Power is the third album by John Hall, released in 1979 on Columbia Records subsidiary ARC Records. The title track is used as an anthem against nuclear power.
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Critical reception
The Hartford Courant noted that "when Hall speeds the tempo up ... the result is a lively, danceable froth that's extremely fresh and fun." The Greenville News called the title track "the first good political song about nuclear energy."
Personnel
Credits adapted from album liner notes.
John Hall - lead vocals, guitar, electric piano (1), bass (3), keyboards (3), cowbell (3), string synthesizer (5)
Eric Parker - drums
Jody Linscott - percussion
David Schwartz - bass
Louis Levin - keyboards
Bryan Cumming - saxophone, second guitar (4, 6)
Lynn Pitney - background vocals
Phil Ballou - background vocals
John Troy - supplemental vocals (1, 3, 6)
Jon Pousette-Dart - supplemental vocals (1, 3, 6)
Tony Levin - bass (2, 4)
Mike Mainieri - vibraphone (8)
Carly Simon - background vocals (2)
James Taylor - background vocals (2)
Production
Producer: John Hall
Engineers: Gene Paul (Atlantic), Lew Hahn (Atlantic), John Holbrook (Bearsville)
Photography: Eric Meola (front cover), Aaron Rapoport (back cover), Bob Hower, John Curtis, Louis Levin, Peter Simon, Tony Levin
