discogs. November 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Discogs - David Soul – David Soul
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Soul – David Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – David Soul – David Soul". Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. December 24, 1977. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.