jazz, rock, psychedelic rock, jazz-funk 27 min 7 tracks Capitol Records
Song of Innocence is the debut album by American composer and producer David Axelrod. It was released in October 1968 by Capitol Records. In an effort to capitalize on the experimental climate of popular music at the time, Axelrod composed the album as a suite-like tone poem interpreting Songs of Innocence, a 1789 illustrated collection of poems by William Blake.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- A1Urizen4:03
- A2Holy Thursday5:31
- A3The Smile3:26
- A4A Dream2:33
- B1Song of Innocence4:35
- B2Merlin's Prophecy2:47
- B3The Mental Traveler4:06
7 tracks, 27 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- David Axelrod
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- 1968
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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