Music, Music is the eighth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in July 1976 by Capitol Records and later described by J. Scott McClintock for AllMusic: "There are breezy, Bacharach-ian excursions ('Gladiola,' 'You Make It So Easy'), bluesy numbers ('Get Off Me Baby,' 'Ladychain'), light country ('Mama'), jazzy ballads (Paul Williams' torchy contribution, 'Nice to Be Around'), and even a little Philly soul ('I Can't Hear You No More')." On 2 August 1976, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States.RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for titles by Helen Reddy

It debuted on ''Billboards Top LP's & Tapes chart that same month, in the issue dated 14 August, and got as high as number 16.. It stopped at number 36 in Cash Box magazine and number 30 in Record World, but made it to number 14 in Canada's RPM magazine. The third album recorded by Reddy with producer Joe Wissert, Music, Music was cited in 1977 by Reddy as a personal favourite from among her albums.Orlando Sentinel 31 July 1977 "Helen Reddy Keeps Hectic Pace" by Sumner Rand p.93 On 23 August 2005, Music, Music was released for the first time on compact disc as one of two Helen Reddy albums on one CD, the other album being her 1975 studio release, No Way to Treat a Lady.

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Singles "I Can't Hear You No More" was released in the United States on 26 July 1976,(2006) The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection by Helen Reddy [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records 09463-57613-2-0. and debuted on Billboard'''s Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated 7 August, eventually making it to number 29 over the course of nine weeks.. In the following issue, dated 14 August, it made its first appearance on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, where it spent 11 weeks, one of which was at number one.. In RPM magazine the song got as high as number 36 pop.

In Billboards 28 August issue the single's B-side, "Music Is My Life", started to be listed on the Hot 100 alongside "I Can't Hear You No More" as a "tag along" to indicate that some radio stations were opting to play the flip side of the original hit that charted.. While "Music Is My Life" did not have any showings on the list of Easy Listening hits, a third song from the album, "Gladiola", began a 12-week chart run there in the issue dated 13 November of that year that included a number 10 peak position but saw no activity on the pop chart.

Track listing Side 1 "Music, Music" (Pamela Polland) – 3:14 Jeff Porcaro – drums David Hungate – bass guitar Fred Tackett – guitar David Paich – piano Bobbye Hall – congas "Gladiola" (Alan Gordon) – 3:27 Harvey Mason – drums Reini Press – bass guitar Dean Parks – guitar Mark Jordan – piano Victor Feldman – percussions Tom Scott – alto sax solo "Mama" (Harriet Schock) – 4:03 Harvey Mason – drums Scotty Edwards – bass guitar Ray Parker Jr. – guitar Clarence McDonald – piano "Hold Me in Your Dreams Tonight" (Marie Cain) – 2:42 Harvey Mason – drums Reini Press – bass guitar Dean Parks – guitar Mark Jordan – piano Victor Feldman – percussions "Get Off Me Baby" (Jeff Langley, Holly Near) – 4:58 Harvey Mason – drums Scotty Edwards – bass guitar Ray Parker Jr. – guitar Clarence McDonald – piano Side 2 "I Can't Hear You No More" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:49 Harvey Mason – drums Dean Parks – guitar Scotty Edwards – bass guitar Larry Muhoberac – piano "Ladychain" (Marcia Waldorf) – 3:58 Harvey Mason – drums Scotty Edwards – bass guitar Ray Parker Jr. – guitar Clarence McDonald – piano Tom Scott – alto sax solo "Music Is My Life" (Alan Gordon) – 2:29 Jeff Porcaro – drums David Hungate – bass guitar Fred Tackett – guitar David Paich – piano Victor Feldman – percussions "Nice to Be Around" (John Williams, Paul Williams) – 2:58 Harvey Mason – drums Reini Press – bass guitar Dean Parks – guitar Mark Jordan – piano Tom Scott – alto flute solo "You Make It So Easy" (Helen Reddy, Carole Bayer Sager) – 2:23 Harvey Mason – drums Dean Parks – guitar Scotty Edwards – bass guitar Larry Muhoberac – piano

Personnel

Helen Reddy – vocals Joe Wissert – producer Nick DeCaro – arranger and conductor Tom Perry – recording engineer Mike Reese – mastering engineer Francesco Scavullo – photography Roy Kohara – art direction

Additional musicians Gary Grant – trumpet Chuck Findley – trumpet Bob Findley – trumpet Steve Madiao – trumpet Jay Daversa – trumpet Don Menza – saxophone Tom Scott – saxophone Bill Perkins – saxophone Jay Migliori – saxophone Jack Nimitz – saxophone Dick "Slyde" Hyde – trombone Lou McCreary – trombone Earl Dumler – oboe Harry Bluestone – string concertmaster Carolyn Willis – background vocals Jim Gilstrap – background vocals Myrna Matthews – background vocals Oren Waters – background vocals Lisa Roberts – background vocals Nick DeCaro – background vocals Frank DeCaro – contractor

Charts Chart (1976)PeakpositionCanadian Albums (RPM)14

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