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Let There Be MusicReleased - 1975, on Asylum RecordsProduced by - Chuck Plotkin John Hall Guitars, Vocals Larry Hoppen Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards Lance Hoppen Bass, Vocals Wells Kelly Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| Songs 1. Fresh Wind (John & Johanna Hall) Lyrics 2.Dance With Me (John & Johanna Hall) Lyrics 3. Time Passes On (John & Johanna Hall) Lyrics 4. Your Life My Friend (John & Johanna Hall) Lyrics 5. Let There Be Music (Larry Hoppen & Johanna Hall) Lyrics 6. Business As Usual (John & Johanna Hall) Lyrics 7. Cold Spell (John & Johanna Hall) Lyrics 8. Ending Of A Song (Larry Hoppen & Marilyn Mason) Lyrics 9. Give One Heart (John & Johanna Hall) Lyrics 10. You've Given Me Something (John & Johanna Hall) Lyrics Singles Released 1. Dance With Me b/w Ending Of A Song (#5 on Billboard) 2. Business As Usual b/w Time Passes On Let There Be Music - Reviews The best songs on Let There Be Music are outstanding. "Dance with Me" is one of the prettiest pop tunes I've heard, especially for its attractively starry-eyed lust. "Fresh Wind" is a nice picture of Orleans's considerable harmonic strengths, while "Time Passes On" softly illustrates the band's debt to the late and lamented Young Rascals. Hoppen's great "Let There Be Music" is a blaster that should sound nice on the radio and seems to be a tangible and calculated tip of the hat to the Doobie Brothers. I like the lyrics, which seem to be a balm for the troubles of many an internally battling band. That's just the A side. The flip has "Business as Usual," handsomely organized and phrased, with a message about apathy that isn't to be ignored. "Cold Spell" is the best energy-crisis song since Tower of Power's "Only So Much Oil in the Ground." Less successful is "Give One Heart": The lyric is sharp but a good rule is that white bands shouldn't play reggae since reggae lovers take the music very seriously and don't like to hear it tampered with. To his credit, drummer Kelly has the impossibly sprung rhythms down pretty well. Read the rest of Stephen Davis, Rolling Stone, review HERE. Orleans History & Interesting Facts 1. Orleans is signed to Asylum Records by Chuck Plotkin, who obtains the recording rights from ABC Records for the songs Let There Be Music, and Dance With Me. 2. These two songs are different versions than what appeared on "Orleans II" and they were re-recorded prior to them being re-released on the "Let There Be Music" LP. (Lance) 3. This becomes Orleans breakthrough LP with the hit song Dance With Me, a song which was perceived as worthless by ABC Records.  Back cover |
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