Skylark Studio Discography

Artist : Skylark

Album : Skylark / Skylark 2

Source : Vinyl

Year : 1972/1974

Genre : Pop

Encoder : Unknown

Codec : LAME 3.97

Bitrate : VBR ~224K/s 44100Hz Stereo

ID3-Tag : ID3v2.3

Ripped By : NMR





Track Listing for "Skylark"

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1. Brother Eddie (4:28)

2. What Would I Do Without You (3:29)

3. A Long Way To Go (3:44)

4. Suites For My Lady (3:03)

5. I'll Have To Go Away (5:05)

6. The Writing's On The Wall (3:02)

7. Twenty-Six Years (4:54)

8. I'm In Love Again (3:19)

9. Wildflower (4:08)

10. Shall I Fail (1:30)



Total Playing Time: 36:47 (min:sec)

Total Size : 59.1 MB (61,935,616 bytes)





Track Listing for "Skylark 2"

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1. You Remind Me Of A Friend (3:33)

2. Love's A River Flowing (4:04)

3. It's A Wonder (3:21)

4. Wingless Bird (5:16)

5. Wildflower (4:09)

6. If That's The Way You Want It (3:44)

7. Foster Frees (6:42)

8. The Love Affair Is Over (3:22)

9. One More Mountain To Climb (5:14)



Total Playing Time: 39:29 (min:sec)

Total Size : 63.8 MB (66,869,248 bytes)



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Skylark was a Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971-1973 and based in the Pacific Northwest. The band formed from one of Ronnie Hawkins' backup groups and signed with Capitol Records, releasing a self-titled album in 1972 which spawned three singles. The group, whose alumni include renowned composer/arranger David Foster, disbanded after the lukewarm reception of their second album, 2, and its members achieved mixed success in other projects.



Their biggest single, "Wildflower", was a 1972 number one hit in Canada, peaking at #9 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, and selling over a million copies. It was written by guitarist Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson, who was a Victoria police officer at the time. "Wildflower" is an early example of the power ballad, featuring a strong, emotional lead vocal, a blend of electric guitar, strings and harp, distinctive "slow dance" percussion, and almost-gospel background vocals. It has since been covered by Johnny Mathis, The New Birth, The O'Jays, Kenny Rogers, Aaron Neville, Gary Morris, Color Me Badd, Lisa Fischer, Hong Kong superstar Sandy Lam, and sampled by Tupac Shakur and Jamie Foxx.