Oar (album)

Oar
A photograph of Spence
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1969 (1969-05-19)
RecordedDecember 3–12, 1968[1]
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)[2]
Genre
Length44:38
LabelColumbia
ProducerAlexander Spence
Alternative cover
Cover of 2018 deluxe box set AndOarAgain
Cover of 2018 deluxe box set AndOarAgain

Oar is the only studio album by American singer-songwriter Alexander "Skip" Spence, released on May 19, 1969, by Columbia Records. It was recorded over seven days in December 1968 in Nashville, and features Spence on all of the instruments.[6]

  1. ^ Black, Louis (17 December 1999). "The Memory of Music: Skip Spence's Oar". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 15 June 2011. According to producer David Rubinson, the actual recording period was seven days. See Alexander Lau.
  2. ^ "Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City - Part 4: Artists That Followed". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ Marchese, David (September 6, 2012). "Alexander "Skip" Spence – Oar". Spin. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Top 25 1960s Folk-Rock Albums: A Subjective List of Personal Faves". Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Lau, Andrew (24 November 2009). "Oar After 40 Years: Brilliant or Mere Ramblings?". Crawdaddy!. Retrieved 15 June 2011.