Jim Stafford (album)

Jim Stafford is the 1974 debut album from country rock and folk artist Jim Stafford. It was issued subsequent to the release of the first two singles. The LP reached #55 on the U.S. Pop albums chart. On the Country chart, it peaked at #6.

Jim Stafford
Studio album by
Jim Stafford
Released1974[1]
Length36:15
LabelMGM
ProducerPhil Gernhard and Lobo
Jim Stafford chronology
Jim Stafford
(1974)		 Not Just Another Pretty Foot
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]

The LP features four songs which became U.S. Top 40 hits: "Swamp Witch" (#39 Billboard, #31 Cash Box), "Spiders & Snakes" (#3), "My Girl Bill" (#12) and "Wildwood Weed" (#7). All but the first were higher-charting hits in Canada, as was the album itself (#48).

Track listing

Side one

  1. "L.A. Mamma" (Jim Stafford) – 2:24
  2. "I Ain't Sharin' Sharon" (Jim Stafford) – 2:14
  3. Medley : "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) / "A Visit with an Old Friend" (Jim Stafford) – 5:10
  4. "Wildwood Weed" – 2:41 (Don Bowman)
  5. "16 Little Red Noses and a Horse That Sweats" (Jim Stafford) – 3:54
  6. "Spiders & Snakes" – 3:07 (Jim Stafford, David Bellamy)

Side two

  1. "The Last Chant" (Jim Stafford) – 3:19
  2. "My Girl Bill" – 3:13 (Jim Stafford)
  3. "Nifty Fifties Blues" (Jim Stafford) – 3:03
  4. "A Real Good Time" (Jim Stafford/Martin Cooper) – 3:33
  5. "Swamp Witch" – 3:48 (Jim Stafford)

Charts
Year Album Peak chart positions
US US Country AUS[4] CAN
1974 Jim Stafford 55 6 27 48

References
  1. "Jim Stafford – Jim Stafford". Discogs.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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