Song for Juli is the fourth solo album by singer-songwriter and former Youngblood Jesse Colin Young. The album had a higher chart placing than any of the Youngbloods albums, and stayed on the charts longer than any other album he ever made.

Song for Juli
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1973
Recorded1973
GenreCountry rock/Folk rock
Length39:58
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJesse Colin Young
Jesse Colin Young chronology
Together
(1972)
Song for Juli
(1973)
Light Shine
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Several of the songs include allusions to Young's ridgetop home in Inverness, California. The house burned down in the 1995 Mount Vision Fire.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Mornin' Sun" (J.C. Young) – 4:04
  2. "Song for Juli" (J.C. Young, Suzi Young) – 4:59
  3. "Ridgetop" (J.C. Young) – 7:02
  4. "Evenin'" (J.C. Young) – 3:13
  5. "Miss Hesitation" (J.C. Young) – 6:26
  6. "T-Bone Shuffle" (T-Bone Walker) – 5:03
  7. "Lafayette Waltz" (Clifton Chenier) – 1:45
  8. "Jambalaya" (Hank Williams) – 3:18
  9. "Country Home" (J.C. Young) – 4:04

Personnel

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  • Jesse Colin Young – guitar, vocals
  • Suzi Young – harmony vocals
  • David Hayes – bass, harmony vocals
  • Eddy Ottenstein – guitar
  • Jeff Myer – drums
  • Scott Lawrence – piano, vibraphone
  • Rick Anderson – harmonica
  • John Tenney – violin
  • Jim Rothermel – clarinet, saxophone, flute
  • Bob Ferreira – saxophone
  • Mel Martin – saxophone
  • Tom Harrell – trumpet
  • Gordon Messick – trombone
  • Pat O'Hara – trombone
  • Earthquake – harmonica

Production

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  • Producer: Jesse Colin Young
  • Recording Engineer: Jesse Colin Young, Suzi Young, Bob Ferreira, Tom Harrell, David Hayes, Scott Lawrence, Mel Martin, Gordon Messick, Jim Rothermel, John Tenney
  • Mastering: John Cuniberti, Ethan Turner
  • Art Design: Sidney Wasserbach
  • Photography: Jon Sievert, Sidney Wasserbach
  • Liner Notes: Unknown

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Residents return to find homes lost, homes saved". October 5, 1995.