Northern Lights – Southern Cross
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Northern Lights-Southern Cross
- Artist: The Band
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- Release Date: November 01, 1975
- Total Time: 40:40
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
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The first studio album of Band originals in four years, in many respects Northern Lights-Southern Cross was viewed as a comeback. It also can be seen as a swan song. The album was the Band's finest since their self-titled sophomore effort. Totaling eight songs in all, on this album the Band explores new timbres, utilizing for the first time 24 tracks and what was (then) new synthesizer technology. "Acadian Driftwood" stands out as one of Robertson's finest compositions, the equal to anything else the Band ever recorded. ~ Rob Bowman, Rovi| Northern Lights, Southern Cross [Import] (1975 Album by The Band) | |
| Northern Lights-Southern Cross [Bonus Tracks] (1975 Album by The Band) |
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Northern Lights – Southern Cross
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| Studio album by The Band | ||||
| Released | November 1, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | Spring-Summer 1975 Shangri-La Studio, Zuma Beach, California |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:40 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | The Band & Cheryl Pawelski | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B+)[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Northern Lights – Southern Cross is the sixth studio album by Canadian-American rock group The Band released in 1975. It was the first album to be recorded at their new California studio, Shangri-La and the first album of all-new material since 1971's Cahoots. All eight songs are credited as compositions of guitarist Robbie Robertson.
Northern Lights - Southern Cross was recorded using a 24-track console, allowing Garth Hudson to include multiple layers of keyboards on several tracks.
"Acadian Driftwood" was featured in a 1984 CBC-TV special titled Murray McLauchlan's Floating Over Canada. The only Band member to appear in the sequence was Levon Helm. In this presentation of the song, Levon, his wife Sandy Helm, and Murray McLauchlan depict the expulsion of Acadian citizens by British forces. My Morning Jacket covered "It Makes No Difference" for the 2007 Band tribute album Endless Highway: The Music of The Band.[4]
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Contents
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Track listing
All songs written by Robbie Robertson.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Forbidden Fruit" | 5:59 |
| 2. | "Hobo Jungle" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Ophelia" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Acadian Driftwood" | 6:42 |
| 5. | "Ring Your Bell" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "It Makes No Difference" | 6:34 |
| 7. | "Jupiter Hollow" | 5:20 |
| 8. | "Rags and Bones" | 4:22 |
Bonus track listing from 2001 re-release
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 9. | "Twilight (Early Alternate Version)" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Christmas Must Be Tonight (Alternate Version)" | 3:01 |
Group members and other participants
- Rick Danko - Bass, guitar, fiddle, harmonica, trombone, vocals
- Levon Helm - drums, guitars, mandolin, piano, keyboards, vocals
- Garth Hudson - Organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophones, synthesizers, brass, chants, woodwind, bass
- Richard Manuel - Acoustic and electric piano, keyboards, congas, Hammond organ, clavinet, drums, vocals
- Robbie Robertson - Guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, clavinet
- Additional personnel
- Byron Berline - fiddle on "Acadian Driftwood"
- Nat Jeffrey - Engineer
- Ed Anderson - Engineer
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Billboard 200 | 26 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | "Ophelia" | Hot 100 | 62[5] |
References
- ^ Northern Lights – Southern Cross at Allmusic
- ^ Robert Christgau
- ^ Rolling Stone
- ^ "In the Spotlight: My Morning Jacket » Cover Me". Covermesongs.com. 2010-08-13. http://www.covermesongs.com/2010/08/in-the-spotlight-my-morning-jacket.html. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "The Band Albums (Top Albums) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. http://musicvf.com/The+Band.alb. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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