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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-03.
  6. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. September 29, 1973.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. October 6, 1973.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. October 13, 1973.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "FM Action Picks". Billboard. October 20, 1973.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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