Occasional Rain

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Occasional Rain
A set of photographs of rain in an urban setting with "TERRY COLLIER OCCASIONAL RAIN" written along them in a border repeatedly in several colors
Studio album by
Terry Callier
ReleasedMarch 1972 (1972-03)
Recorded1971
StudioTer Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois, U. S.
Genre
Length42:01
LanguageEnglish
LabelCadet
ProducerCharles Stepney
Terry Callier chronology
The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier
(1968) 		Occasional Rain
(1972) 		What Color Is Love
(1972)

Occasional Rain is a 1972 studio album from American musician Terry Callier. Released by Cadet Records, ot is Callier's second album and the first in the trilogy that he recorded in short succession for Cadet with producer Charles Stepney.[5] It has received positive critical reception.

Critical reception[]

The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the release 4.5 out of five stars, with Thom Jurek singling out several tracks for praise and summing up the album as "transcendent".[1] In Pitchfork Media's introduction to psychedelic folk, Grayson Haver Currin notes this album and its title track in particular as must-hear songs to understand the genre.[3]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Terry Callier, except where noted.

  1. "Segue #1 – Go Head On" – 0:38
  2. "Ordinary Joe" – 4:19
  3. "Golden Circle #317" – 3:33
  4. "Segue #5 – Go Head On" – 0:38
  5. "Trance on Sedgewick Street" – 6:17
  6. "Do You Finally Need a Friend" (Callier, Charles "Chas" Jones, Carry Wade) – 5:42
  7. "Segue #4 – Go Head On" – 0:38
  8. "Sweet Edie-D" – 5:00
  9. "Occasional Rain" – 4:03
  10. "Segue #2 – Go Head On" – 0:38
  11. "Blues for Marcus" – 3:29
  12. "Lean On Me" – 6:28
  13. "Last Segue – Go Head On" – 0:38

Personnel[]

  • Terry Callier – guitar, vocals
  • Robert Crowder – drums
  • Kitty Haywood – soprano vocals
  • Earl Madison – cello on "Trance on Sedgewick Street" and "Blues for Marcus"
  • Michael Mendel – art direction, photography
  • Leonardo Pirani – piano
  • Minnie Riperton – soprano vocals
  • Sydney Simms – bass guitar
  • Gary Starr – engineering
  • Charles Stepney – harpsichord, organ, production
  • Shirley Wahls – contralto vocals

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. "Occasional Rain – Terry Callier". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Singer-songwriter and Massive Attack collaborator Terry Callier dies". NME. 29 October 2012.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Currin, Grayson Haver (September 18, 2015). "Way Past Pleasant: A Guide to Psychedelic Folk". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Terry Callier". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Sweeting, Adam (October 30, 2012). "Terry Callier Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Reich, Howard (October 30, 2012). "Terry Callier: Farewell to a Distinctive Chicago Voice". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

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