Ice Water (album)
Encyclopedia
Ice Water is the seventh album by guitarist Leo Kottke
. It contains Kottke's only charting single, the Tom T. Hall
composition "Pamela Brown". Ice Water peaked at #69 on the Billboard
Pop Albums charts.
It was re-issued on CD by BGO (CD146) in 1992 and One Way Records in 1996.
Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke is an acoustic guitarist. He is widely known for his innovative fingerpicking style, which draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies...
. It contains Kottke's only charting single, the Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall
Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100...
composition "Pamela Brown". Ice Water peaked at #69 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Pop Albums charts.
It was re-issued on CD by BGO (CD146) in 1992 and One Way Records in 1996.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder noted that the album was more directed to country flavored vocals and wrote of the album "This is a good record, though not the Leo Kottke album to start with, as it is not representative of his usual work... Among the intrumentals, "A Good Egg" is just the kind of light-fingered, light-textured virtuoso piece that one buys a Leo Kottke album expecting to find, and much of the rest shows off his talents in some unexpected directions."Side one
- "Morning is the Long Way Home" – 6:26
- "Pamela Brown" (Tom T. HallTom T. HallThomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100...
) – 4:03 - "A Good Egg" – 3:10
- "Tilt Billings and the Student Prince" (Leo Kottke, Ron NagleRon NagleRon Nagle is an American ceramic sculptor, musician and songwriter.-History:Ron Nagle grew up in San Francisco’s Mission District...
) – 4:56 - "All Through the Night" (trad.) – 1:30
Side two
- "Short Stories" (Leo Kottke/Cal Hand) – 3:01
- "You Tell Me WhyYou Tell Me Why"You Tell Me Why" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, from the band's second album, The Beau Brummels, Volume 2. The song was written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. "You Tell Me Why" was released as the album's lead single, and...
" (Ron ElliotRon Elliott (musician)Ron Elliott on October 21, 1943) is an American musician, composer and producer, best known as songwriter and lead guitarist of rock band The Beau Brummels. Elliott wrote or co-wrote the band's 1965 U.S...
) – 3:58 - "You Know I Know You Know" – 4:08
- "Born to Be With YouBorn to Be with You (song)"Born to Be with You" is a song written by Don Robertson. It was published in 1956.The biggest hit version was by The Chordettes in 1956. In 1968, Sonny James recorded a version of the song which reached number one on the country charts...
" (Don Robertson) – 3:02 - "A Child Should be a Fish" – 3:45
Personnel
- Leo Kottke - 6 & 12-string guitar
- Bill BergBill Berg (musician)Bill Berg is a noted drummer in jazz and fusion music, best known for his work with the group Flim & the BB's, as well as guitarist Wayne Johnson. He also served as the drummer for fellow Hibbing, Minnesota native Bob Dylan's notable record Blood on the Tracks.Berg has also recorded and worked...
- drums, percussion - Bill Peterson - bass
- Bill BarberBilly Barber (musician)Billy Barber is a keyboardist and composer. He is the son of pianist and William C. Barber, also known as Bill Barber Sr.He is most noted for the theme song for All My Children in the 1990s as well as keyboardist for the jazz group Flim & the BB's with Jimmy Johnson and Bill Berg...
- piano - Cal Hand - dobro, pedal steel guitar
Production notes
- Produced by Denny BruceDenny BruceDenny Bruce is an American record producer and artist manager. He was born in Lancaster, PA on October 4, 1944.In the early 60s, he was a drummer for Frank Zappa but suffered a six-month illness with mononucleosis which cost him his job prior to the recording of Zappa's first album with The Mothers...
- Engineered by Paul Martinson
- Album design & illustration concept - John Van HamersveldJohn Van HamersveldJohn Van Hamersveld is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands, since the 1960s...