Southern Comfort (The Crusaders album)

Southern Comfort is a 1974 album by jazz fusion band the Crusaders.

Southern Comfort
Studio album by the Crusaders
Released	October 1974
Recorded	1974
Studio	Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	63:25
Label	ABC/Blue Thumb
Producer	Stewart Levine
The Crusaders chronology
Scratch (1974) Southern Comfort (1974) Chain Reaction (1975)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The AllMusic reviewer Jason Elias wrote: "A good representation of the Crusaders' tasteful and intelligent playing, Southern Comfort is more than recommended to their fans."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Stomp And Buck Dance" (Wayne Henderson)
2. "Greasy Spoon" (Stix Hooper)
3. "Get On The Soul Ship" (Joe Sample)
4. "Super Stuff" (Henderson)
5. "Double Bubble" (Sample)
6. "The Well's Gone Dry" (Larry Carlton)
7. "Southern Comfort" (Henderson)
8. "Time Bomb" (Sample)
9. "When There's Love Around" (Hooper)
10. "Lilies Of The Nile" (Wilton Felder)
11. "Whispering Pines" (Henderson)
12. "A Ballad For Joe (Louis)" (Sample)

Personnel

The Crusaders

• Wayne Henderson - Trombone
• Wilton Felder - Bass, Saxophone
• Joe Sample - Keyboards
• Stix Hooper - Drums
• Larry Carlton - Guitar

Charts

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
US Top LPs & Tape[4]	31
US Soul LPs[5]	3
US Jazz LPs	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US R&B[6]	US Dance
1975	"Stomp and Buck Dance"	41	12