Power (John Hall album)

Power is the third album by John Hall, released in 1979 on Columbia Records subsidiary ARC Records.^[1][2][3] The title track is used as an anthem against nuclear power.^[4][5]

Power
Studio album by John Hall
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	Bearsville Studios Atlantic Studios
Genre	Folk rock, pop rock
Length	36:32
Label	ARC
Producer	John Hall
John Hall chronology
John Hall (1978) Power (1979) All of the Above (1981)
Singles from Power
"Power" Released: 1979 "Home at Last” / “Plutonium is Forever" Released: 1979

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]

The Hartford Courant noted that "when Hall speeds the tempo up ... the result is a lively, danceable froth that's extremely fresh and fun."^[7] The Greenville News called the title track "the first good political song about nuclear energy."^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Hall and Johanna Hall.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Home at Last"	4:40
2.	"Power"	4:46
3.	"Heartbreaker"	3:26
4.	"So"	5:38

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Run Away with Me"	3:02
6.	"Firefly Lover"	3:51
7.	"Arms" / "Half Moon"	6:31
8.	"Cocaine Drain"	4:38

2015 Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Plutonium is Forever"	2:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.

• John Hall - lead vocals, guitar, electric piano (1), bass (3), keyboards (3), cowbell (3), string synthesizer (5)
• Eric Parker - drums
• Jody Linscott - percussion
• David Schwartz - bass
• Louis Levin - keyboards
• Bryan Cumming - saxophone, second guitar (4, 6)
• Lynn Pitney - background vocals
• Phil Ballou - background vocals
• John Troy - supplemental vocals (1, 3, 6)
• Jon Pousette-Dart - supplemental vocals (1, 3, 6)
• Tony Levin - bass (2, 4)
• Mike Mainieri - vibraphone (8)
• Carly Simon - background vocals (2)
• James Taylor - background vocals (2)

Production

• Producer: John Hall
• Engineers: Gene Paul (Atlantic), Lew Hahn (Atlantic), John Holbrook (Bearsville)
• Photography: Eric Meola (front cover), Aaron Rapoport (back cover), Bob Hower, John Curtis, Louis Levin, Peter Simon, Tony Levin