John David Souther is the debut album American singer-songwriter JD Souther, released in 1972. The song "How Long" was recorded by the Eagles for their 2007 album Long Road Out of Eden, from which it was released as a single. It was a Grammy award winner for them under the "Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" category. "Run Like a Thief" was covered by Bonnie Raitt on her album Home Plate.
Background Souther was one of the first artists signed by David Geffen to Asylum Records. Souther had previously collaborated with Glenn Frey in a folk duo called Longbranch Pennywhistle. Souther later joined with Chris Hillman and Richie Furay to form the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band after the release of his solo debut. They recorded two albums before he returned to his solo career.
Reception
In his retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Lindsay Planer wrote the album "bears the same earthy Southwestern textures that are inextricably linked to the roots of the country/rock subgenre."
Track listing All songs by JD Souther.
"The Fast One" – 3:10 "Run Like a Thief" – 3:15 "Jesus in 3/4 Time" – 3:38 "Kite Woman" – 3:06 "Some People Call It Music" – 3:16 "White Wing" – 4:21 "It's the Same" – 3:32 "How Long" – 3:22 "Out to Sea" – 5:03 "Lullaby" – 1:35
Personnel JD Souther – guitar, piano, vocals John Barbata – drums Michael Bowden – bass Fred Catero – guitar Ned Doheny – guitar Glenn Frey – guitar, piano, backing vocals Bryan Garofalo – bass Gib Guilbeau – fiddle, violin David Jackson – bass, piano, keyboards Gary Mallaber – drums, keyboards Mickey McGee – drums Wayne Perkins – guitar, slide guitar Joel Tepp – bass, harp
Production Producers: JD Souther, Fred Catero Engineer: Fred Catero Art direction: Anthony Hudson Design: Anthony Hudson Photography: Frank Laffitte
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