Smiling Phases

Smiling Phases
Compilation album by
Traffic
Released19 November 1991
Recorded1967–1974
GenreRock and roll, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion
Length2:02:15
LabelIsland Records
Producer
Traffic chronology
When the Eagle Flies
(1973) 		Smiling Phases
(1991) 		Far from Home
(1994)

Smiling Phases is a two-disc 1991 compilation album by British progressive & psychedelic rock band Traffic. The title is taken from a track from their 1967 debut, Mr. Fantasy, and is meant to represent the two distinct phases of the band. Disc one covers phase one, and disc two covers phase two.[2]

There are no new tracks on Smiling Phases, however, Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush, from the film of the same name, appears on a Traffic album for the first time.[3] The extended version of Paper Sun is available in the US for the first time, as the single version was used for the American release of Mr. Fantasy.[4]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paper Sun"Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood4:17
2."Hole in My Shoe"Dave Mason3:04
3."Smiling Phases"Capaldi / Winwood / Chris Wood2:41
4."Heaven Is in Your Mind"Capaldi / Winwood / Wood4:17
5."Coloured Rain"Capaldi / Winwood / Wood3:26
6."No Face, No Name, No Number"Capaldi / Winwood3:34
7."Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush"Capaldi / Mason / Winwood / Wood2:39
8."Dear Mr. Fantasy"Capaldi / Winwood / Wood5:40
9."You Can All Join In"Mason3:36
10."Feelin' Alright?"Mason2:18
11."Pearly Queen"Capaldi / Winwood4:18
12."(Roamin' Thru the Gloamin' With) 40,000 Headmen"Capaldi / Winwood3:15
13."Vagabond Virgin"Capaldi / Mason5:17
14."Shanghai Noodle Factory"Capaldi / Winwood / Larry Fallon / Jimmy Miller3:30
15."Withering Tree"Capaldi / Winwood3:04
16."Medicated Goo"Winwood / Miller3:34
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glad"Winwood6:59
2."Freedom Rider"Capaldi / Winwood2:44
3."Empty Pages"Capaldi / Winwood4:36
4."John Barleycorn"Traditional / Winwood6:21
5."The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"Capaldi / Winwood11:36
6."Light Up or Leave Me Alone"Capaldi4:46
7."Rock and Roll Stew"Jim Gordon / Rick Grech4:21
8."Shoot out at the Fantasy Factory"Capaldi / Winwood6:02
9."Walking in the Wind"Capaldi / Winwood6:52
10."When the Eagle Flies"Capaldi / Winwood4:23
Total length:2:02:15

References

  1. ^ "Traffic – Smiling Phases". Discogs. 1991.
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Smiling Phases". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Sumrall, Harry. "Classic Traffic". Beaver County Times. p. 26.
  4. ^ R.S. Murthi. "Traffic Gems". New Straits Times. p. 11.
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