Ebony Eyes
b/w Outskirts
b/w Outskirts
| Released: January 1978 (Capitol) Written by: Bob Welch Produced by: John Carter Album: French Kiss |
| U. S. Billboard Charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 14 |
Joe Walsh? Bob Welch? What did I know? When I was 11 years old they were all the same to me. I just listened to whatever they were playing on the radio. This song was the follow-up to the Top 10 single Sentimental Lady that I once described as "a solo recording from a Fleetwood Mac member, this has a familiar early Mac sound to it. This song was a favorite of mine back in 1977." This single doesn't remind me so much of Fleetwood Mac.
The best parts to this tune are the instrumental guitar intro and the guitar/string part on the chorus. There's really not a melody to either the 2 chord verse or 2 chord chorus, so I'm guessing the guitar licks are what vaulted this to the respectable #14 spot on the chart because those licks are the only hooks to be found. Lyrically, it's just about a horny guy trying to score with a lady at a club. And guess what color the lady's eyes are. Add in a bizarre (and weak) bridge and we've got something here that's good, not great.
This song is taking me back to the local skating rink that I frequented almost weekly when I was in 6th grade. I don't even remember the place having a name like "Skate-O-Rama" or "Whole Lotta Skatin' Goin' On." It was just the skating rink.
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