| Islands | ||||
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| Released | March 15, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 1972 – January 1977 | |||
| Studio | Shangri-la Studios; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:15 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | The Band | |||
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Islands is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American rock group the Band. Released in 1977 to mixed reviews, it is the final studio album from the group's original lineup.[1]
Primarily composed of previously unreleased songs from the Band's career (including their 1976 cover of "Georgia on My Mind", which was recorded to aid Jimmy Carter in his presidential bid),[2] Islands was released to fulfill the group's contract with Capitol Records, so that the soundtrack to their film The Last Waltz could be released on Warner Bros. Records.[1] In the CD liner notes, Robbie Robertson compares the album to the Who's Odds & Sods.
- ^ a b Bauldie, John (March 5, 1991). "Review of Islands re-issue". Q. Vol. 84. p. 10.
- ^ Morris, Chris, Liner Notes to Islands CD release