1972 (album)

1972
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 2003
Recorded2003
StudiosAlex the Great Studios, Nashville, TN
Bedroom Classics Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreFolk music/Indie rock
Length43:02
LabelRykodisc[1]
ProducerBrad Jones
Josh Rouse chronology
Under Cold Blue Stars
(2002)
1972
(2003)
The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
BlenderStarStarStar[4]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[5]
The IndependentStarStarStarStar[6]
MojoStarStarStar[7]
Now3/5[8]
Pitchfork7.0/10[9]
QStarStarStarStar[10]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[11]
UncutStarStarStarStar[12]

1972 is the fourth album by indie folk musician Josh Rouse.[13] It was released on Rykodisc on August 26, 2003.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josh Rouse.

No.TitleLength
1."1972"3:48
2."Love Vibration"4:51
3."Sunshine (Come on Lady)"2:54
4."James"5:01
5."Slaveship"3:10
6."Comeback (Light Therapy)"4:38
7."Under Your Charms"3:45
8."Flight Attendant"4:46
9."Sparrows Over Birmingham"4:59
10."Rise"5:10

Personnel

  • Josh Rouse - Vocals, Guitars, Bells (6)
  • James Haggerty - Bass Guitar (1, 6, 8)
  • Curt Perkins - Piano (1, 8), Vibraphone (1), Wurlitzer Piano (2, 6), Keyboard (4), Backing Vocals (4), Rhodes Piano (7), Harmonium (8),
  • Marc Pisapia - Drums (1-8, 10), Percussion (1, 3-8, 10)
  • Chris Carmichael - Strings (1, 4, 6, 7)
  • Brad Jones - Bass (2-5, 7, 9-10), Organ (2-3, 9), Vibraphone (3, 10), Piano (5), Wurlitzer Piano (10)
  • Jim Hoke - Flute (2, 4, 6) Saxophone (2, 4, 6, 8)
  • Joe Pisapia - Guitar Solo (4)
  • Katie Cook - Backing Vocals (1)
  • The Sweathogs - Backing Vocals (2, 5)
  • Tim Keegan - Backing Vocals (4)
  • James Nixon - Backing Vocals (9)

References

  1. ↑ 9/02/03 12:00AM. "Josh Rouse: 1972". Music.avclub.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Reviews for 1972 by Josh Rouse". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "1972 – Josh Rouse". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Duerden, Nick (September 2003). "Josh Rouse: 1972". Blender. No. 19. p. 132. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Sweeting, Adam (September 5, 2003). "Josh Rouse, 1972". The Guardian. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gill, Andy (September 5, 2003). "Josh Rouse: 1972 (Rykodisc)". The Independent.
  7. ↑ "Josh Rouse: 1972". Mojo. No. 118. September 2003. p. 104.
  8. ↑ Liss, Sarah (October 9, 2003). "Josh Rouse". Now. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ Morris, William (October 9, 2003). "Josh Rouse: 1972". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Josh Rouse: 1972". Q. No. 207. October 2003. p. 113.
  11. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (September 16, 2003). "Josh Rouse: 1972". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Blast From The Past". Uncut. No. 77. October 2003. p. 114. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ Christina Saraceno (September 5, 2003). "Rouse Goes Back to "1972"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 1, 2020.