Fire on Ice

Fire on Ice is a studio album from American folk and rhythm and blues musician Terry Callier. Released by Elektra Records in 1978, this is the artist's fifth album and the first with Elektra, released after a four-year break from recording. It has received mixed critical reception.

Fire on Ice
Studio album by
Released1978 (1978)
Studio
  • ABC Studios, Los Angeles, California, U. S.
  • PS Studios, Chicago, Illinois, U. S.
Genre
Length39:24
LanguageEnglish
LabelElektra
ProducerRichard Evans
Terry Callier chronology
I Just Can't Help Myself
(1974)
Fire on Ice
(1978)
Turn You to Love
(1979)

Critical reception

The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the release three out of five stars, with Thom Jurek writing that the album is Callier's most confounding and "it's hard to know whom to blame for making a mess of what was arguably a solid album", noting that the shift to disco does not work for Callier and that some songs are overproduced but sums up that the release has its own "strangeness and charm".[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Terry Callier, except where noted.

  1. "Be a Believer" – 4:38
  2. "Holdin' On (To Your Love) (Callier and Larry Wade)" – 4:08
  3. "Street Fever" (Callier and Wade) – 3:42
  4. "Butterfly" – 3:56
  5. "I Been Doin' Alright Part II (Everything's Gonna Be Alright)" – 2:47
  6. "Disco in the Sky" (Callier and Wade) – 4:16
  7. "African Violet" – 7:13
  8. "Love Two Love" (Wade) – 2:43
  9. "Martin St. Martin" (Callier and Wade) – 5:34

Personnel

  • Terry Callier – guitar, vocals
  • Corinne Albright baritone saxophone
  • Marilyn H. Baker viola
  • Sidney Barnes – vocals
  • Jynean Bell – vocals
  • Dolores M. Bing cello
  • Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
  • George Bohannon – trombone
  • Harry Brotman engineering
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Julianna Buffum – cello
  • Reginald Burke – keyboards
  • Ronald Clark – violin
  • Jimmy Cleaveland – trombone
  • Scott Edwards – bass guitar
  • Richard Evans arrangement, production, mixing
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Janice Gower – violin
  • Carmen Halsell – engineering
  • Eddie Harris – saxophone
  • William Henderson – violin
  • Paul N. Humphrey – drums
  • Fred Jackson, Jr. tenor saxophone
  • Morris Jennings – percussion
  • Zollie Johnson – engineering
  • Renita Koven – viola
  • Betty La Magna – violin
  • Carl La Magna – violin
  • Danny Leake – guitar
  • Mary Lundquist – violin
  • Kenneth Mason – trumpet
  • Don Mizell – mixing, executive production
  • Charles Owens – saxophone
  • Barney Perkins – engineering
  • Derf Reklaw – percussion
  • Minnie Riperton – vocals
  • Scott Rowley – engineering
  • Jackson Schwartz – engineering
  • Paul Serrano – trumpet, engineering, mixing
  • W. Ross Traut – guitar
  • Phil Upchurch – guitar
  • Marcia Van Dyke – violin
  • Larry Wade – guitar
  • Cynthia White – vocals
  • Ellie Willis – vocals
  • Eugene Young – trumpet

References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "Fire on Ice – Terry Callier". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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