There Is a Breeze explained

There Is a Breeze is the debut album by singer-guitarist Michael Johnson. It was first released in August 1973 on Atco Records, re-released on Sanskrit Records (a record label owned by Johnson and his manager, Keith Christianson) in 1976, and re-released on EMI America in 1981.^[1]

The album bubbled under the Billboard Top LPs chart, peaking at No. 213. Its single "On the Road" bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 118.

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "Pilot Me" (Greg Brown) – 3:14
2. "In Your Eyes" (Amy Johnson) – 2:47
3. "There Is a Breeze" (Mark Henley) – 3:39
4. "See You Soon" (Paul Johnson) – 2:24
5. "Old Folks" (Jacques Brel, Gerard Jouannest, Jean Cori, Eric Blau, Mort Shuman) – 5:12
6. "Rooty Toot Toot for the Moon" (Greg Brown) – 4:41

Side 2:

1. "My Opening Farewell" (Jackson Browne) – 4:36
2. "I Got You Covered" (Biff Rose; prologue & epilogue by Michael Johnson) – 3:38
3. "On the Road" (Carl Franzen) – 3:17
4. "Study in E Minor" (H. Villa Lobos) – 4:33
5. "Happier Days" (Michael Johnson) – 2:19
6. "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 1:16

Personnel

• Michael Johnson – first guitar, vocals
• Chris Dedrick – flugelhorn, pump organ, recorder, bass, backing vocals
• Phillip Markowitz – piano
• Ted Moore – drums
• Leo Kottke – bottleneck guitar
• Gary Gauger – drums, percussion
• George Ricci – cello
• Margaret Ross – harp
• Gerry Niewood – saxophone
• Ralph Towner – second guitar, 12-string guitar
• Ron Zito – drums
• Airto – percussion

External links

• • There Is a Breeze

Notes and References

1. Billboard's Top Album Picks. Billboard. 85. 28. 62. July 14, 1973. Billboard Publications, Inc.. May 24, 2024. Google Books.
2. Bubbling Under the Top LPs. Billboard. 85. 35. 49. September 21, 1973. Billboard Publications, Inc.. May 24, 2024. Google Books.