Smiling Phases
1991 compilation album by Traffic
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Smiling Phases is a two-disc 1991 compilation album by British progressive & psychedelic rock band Traffic. The title is taken from a track from their 1967 debut, Mr. Fantasy, and is meant to represent the two distinct phases of the band. Disc one covers phase one, and disc two covers phase two.[2]
Released19 November 1991
Recorded1967–1974
Length2:02:15
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| Released | 19 November 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1967–1974 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 2:02:15 | |||
| Label | Island Records | |||
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There are no new tracks on Smiling Phases, however, Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush, from the film of the same name, appears on a Traffic album for the first time.[3] The extended version of Paper Sun is available in the US for the first time, as the single version was used for the American release of Mr. Fantasy.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Paper Sun" | Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Hole in My Shoe" | Dave Mason | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Smiling Phases" | Capaldi / Winwood / Chris Wood | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Heaven Is in Your Mind" | Capaldi / Winwood / Wood | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Coloured Rain" | Capaldi / Winwood / Wood | 3:26 |
| 6. | "No Face, No Name, No Number" | Capaldi / Winwood | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush" | Capaldi / Mason / Winwood / Wood | 2:39 |
| 8. | "Dear Mr. Fantasy" | Capaldi / Winwood / Wood | 5:40 |
| 9. | "You Can All Join In" | Mason | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Feelin' Alright?" | Mason | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Pearly Queen" | Capaldi / Winwood | 4:18 |
| 12. | "(Roamin' Thru the Gloamin' With) 40,000 Headmen" | Capaldi / Winwood | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Vagabond Virgin" | Capaldi / Mason | 5:17 |
| 14. | "Shanghai Noodle Factory" | Capaldi / Winwood / Larry Fallon / Jimmy Miller | 3:30 |
| 15. | "Withering Tree" | Capaldi / Winwood | 3:04 |
| 16. | "Medicated Goo" | Winwood / Miller | 3:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Glad" | Winwood | 6:59 |
| 2. | "Freedom Rider" | Capaldi / Winwood | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Empty Pages" | Capaldi / Winwood | 4:36 |
| 4. | "John Barleycorn" | Traditional / Winwood | 6:21 |
| 5. | "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" | Capaldi / Winwood | 11:36 |
| 6. | "Light Up or Leave Me Alone" | Capaldi | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Rock and Roll Stew" | Jim Gordon / Rick Grech | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Shoot out at the Fantasy Factory" | Capaldi / Winwood | 6:02 |
| 9. | "Walking in the Wind" | Capaldi / Winwood | 6:52 |
| 10. | "When the Eagle Flies" | Capaldi / Winwood | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 2:02:15 | ||