Spirit Light

Description

Spirit Light is an album by the American singer and songwriter Joe Taylor, released on Ark Records in 1972 (??). All songs written by Joe Taylor except “Spirit Light” and “Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens” featuring lyrics by Robert Friedman.

Long-haired Lennon-spec’d hippie Jesus freak and his album of acoustic/electric femme-backed percussion-less basement hippie rural folk-rock. Musically the dude seems hip enough. His tunes usually have a folky acoustic vibe, strumming along with chunky electric bass, although several like «I’m In Love With My Lord», «You Can Feel Real», «Plastic Jesus» and «In The Dark Of The Night» also have low-key electric guitar kicking around in the background. A few twanged guitar solos here and there, both acoustic and electric. Joe on rhythm, lead and steel guitars, assisted by others on bass, piano, background vocals and additional guitars. Liner notes say he spent some time in Greenwich Village and published a comic book called ‘Dead Earth Comics’. Joe is also known for his spacey cover artwork, Mystery Revealed and Jesus Festival Of Music being perhaps his most striking designs. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “I’m In Love With My Lord” – 3:05
A2. “You Can Feel Real” – 3:00
A3. “Plastic Jesus” – 3:50
A4. “Spirit Light” – 4:30
A5. “Open Arms For You” – 3:39

Side Two
B1. “Build Upon That Rock” – 2:55
B2. “Back to Galilee” – 3:17
B3. “Yours, Body and Soul” – 2:09
B4. “In the Dark of the Night” – 4:17
B5. “Bear Ye One Anothers Burdens” – 4:10

Note: Has been re-issued on CD.

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