Firefall - Firefall
Release Year: 1976
Atlantic R2 70379
01. It Doesn't Matter 03:31
02. Love Isn't All 04:13
03. Livin' Aint Livin' 03:49
04. No Way Out 04:05
05. Dolphin's Lullaby 04:34
06. Cinderella 03:53
07. Sad Ol' Love Song 04:42
08. You Are The Woman 02:45
09. Mexico 04:17
10. Do What You Want 04:00
Allmusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Given Firefall's pedigree of former Spirit and Flying Burrito Brothers members, it may seem that the group would have been a little more adventurous than the band that gave us the soft rock classic "You Are the Woman." Thing is, they were — the song was just so successful, it's overshadowed the fact that their 1976's eponymous debut was a varied, satisfying record. Yes, most of it was within the province of mellow Californian soft rock, but they do display their country-rock roots, along with some searching musicality throughout the record. And while a couple of the songs coast by on sound, they could also craft a good tune, with the singles "Livin' Ain't Livin'" and "Cinderella" standing proudly alongside "You Are the Woman." It's a fine, understated country-rock debut that remains one of the more underrated items of its kind — it holds its own next to Poco, Pure Prairie League, and the Eagles.
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