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Jackson Browne is the eponymous debut album of singer Jackson Browne released in 1972. It peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 53.^[1] Two singles were released with 'Doctor, My Eyes' peaking at number 8 on the Pop Singles chart and 'Rock Me on the Water' reaching number 48.^[2]

History[edit]

Browne had found minor success as a songwriter but had not yet obtained his own recording contract. After he sent a demo of 'Jamaica Say You Will' to David Geffen in early 1970, Geffen began looking for a record deal for Browne. Geffen ended up founding his own label, Asylum Records, and signed Browne.^[3]

The album was certified as a Gold record in 1976 and Platinum in 1997 by the RIAA.^[4]

Title confusion[edit]

The album is often mistakenly called Saturate Before Using, because the words appear on the album cover, which was designed to look like a water bag that would require saturation in order to cool its contents by evaporation. For this very reason, Asylum Records executives suggested to no avail that the words be removed from the album cover and nearly rejected the cover art outright. However, the initial pressings not only included the text, but the cover carried a burlap-like feel to further the water bag theme.

The confusion over the title returned when the album was converted to CD format, when the words appeared on the spine of the jewel case as the album title.^[5]

Browne told the story of the cover's creation and spoke of the title's confusion in an interview with the album designer Gary Burden for his 2002 DVD Under The Covers: 'I remember being on the phone with Gary... talking about what the album cover should be, and I happened to be in a room that had a water bag on the wall. It was just one of the things that I collected driving around on trips and stuff. And I was looking at this bag as he was saying 'what do you think it ought to be?' I was thinking, 'well, it could be a water bag.' ... it said 'saturate before using' on the front ... 'You know, Gary, on mine, it says this on the back.' And you said, well, so?' And 'if you put it on the front, people are going to think that's the title.' And you said, 'don't be ridiculous. Who would think that was the title?' I said, 'Yeah, you're right.' So, not only does everyone think that's the title of that album, but my record company thinks that's the title of the album.' ^[6]

Reception[edit]

Jackson Browne received positive reviews from most critics. In his review for Allmusic William Ruhlmann praised the album as 'An auspicious debut that doesn't sound like a debut' and 'the album has long since come to seem a timeless collection of reflective ballads touching on still-difficult subjects...and all with an amazingly eloquent sense of language. Jackson Browne's greater triumph is that, having perfectly expressed its times, it transcended them as well.'^[7]Rolling Stone rated the album 6 of 10 stars and stated 'Browne's debut lays the groundwork for future heart-and-soul excavations. 'Doctor My Eyes,' an early hit single, communicates the subdued, subtle power of his half-spoken melodies, while 'Rock Me on the Water' and 'Song for Adam' foreshadow the free-ranging contemplation to come.'^[10]

The original 1972 review in Rolling Stone stated 'Jackson Browne's sensibility is romantic in the best sense of the term: his songs are capable of generating a highly charged, compelling atmosphere throughout, and--just as important--of sustaining that pitch in the listener's mind long after they've ended.'^[11] Ed Kelleher wrote in Circus in 1972: 'Though others have done him justice, Browne is his own best interpreter. He just eases back and lets the song come. He has the soul of a poet and the stance of a troubadour. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he has not fallen victim to the trap of over-production--the record has been crafted with care and purity.'^[12]

Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B grade, however, was ambivalent about the whole album, writing, 'The voice is pleasant, present, and unpretentious, and when I listen assiduously I perceive lyrics crafted with as much intelligence and human decency as any reasonable person could expect. Unfortunately, only critical responsibility induces me to listen assiduously. It's not just the blandness of the music, but of the ideas as well, each reinforcing the other.'^[8]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Jackson Browne.

Side One[edit]

1. 'Jamaica Say You Will' – 3:23
2. 'A Child in These Hills' – 3:57
3. 'Song for Adam' – 5:22
4. 'Doctor, My Eyes' – 3:11
5. 'From Silver Lake' – 3:49

Side Two[edit]

1. 'Something Fine' – 3:47
2. 'Under the Falling Sky' – 4:08
3. 'Looking into You' – 4:20
4. 'Rock Me on the Water' – 4:13
5. 'My Opening Farewell' – 4:45

Personnel[edit]

• Jackson Browne – acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
• David Campbell – viola
• David Crosby – harmony vocals
• Jesse Ed Davis – electric guitar on 'Doctor My Eyes'
• Craig Doerge – piano on 'From Silver Lake', 'Rock Me on the Water' and 'My Opening Farewell'
• Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
• Jim Gordon – organ
• David Jackson – piano on 'Looking into You'
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar on 'Looking into You'
• Leah Kunkel – composed vocal counter-melody on 'From Silver Lake'
• Russ Kunkel – drums, congas on 'Doctor My Eyes' and 'Under the Falling Sky'
• Albert Lee – electric guitar on 'A Child in These Hills' and 'Under the Falling Sky'
• Graham Nash - harmony vocals
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar
• Clarence White – acoustic guitar on 'Jamaica Say You Will'

Production notes:

• Richard Sanford Orshoff – producer, engineer
• Greg Ladanyi – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
• Gary Burden – art direction
• Henry Diltz – photography

Charts[edit]

Album - Billboard (United States)^[1]

Singles - Billboard (United States)^[2]

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References[edit]

1. ^ ^abJackson Browne - Jackson Browne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2004.
2. ^ ^abJackson Browne - Jackson Browne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2004.
3. ^Ruhlmann, William. Jamaica Say You Will - Jackson Browne > Song Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
4. ^RIAA Gold and Platinum award. Retrieved July 20, 2010
5. ^Saturate before reading | American Printer | March 2006Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^Burden, Gary & Diltz, Henry. Under The Covers DVD, Jackson Browne Audio Interview.Archived May 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine 2002.
7. ^ ^abRuhlmann, William. Jackson Browne at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2004.
8. ^ ^abChristgau, Robert (1981). 'Consumer Guide '70s: B'. Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
9. ^ ^abc'Jackson Browne'. Acclaimed Music. Retrieved September 27, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
10. ^ ^abBrackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). 'Jackson Browne'. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 112–113. ISBN0-7432-0169-8. Abridged in 'Jackson Browne > Album Guide'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
11. ^Scoppa, Bud (March 2, 1972). 'Jackson Browne Jackson Browne > Album Review'. Rolling Stone (103). Retrieved 8 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
12. ^Kelleher, Ed. Circus, Review of Jackson Browne, April 1972.

The Very Best of Jackson Browne is a double-disc compilation album by Jackson Browne, released on March 16, 2004 by Rhino Entertainment and Elektra Records in celebration of Browne's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a day earlier. It reached number 46 on The Billboard 200.

History[edit]

The earlier Browne collection, 1997's The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne was missing many songs considered essential by fans, such as 'Rock Me On the Water' and 'Lawyers in Love'. Thus, The Very Best of Jackson Browne is seen by many as the more complete of the two, although it lacks two of Browne's most successful singles, 'For America' and 'That Girl Could Sing'.

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Disc 1 encompasses the material from Browne's early career (1972–1977) and Disc 2 contains the material from his later years (1977–2002).

The album was certified as a Gold record in 2006 by the RIAA.^[1]

Reception[edit]

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the release, writing 'the collection does contain the great majority of Browne's best and best-known material in an attractive, engaging fashion... and for listeners who want a comprehensive overview without purchasing individual albums, this suits the bill nicely.'^[2]

Nigel Williamson of Uncut wrote 'Browne's default mode has always been delicious melancholy, as this double-CD collection proves once again... for a one-stop career retrospective, this is hard to beat.'^[3]

Track listing[edit]

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All songs by Jackson Browne unless otherwise noted

Disc one[edit]

1. 'Doctor, My Eyes' – 3:20 (from the album Jackson Browne)
2. 'Jamaica Say You Will' – 3:24 (from the album Jackson Browne)
3. 'Rock Me on the Water' – 4:13 (from the album Jackson Browne)
4. 'Take It Easy' (Browne, Glenn Frey) – 3:41 (from the album For Everyman)
5. 'These Days' – 4:39 (from the album For Everyman)
6. 'Redneck Friend' – 4:01 (from the album For Everyman)
7. 'For Everyman' – 5:58 (from the album For Everyman)
8. 'For a Dancer' – 4:45 (from the album Late for the Sky)
9. 'Fountain of Sorrow' – 6:51 (from the album Late for the Sky)
10. 'Late for the Sky' – 5:36 (from the album Late for the Sky)
11. 'Before the Deluge' – 6:21 (from the album Late for the Sky)
12. 'Your Bright Baby Blues' – 6:03 (from the album The Pretender)
13. 'The Pretender' – 5:52 (from the album The Pretender)
14. 'Here Come Those Tears Again' (Browne, Nancy Farnsworth) – 3:37 (from the album The Pretender)
15. 'The Load-Out' (Browne, Bryan Garofalo) – 5:35 (from the album Running on Empty)
16. 'Stay' (Maurice Williams) – 3:24 (from the album Running on Empty)

Disc two[edit]

1. 'Running on Empty' – 4:59 (from the album Running on Empty)
2. 'You Love the Thunder' – 3:55 (from the album Running on Empty)
3. 'Boulevard' – 3:21 (from the album Hold Out)
4. 'Somebody's Baby' (Browne, Danny Kortchmar) – 4:24 (from the soundtrack to Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
5. 'Tender Is the Night' (Browne, Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel) – 4:53 (from the album Lawyers in Love)
6. 'Lawyers in Love' – 4:20 (from the album Lawyers in Love)
7. 'In the Shape of a Heart' – 5:47 (from the album Lives in the Balance)
8. 'Lawless Avenues' (Browne, Jorge Calderón) – 5:39 (from the album Lives in the Balance)
9. 'Lives in the Balance' – 4:15 (from the album Lives in the Balance)
10. 'I Am a Patriot' (Steven Van Zandt) – 4:05 (from the album World in Motion)
11. 'Sky Blue and Black' – 6:05 (from the album I'm Alive)
12. 'I'm Alive' – 5:10 (from the album I'm Alive)
13. 'The Barricades of Heaven' (Browne, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston, Jeff Young) – 5:40 (from the album Looking East)
14. 'Looking East' (Browne, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Jeff Young) – 4:56 (from the album Looking East)
15. 'The Naked Ride Home' – 5:58 (from the album The Naked Ride Home)
16. 'The Night Inside Me' (Browne, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Young) – 4:39 (from the album The Naked Ride Home)

Production[edit]

Compilation produced by Jackson Browne.

All original recordings produced by Jackson Browne except for those from Jackson Browne, The Pretender and Looking East. Some albums were co-produced:

• Richard Sanford Orshoff (Jackson Browne)
• Al Schmitt (Late for the Sky)
• Jon Landau (The Pretender)
• Greg Ladanyi (Hold Out and Lawyers in Love)
• Scott Thurston (World in Motion, I'm Alive, and Looking East)
• Kevin McCormick (Looking East and The Naked Ride Home)

Chart positions[edit]

Billboard (United States)

Certifications[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^RIAA Gold and Platinum award. Retrieved July 20, 2010
2. ^ ^abErlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'The Very Best of Jackson Browne > Review'. Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
3. ^ ^abWilliamson, Nigel. 'The Very Best of Jackson Browne > Review'. Uncut. Retrieved July 28, 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
4. ^Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0195313734.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
5. ^'British album certifications – Jackson Browne – Very best of'. British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field.Select Silver in the Certification field.Type Very best of in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
6. ^'American album certifications – Jackson Browne – Very best of'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.