Phoebe Snow - It Looks Like Snow

David Rubinson's production of Phoebe Snow on the 1976 release It Looks Like Snow is an overpowering collection of pop-jazz-funk-folk that puts this amazing vocalist's talents in a beautiful light. Whether it's the Bowen/Bond/Hazel blues classic "Shakey Ground," which Elton John, Etta James, and so many others have explored, or her exquisite interpretation of the Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down," there is no doubt the material here should have ruled on the airwaves the year after her Top Five smash, "Poetry Man." How could Columbia Records not have this material saturating radio across America is the question. There are string arrangements by Sonny Burke and horn arrangements by Kurt McGettrick; the guests galore -- from David Bromberg and Ray Parker, Jr. on guitars (along with Snow, Greg Poree, and Steve Burgh) to David Pomeranz on keys -- make the Snow/Pomeranz co-write "Mercy on Those" into a majestic and extra-special showstopper. The singer's solo composition "Drink Up the Melody (Bite the Dust, Blues)" has her dipping into Maria Muldaur territory, and a duet between the two divas here would've been sensational. "My Faith Is Blind," soaked in gospel introspection, takes the album to another level with its soul searching and sense of spiritual discovery. It Looks Like Snow is a major work from a fabulous performer traversing styles and genres with ease and elegance. The loving mom appears with her daughter on the back cover in a photo by collaborator Phil Kearns ~ Joe Viglione, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Narell Drums (Steel), Percussion Bob Yance Horn Chuck Comanico Bass Chuck Domanico Bass David Bromberg Guitar David Pomeranz Keyboards David Rubinson Producer, Engineer Don Meehan Digital Remastering Ed Greene Drums Fred Catero Engineer Friends, Inc. Producer George Horn Mastering Golden Age Jazz Band ?, Horn Greg Poree Guitar Hadley Caliman Horn Harvey Mason, Sr. Drums James Gadson Drums Julia Tillman Waters Vocals Julia Waters Vocals (Background) Kurt McGettrick Horn Maxine Willard Waters Vocals (Background), Vocals Mel Martin Horn Norman Seeff Photography Oren Waters Vocals, Vocals (Background) Phil Kearns Photography, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Phill Brown Mastering Phoebe Snow Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Ray Parker, Jr. Guitar Reggie McBride Bass Sonny Burke String Arrangements, Keyboards Steve Burch Guitar Steve Burgh Guitar