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Band of Gold
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Although much of
vocalist
's early '70s association with the mighty
label would be fraught with stress, her 1970 debut album,
, was nevertheless a masterpiece of epic proportions. Touted on the sleeve as "people music, for people who like
,
-- just about anything,"
's set certainly reflects that wide range and, while the overall sonic tone of
reflects her producers'
history, especially across songs like
and the
penned
there are other more spontaneous moments here as well. With a majority of the songs co-written by
, who would go on to become part of the
empire,
wowed her audience first with the top hit
before diving into
Both are downtempo love
, delivered with a maturity and richness that belies much of the balladeering of the era. Other standouts include the young love remembrances of
which allows
's vocals to stay fully in front and even includes a subtle
spoken work bridge and the smoky intro'd
It must be said, however, that the title song -- truly one of the greatest
of all time -- so dominates proceedings that it is very easy to overlook these other gems, one reason why
rarely attracts much attention today. ~ Amy Hanson