Seductive Reasoning

Seductive Reasoning is the debut album by the sibling folk duo Maggie and Terre Roche, released in 1975 on Columbia Records. It precedes their 1979 debut album as a trio, The Roches.

Seductive Reasoning
Original cover, 1975
Studio album by Maggie and Terre Roche
Released	1975
Recorded	1974–1975
Genre	Folk
Label	Columbia
Producer	Paul Simon, Paul Samwell-Smith, David Hood and Jimmy Johnson
Maggie and Terre Roche chronology
Seductive Reasoning (1975) The Roches (1979)
Alternative cover
Reissue LP cover, 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+ link

Track listing

All tracks composed by Margaret Roche, except where indicated.

1. "Underneath the Moon"
2. "Down the Dream"
3. "Wigglin' Man" (Margaret Roche, Terre Roche)
4. "West Virginia"
5. "If You Emptied Out All Of Your Pockets You Could Not Make The Change"
6. "Telephone Bill"
7. "Malachy's"
8. "Burden of Proof"
9. "The Mountain People"
10. "Jill of All Trades"

Personnel

Musicians:

• Maggie Roche – piano and guitar
• Terre Roche – guitar
• The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section:
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • David Hood – bass
  • Barry Beckett– keyboards
  • Pete Carr – guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar

Additional musicians:

• Johnny Gimble – fiddle
• George Marge – electric clarinet
• Ann Odell – strings
• John Hall – electric guitar
• Paul Simon – guitar
• Jerry Masters – bass

Production:

• 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9: produced by David Hood and Jimmy Johnson; engineers – Greg Hamm, Steve Melton, Jerry Masters
• 4, 7, 10: produced by Paul Samwell Smith; engineer – Martin Levan
• 5: produced by Paul Simon; engineers – Steve Melton, Phil Ramone

Cover photo by Chip Berlet.