The Non-Rolling Stones Side of My Record Collection (Part 2)

Hello there! You want to take a look into my record collection again? You are in luck! Here are five  records in my collection that you haven't seen in any other of my blog posts. Enjoy reading a little about each record and what my favorite songs are off that record! 

1. Simon and Garfunkel: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme

Who doesn't love a record that is named after the common herbs used in the kitchen? I discovered Simon and Garfunkel's music through my Mom, and the first song I heard from them was Mrs. Robinson, which was released two years after this album. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme was the third studio album by this American music duo. It was released on October 10,1966 on the Columbia Record Label. My favorite song this album is Homeward Bound. 

2. The Who: TOMMY 

"Listen to TOMMY with a candle burning and you will see your entire future." The 2000 film Almost Famous says. Does this work? I do not know. Why won't you have a go a tell me what happens. I knew of The Who but did not give any of their music a listen until my brother gave me this record because he had two and a half copies in his collection. The Who was a British band that started around the same time as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and The Faces. I like to call this the "The" era because it seemed like every Rock and Roll band tagged "The" in front of their band name. TOMMY was the fourth studio album released by The Who on May 23, 1969 on the record label called Track. My favorite songs off of this album are Amazing Journey and Welcome.  

3. James Taylor: JT 

JT is James Taylor eighth studio album, which was released in June 1977. James Taylor did a cover of "Handy Man" by Jimmy Jones, which charted number six on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in the 1978 Grammy Awards. This record was nominated for Album of the Year but fell short to Fleatwood Mac's Rumours. JT is James Taylor's biggest selling record in his career. My favorite songs off this album are Your Smiling Face and Terra Nova.  

4. Ed Sheeran: + 

Released on September 9, 2011 was the debut studio album for this British singer-songwriter. Before + was released Ed Sheeran independently released five EP's that he would sell out of his rucksack while he was sleeping on friend's couches looking for gigs to play after he dropped out of school at the age of 16. It sold over 42,000 copies within the first week of being release in the United States, which is the highest for a debut album by a British artist since Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream in 2009. The A Team is the well known single that came off of this album. I have a weakness for colored vinyl and clear vinyl so with + being a orange clear vinyl made me very satisfied when I got this record! It is one of my favorite features of this record. My favorite songs on + are You Need Me, I Don't Need You and Give Me Love. Also the hidden track after Give Me Love called Parting Glass, which is a Scottish and Irish traditional song covered by Ed Sheeran. 

5. Muddy Waters: Folk Singer 

I discovered Muddy Waters and started listening to him because of The Rolling Stones. It was when Keith Richards said he saw Mick Jagger carrying Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records at the train station and that is what started The Rolling Stones. So I thought "hmm maybe I should take a listen to Muddy" and this was the first record I bought of his. This is the fourth studio album released by this amazing Blues artist in April 1964,and is the only all-acoustic album released by Muddy. This album did not chart in any country but was praised by listeners for the high sound quality. However, in 2003 this Muddy Waters album was ranked number 280 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. My favorite songs off of this album are Long Distance and Cold Weather Blues.