A Fool's Paradise

A Fool's Paradise is the second studio album by the American band Lazarus. It was released in January 1973 by Bearsville Records, distributed by Warner Bros. Records.[1] All of the songs were written by Bill Hughes with the exception of "Oklahoma Boy" written by Carl Keesee.[2][3] The album was produced by Peter Yarrow and Phil Ramone.[4][5] It received significant national airplay on leading progressive FM stations.[6][7][8][9]

A Fool's Paradise
Studio album by
Lazarus
Released1973
StudioA & R Recording, Bearsville Studios, Sound 80
Genre
LabelBearsville Records
Producer
Lazarus chronology
Lazarus
(1971)		 A Fool's Paradise
(1973)
Singles from A Fool's Paradise
  1. "Ladyfriends I (Sing a Song to Your Lady)"
    Released: 1973

"Ladyfriends I (Sing a Song to Your Lady)" was issued as the first single. It is included, with "Baby, Baby", in the Bearsville Bear Pack No 1 compilation of tracks considered collectors' items released as a Vinyl LP by WEA, originating in the UK in 1977. The album featured Bobby Charles, Hungry Chuck, Paul Butterfield, Jesse Winchester and Lazarus.[10]

The album was released by Pony Canyon in Japan on September 6, 1995.[11] It was reissued by Rhino Records on CD and digitally.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Hughes, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ladyfriends II" 2:33
2."Ladyfriends I (Sing a Song to Your Lady)" 3:25
3."When Will the Home of Me Begin?" 3:20
4."A Fool's Paradise" 3:19
5."Baby, Baby" 2:26
6."Thoughts of You" 2:40
7."Take Me High" 2:48
8."Oklahoma Boy"Carl Keesee3:48
9."This Is a Song" 3:25
10."Poets and Lovers" 4:29

Credits and personnel

As listed in the liner notes.

Lazarus

Production

Reference
  1. "Bearsville Records". 2009-06-20. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  2. "Album Search for "a fools paradise"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. A Fool's Paradise - Lazarus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-06-01
  4. Lazarus/A Fool's Paradise - Lazarus | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-05-03
  5. "New Releases" (PDF). RPM. October 20, 1973. p. 13.
  6. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. September 29, 1973.
  7. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. October 6, 1973.
  8. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. October 13, 1973.
  9. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. October 20, 1973.
  10. "Music Week, Collectors' items from Bearsville and Grapevine" (PDF). Dooley News. June 11, 1977. p. 3.
  11. "Lazarus | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  12. "Deep Dive: Lazarus, A FOOL'S PARADISE | Rhino". www.rhino.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
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