Seals & Crofts - Diamond Girl (Hybrid SACD)
Jim Seals – guitar, alto saxophone, vocals
Dash Crofts – mandolins, vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano
England Dan & John Ford Coley – backing vocals
Louie Shelton – guitar
David Paich – organ, piano
Bobby Lichtig – bass, flute
Wilton Felder – bass
Jim Gordon – drums
John Guerin – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Bobbye Hall – percussion
Lyrics by James Seals (all tracks), Dash Crofts (2, 5, 7-8, 10)
Music by James Seals (all tracks), Dash Crofts (1 to 5, 7-8, 10)
1 Hybrid SACD
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions - Acoustic Sounds 40 Series
Original Label : Warner
Recorded at Sound Factory (Hollywood)
Engineered by David Hassinger & Steve Waldman
Produced by Louie Shelton
Design & Photography by Ed Caraeff
Originally released in April 1973
Reissued in 2026
Tracks:
- Diamond Girl
- Ruby Jean and Billie Lee
- Intone My Servant
- We May Never Pass This Way (Again)
- Nine Houses
- Standin' on a Mountain Top
- It's Gonna Come Down (On You)
- Jessica
- Dust on My Saddle
- Wisdom
Reviews :
“Seals & Crofts' highest-charting album, Diamond Girl went up to number four on the strength of its Top Ten title cut and the follow-up, "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)." A well-produced collection of songs ranging from the personal to the spiritual, this LP captured the twosome in their commercial and artistic prime. "Ruby Jean and Billie Lee" is an attractive autobiographical ballad written to the duo's wives. "Nine Houses" and "Intone My Servant" invoke the religious faith so important to them that they would stay after concert performances to share it with those who cared to listen. "Standin' on a Mountain Top" is a flashback from their early-'60s days with the Champs, and "Dust on My Saddle" is a cowboy story also written by Seals in the '60s. Louie Shelton's production is impressive throughout, making Diamond Girl an appealing collection of radio-friendly '70s soft rock.” AllMusic Review by Jim Newsom
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5