Music

Oar 1969

folk rock, rock 65 min 22 tracks Sony Music Entertainment

Oar is the only studio album by American singer-songwriter Alexander "Skip" Spence, released on May 19, 1969, by Columbia Records. It was recorded over seven days in December 1968 in Nashville, and features Spence on all of the instruments.

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Character

Grave, character-led, spare and intimate.

gravecomic
character-ledplot-driven
sparerichly built
intimate

Tracks

1Little Hands3:45
2Cripple Creek2:16
3Diana3:32
4Margaret – Tiger Rug2:17
5Weighted Down (The Prison Song)6:27
6War in Peace4:05
7Broken Heart3:30
8All Come to Meet Her2:04
9Books of Moses2:42
10Dixie Peach Promenade (Yin for Yang)2:54
11Lawrence of Euphoria1:31
12Grey / Afro9:38
13This Time He Has Come4:43
14It’s the Best Thing for You2:49
15Keep Everything Under Your Hat3:07
16Furry Heroine (Halo of Gold)3:36
17Givin’ Up Things0:60
18If I'm Good0:48
19You Know1:48
20Doodle1:03
21Fountain0:35
22I Think You and I1:14

22 tracks, 65 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Alexander “Skip” Spence
Label: Sony Music Entertainment
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: XW

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