78 in the Shade

78 in the Shade is the fifth and final studio album, and the second during their reunion, by Small Faces. It was released on the Atlantic label in 1978 and re-issued in 2005 on Wounded Bird. The album was created during the brief re-union of the band in the 1970s. The follow-up to the reunion album Playmates, 78, like its predecessor, was not successful and the band broke up soon afterwards. Mainstream music in Britain was rapidly changing direction, punk rock having been established around this time.[2]

78 in the Shade
Studio album by
Small Faces
ReleasedSeptember 1978
RecordedBeehive Cottage with Island Mobile
GenreRock, rhythm and blues
Length32:54
LabelAtlantic
ProducerKemastri (Acronym for Ke = Kenny Jones, Ma = Ian McLagan, St = Steve Marriott, Ri = Rick Wills)
Small Faces chronology
Playmates
(1977)		 78 in the Shade
(1978)		 The BBC Sessions
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Guitarist Jimmy McCulloch briefly joined this line-up after leaving Wings.[3] When McCulloch phoned Paul McCartney, who had found him increasingly difficult to work with, to announce he was joining Marriott, McCartney reportedly said "I was a little put out at first, but, well, what can you say to that?"[4] McCulloch's tenure with the band lasted only for a few months in late 1977. 78 in the Shade was his only album with the band.[5][6]

Reception

78 in the Shade generally gained lukewarm to negative reviews. Allmusic gave the album a review of 2 stars out of five.[7]

The album was reissued as part of “The Complete Atlantic Collection” with the previous album “Playmates” and a single on Wounded Bird in 2021. [8]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over Too Soon"Marriott, McLagan3:07
2."Too Many Crossroads"Marriott, McLagan2:18
3."Let Me Down Gently"McLagan, John Pidgeon3:38
4."Thinkin' About Love"Wills3:46
5."Stand by Me (Stand by You)"Marriott3:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Brown Man Do"Marriott3:02
7."Real Sour"McLagan, John Pidgeon3:55
8."Soldier"Joe Brown4:04
9."You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"Marriott, McLagan, Wills, Jones2:59
10."Filthy Rich"Marriott2:39

[9]

Personnel
Small Faces

with:

  • Jimmy McCulloch – guitar (only credited as "Thanks" on LP) McCulloch did play lead guitar on "Thinking About Love" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
  • Vicki Brown, Helen Chappelle, Lavinia Rogers, Madeline Bell, Liza Strike, Sam Brown, Jimmy McCulloch, Stephen Smith, Greg Cobb, Nick Webb - backing vocals

[7][6][9]

Technical
  • John Wright - engineer
  • Larry Franklin - cover illustration
  • Brian Aris - photography

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r49569
  2. "Humble Pie Biography". eNotes. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  3. "Faces Biography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. Carlin (2009). Paul McCartney: A Life. Simon & Schuster. p. 248. McCartney Jimmy McCulloch faces.
  5. "78 in the Shade". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  6. "Jimmy McCulloch". ReoCities. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  7. "78 in the Shade". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  8. http://www.woundedbird.com/
  9. 78 in the Shade, Small Faces, Atlantic (1978) LP
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