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Snafu (Snafu album)

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Snafu
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedThe Manor Studio, Oxfordshire
Genre
Length36:22
LabelWWA
ProducerVic Smith
Snafu chronology
Snafu
(1973)
Situation Normal
(1974)

Snafu is the first album by Snafu. The album was issued on the short-lived WWA record label, founded in 1973 by Black Sabbath manager Patrick Meehan and was produced and engineered by Vic Smith.

"Drowning in the Sea of Love" had been released in the United States the previous year as a promo single by Capitol.[1][2] In 1974 the track "Goodbye USA" was released as a single, b/w "Dixie Queen" (written by Peter Solley), on the Vertigo label in the Netherlands.[3][4]

Cover art

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The cover art, including photography and the entire gate-fold sleeve inner, is by Roger Dean.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by R. L. Harrison and M. Moody, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Long Gone" 5:18
2."Said He the Judge"Harrison, Moody, Peter Solley4:25
3."Monday Morning" 3:00
4."Drowning in the Sea of Love"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff5:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Country Nest"Harrison, Peter Solley5:14
6."Funky Friend" 3.54
7."Goodbye USA" 4.25
8."That's the Song"Peter Solley, Jerry Marcellino4:27

Musicians

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Other personnel

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  • Vic Smith - producer and engineer
  • Malcom Koss - co-ordinator
  • Roger Dean - photography and cover design

References

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  1. ^ "Snafu (6) - Drowning In The Sea Of Love (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  2. ^ "Snafu - Drowning in the Sea of Love [Mono]".
  3. ^ "Snafu (6) - Goodbye U.S.A. (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  4. ^ "Snafu - Goodbye U.S.A."