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| Written by: "Interlude" written by Dave Grusin "It's Alright" written by Richard Page, John Lang, Jerry Manfredi, & Steve George Produced by: Bobby Colomby Album: Pages (Epic, 1978) |
I only recently discovered the wonderful pop music of Pages, first through their 1981 self-titled album, produced by Jay Graydon. I came to this 1978 album (also self-titled) a few weeks ago and this pairing of tracks grabbed me from the first listen. It's what I would call a "white boy attempt at gospel" and reminds me of something that might have been found on a Billy Joel album around the time (kinda like "Everybody's Has A Dream" from The Stranger, but better).
After a 30 second string introduction, the piano and vocal enter. The verse has a beautiful melody over a simple, stepwise bass pattern, but the song really kicks in with the gorgeous chorus sung by a female voice. Then, as if it wasn't good enough already, we're treated to a sweet saxophone solo from Michael Brecker, who keeps playing for the remainder of the track.
The lyrics simply depict a man pleading with his woman to stay and tell him everything is alright. And she does.
I can't get this song out of my head.
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