In Touch Again

Description

In Touch Again is the sophomore album by the American mellow folk-rock quartet Suncast, released on Myrrh Records in 1976, a division of Word. The album was recorded by Brent Maher and Todd Carney at Creative Workshop in Nashville, Tennessee; with band members Jon Phelps and Ted French producing. Mixed by Brown Bannister and Chris Christian at Home Sweet Home, Nashville. Suncast features Jon Phelps, Lori Kraemer and Ted French, as well as new member Greg McNeily. (In the 1980s, Jon Phelps would become the president of Heartland Records.)

Moving to a major label and picking up a new member (Greg McNeily on bass and harmonica), Suncast followed up their debut with the clearly superior In Touch Again. Here the acoustic instruments and relaxed harmonies take prominence, allowing Suncast to ultimately succeed in the “warm sounds” department, especially when they toss in autoharp, mandolin, banjo, fiddles and harmonica. Strings are used more sparingly than on Let It Shine, joining woodwinds on «September» and the short instrumental «Evening Song». Includes a cover of Loggins & Messina’s «Watchin’ The River Run». The spirited electric folk-rock groove of «Love In My Heart» is balanced against delicate ballads like «Lift Me Up», «All That I Have», «Driftin» and the title track, the latter a beautiful moody acoustic piece that closes the album. [Ken Scott, The Archivist]

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LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Glory” – 2:27
A2. “Watchin’ The River Run” – 4:01
A3. “Long Long Time” – 4:33
A4. “Lift Me Up” – 5:19
A5. “All That I Have” – 3:02

Side Two
B1. “Love In My Heart” – 1:43
B2. “September” – 3:26
B3. “Farther Along” – 4:38
B4. “Driftin'” – 4:23
B5. “Evening Song” – 1:14
B6. “In Touch Again” – 3:14

Note: The album tracks “Love In My Heart”, b/w “Farther Along”, were released as a 7-inch vinyl single.

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