Name That Album?!

[Ultra]

Mae caught a taxi to see Zorba in Tijuana. 

Name that album and artist......

[Otto Puzzell]

"Going Places" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

[Ultra]

Very good!   Now it is your turn to post one.

[Otto Puzzell]

I see!

OK - the journey begins with enlightenment, an encounter with an amusement park coflagration, a race on the highway, an includes a urilogically-challened schoolmate.

[Ultra]

Mark Knopfler Sailing to Philadelphia.

[Otto Puzzell]

That's not the one I had in mind...

[Otto Puzzell]

Well-known artist and album

[Ultra]

Springsteen - Born to Run

[Otto Puzzell]

No - not from Jersey. This artist comes from a soulful place a bit South and West of there.

[Otto Puzzell]

...in Pennsylvania...

[Otto Puzzell]

....released in 1972....

[Otto Puzzell]

This is the third 'solo'album released by this artist. Indeed, he was closer to a solo artist than most.

One of the more popular songs on this album was a re-make of a recording done by a band of which he was once a member. The artist cited Carol King as an influence for some of the other songs on this work.

[Otto Puzzell]

If this clue doesn't help, I give up.

[Aaron65]

Todd Rundgren's Something/Anything?

[Otto Puzzell]

And we have a winna!  

(bolded text = referred to in clues)

Side one

  1. "I Saw the Light" – 2:56
  2. "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" – 3:50
  3. "Wolfman Jack" – 2:54
  4. "Cold Morning Light" – 3:55
  5. "It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls)" – 2:41
  6. "Sweeter Memories" – 3:36

Side two

  1. "Intro" – 1:11
  2. "Breathless" – 3:15
  3. "The Night the Carousel Burnt Down" – 4:29
  4. "Saving Grace" – 4:12
  5. "Marlene" – 3:54
  6. "Song of the Viking" – 2:35
  7. "I Went to the Mirror" – 4:05

Side three

  1. "Black Maria" – 5:20
  2. "One More Day (No Word)" – 3:43
  3. "Couldn't I Just Tell You" – 3:34
  4. "Torch Song" – 2:52
  5. "Little Red Lights" – 4:53

Side four

  1. "Overture—My Roots: Money (That's What I Want) / Messin' With The Kid" (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy, Mel London) – 2:29[5]
  2. "Dust in the Wind" (Mark Klingman, Rundgren) – 3:49
  3. "Piss Aaron" – 3:26
  4. "Hello It's Me" – 4:42
  5. "Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me" – 3:56
  6. "You Left Me Sore" – 3:13
  7. "Slut" – 4:03

"Hello It's Me" was previously recorded by The Nazz.

Nazz was a psychedelic and garage rock band from the 1960s. The band was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1967 by Todd Rundgren (lead guitar) and Carson Van Osten (bass guitar). Thom Mooney (drums, formerly of the Munchkins), and Robert "Stewkey" Antoni (vocals, keyboards) joined before their first concert, opening for the Doors in 1967.

Your turn to post one.

[Aaron65]

OK...some guys from Memphis apparently have a big hit on their hands...along the way adolescents visit India and enjoy the sun coming up.

[Ultra]

Beatles?

[Aaron65]

Not the lads...

[Aaron65]

A hint...the band itself is from Memphis...

[Otto Puzzell]

Rock band?

[Aaron65]

Yes they were...

[Otto Puzzell]

Number 1 Record by Big Star?

[Aaron65]

That's it!  One of my favorites!!!

[Otto Puzzell]

Oops - I guess it's my turn!

Cats, dogs, Salvador Dali, a pink bird, the destruction of the Chrysler Building, and one cool jerk lend an international flavor and feel to this album. . 

[Aaron65]

You must be a big Todd Rundgren fan, Karn!  This one would be "A Wizard, A True Star."