Windmills (Rick Roberts album)

Windmills is the debut solo album by country rock musician Rick Roberts. The album was recorded a year after his stint as lead singer of The Flying Burrito Brothers, and two years before co-founding the band Firefall.

Windmills
Studio album by
Rick Roberts
ReleasedSeptember 1972
Recorded1972
GenreCountry rock
Length38:02
LabelA&M
ProducerDavid Anderle
Rick Roberts chronology
The Flying Burrito Brothers
(1971)		 Windmills
(1972)		 She Is a Song
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Roberts was joined on the record by Burrito Brothers bandmate Chris Hillman, as well as three of the Eagles: Don Henley, Bernie Leadon (formerly of the Burrito Brothers), and Randy Meisner. Other guest musicians include David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Al Perkins, Dallas Taylor, Marc Benno and Byron Berline. The standout tracks are "Sail Away", "In My Own Small Way", and "Jenny's Blues", and all of the songs were written by Roberts, except Harlan Howard's "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down".

Track listing
  1. "Deliver Me" (Roberts) - 4:51
  2. "Davy McVie" (Roberts) - 3:45
  3. "In My Own Small Way" (Roberts) - 2:57
  4. "Sail Away" (Roberts) - 7:17
  5. "Two Lovely Women" (Roberts) - 4:39
  6. "In a Dream" (Roberts) - 4:12
  7. "Drunk and Dirty" (Roberts) - 3:42
  8. "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" (Harlan Howard) - 2:53
  9. "Jenny's Blues" (Roberts) - 3:46

Personnel

Production
  • Producer: David Anderle
  • Recording Engineer: Richard Moore/Kent Nebergall
  • Art Direction: unknown
  • Photography: unknown
  • Liner Notes: unknown

References
  1. Windmills at AllMusic



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