Islands (The Band Album)
Islands is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American rock group The Band. It was recorded in the group's Shangri-La studios and released in 1977 to mixed reviews. Islands was recorded in order to fulfill the group's contract with Capitol Records, so that the soundtrack to their film The Last Waltz could be released on Warner Bros. Records.
Islands is primarily composed of previously-unreleased songs from The Band's career, including their 1976 cover of "Georgia on My Mind", which was recorded to aid Jimmy Carter in his presidential bid. In the CD liner notes, Robbie Robertson compares the album to The Who's Odds and Sods.
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