2 on 1 CD
Tracklisting:
Contribution: Man Hole Covered Wagon - L Ballade - Not Quite Nonsense - No Question - Withered Roses - For JFK RFK & MLK - Lovely Lady - Screamer For Phlyses
Second Contribution: She Was Waiting For Her Mother At The Station In Torino And You Know I Love You Baby But It's Getting Too Heavy To Laugh - Keep On - Sleepwalker - Song For Mr. C - The Ballad Of Casey Deiss - Song For Sagittarians - Lookin' Up Lookin' Down - Remedial Interruption - Whazz At - Schmaltz Waltz - F Sharp Splendor - Steel Eyes
Originally released in 1970 and 1971 on the A&M record label
Shawn Phillips is one of most fascinating and enigmatic artists to come out of the early '70s singer-songwriter boom. The fact that he was a musician as much as a singer/songwriter made him stand out, and his refusal to shape his music - which crosses between folk-rock, jazz, progressive, pop and classical - to anyone else's expectations has allowed him to hold onto a large and dedicated following.
'Contribution', Phillips' first major album, mixes progressive rock and folk sounds in a manner unique to its time. Recorded with help from members of Traffic (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Caleb Quayle) among others, this is a condensation of a far more ambitious studio original that was intended to fill three LPs.
On 'Second Contribution', Phillips carries us across folk ('The Ballad Of Casey Deiss') and rock styles, with a heavy R&B feel at times ('Song For Mr. C'), accompanied by a band and arranger Paul Buckminster's (Elton John, Stones, Bowie, Bee Gees) most restrained orchestrations. (Quotes courtesy AMG)
