Song of Joy (album)

Song of Joy
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Studio album by Captain & Tennille
Released	February 27, 1976
Genre	Pop, Adult Contemporary
Label	A&M
Producer	Captain & Tennille
Captain & Tennille chronology
Love Will Keep Us Together (1975)Love Will Keep Us Together1975 Song of Joy (1976) Come in from the Rain (1977)Come in from the Rain1977
Singles from Song of Joy
"Lonely Night (Angel Face)" Released: 1976 "Shop Around" Released: 1976 "Muskrat Love" Released: September 1976

Song of Joy is the second studio album by Captain & Tennille, released in 1976. Three out of the four singles released from the album were top-ten singles: "Muskrat Love", "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" and "Shop Around". The title track was co-written and originally performed by their A&M Records label mate Billy Preston.

Track listing

1. "Song of Joy" (Billy Preston, Reginald Rasputin Boutte) - 3:14
2. "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" (Neil Sedaka) - 3:16
3. "Mind Your Love" (Jerry Reed Hubbard) - 2:59
4. "Smile for Me One More Time" (Toni Tennille) - 3:17
5. "Shop Around" (Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr.) - 3:29
6. "Going Bananas" (Daryl Dragon) - 2:10
7. "Butterscotch Castle" (Toni Tennille, Daryl Dragon) - 3:19
8. "Muskrat Love" (Willis Alan Ramsey) - 3:48
9. "Thank You, Baby" (Bruce Johnston) - 3:38
10. "The Wedding Song (There is Love)" (Paul Stookey) - 3:18
11. "1954 Boogie Blues" (Toni Tennille, Daryl Dragon) - 4:54

Later in 1976, Pickwick Records re-issued Song of Joy. However, two tracks, "Mind Your Love" and "Butterscotch Castle", were omitted from the re-issue.

Singles

• "Lonely Night" (Angel Face) A&M 1782 b/w "Smile For Me One More Time" (#3 Hot 100, #1 Adult Contemporary)
• "Shop Around" A&M 1817 b/w "Butterscotch Castle" (#4 Hot 100, #1 Adult Contemporary)
• "Muskrat Love" A&M 1870 b/w "Honey Come Love Me" (#4 Hot 100, #1 Adult Contemporary)
• "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" A&M 8601

Personnel

• Toni Tennille - piano, vocals
• Daryl Dragon - guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
• Buddy Childers - trumpet
• Bud Shank - saxophone
• Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
• Frankie Capp - percussion
• James Getzoff - concertmaster
• Jim Horn - baritone and tenor saxophones
• Bobby Knight - trombone
• Charles Loper - trombone
• Jack Nimitz - saxophone
• Tony Terran - trumpet
• Michael Wimberly - trombone
• Clark Burroughs, Gary Sims, Jubilant Sykes, Pat Miller, Jane Tennille, Louisa Tennille, Melissa Tennille, Andy Boettner - background vocals

References

• Song of Joy - Captain & Tennille