''Seatrain'' is the second album by the band Seatrain, recorded in 1970 and adding

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on guitar and lead vocals. The most successful song on this album is "13 Questions", which reached #49 in the Billboard charts. The album is notable for being the first record produced by

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after his work with

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as well as marking an early appearance of the Little Feat classic " Willin'" prior to its appearance on that band's debut album.

Reception

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's brief retrospective review dubbed ''Seatrain'' "a great album of East Coast rock and country-soul."

Track listing

# " Willin'" (

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) 3:32 (listed as "I'm Willin'") # "Book of Job" (Kulberg, Roberts) 6:04 # "Broken Morning" (Kulberg, Roberts) 3:04 # "Home to You" (Rowan) 3:22 # "Out Where the Hills" (Kulberg, Roberts) 5:48 # "Waiting for Elijah" (Rowan) 3:35 # "13 Questions" (Kulberg, Roberts) 2:58 # "Oh My Love" (Rowan) 2:50 # "Sally Goodin'" (Traditional arr. Greene) 2:09 # "Creepin' Midnight" ( Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 5:20 # " Orange Blossom Special" ( Ervin T. Rouse arr. Greene) 5:07

Charts

Personnel

– guitar, lead vocals *

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- violin, backing vocals, viola, keyboards * Lloyd Baskin - keyboards, lead vocals *

Andy Kulberg Andy Kulberg (April 30, 1944 – January 28, 2002) was an American musician notable for his bass playing with the groups Blues Project and Seatrain. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Amherst, New York. In 1965, he became a ...

- bass, backing vocals, flute * Larry Atamanuik - drums, percussion * Jim Roberts - lyricist

References

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