Songs from Venice Beach
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| Songs from Venice Beach | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Evidence[1] | |||
| Producer | H. Thorp Minister III | |||
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Songs from Venice Beach is a compilation album by the American musician Ted Hawkins, released in 1995.[2][3] It was the first collection of Hawkins's songs to be released after his death.
The album's songs were recorded in 1985 but released a decade later, after Hawkins's death.[4] The sessions took place in Nashville, and were financed by H. Thorp Minister III; Minister had asked to record Hawkins after hearing him at Venice Beach.[4] For years, Hawkins sold tapes of the recordings at his concerts.[5] Albums of the recordings were also sold in Europe.[6]
Songs from Venice Beach consists of 13 cover songs, with only one Hawkins original, "Ladder of Success".[7]
