Drowning with Land in Sight

Drowning With Land In Sight
Studio album by The 77s
Released	1994
Recorded	Mom's Sewing Room Paradise Studio
Genre	Rock
Length	55:07
Label	Myrrh Records
Producer	The 77s
The 77s chronology
Pray Naked (1992) Drowning With Land In Sight (1994) Tom Tom Blues (1995)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

Drowning With Land In Sight is the title of The 77s' seventh album, released in 1994 on the Myrrh Records label. The music, their heaviest up to that point, ranged from the opening note-for-note Led Zeppelin cover to the straightforward Rolling Stones homage "Cold Cold Night" to Roy Orbison-influenced ballads "Film at 11", "The Jig Is Up," and "Alone Together." The lyrics primarily reflected the stress of singer Michael Roe's divorce, except for "Dave's Blues," about guitarist David Leonhardt's illness with cancer. At the record label's insistence, the final track was written and added to provide a more upbeat conclusion. Also, a vulgarity in "Dave's Blues" was backward masked into unintelligibility.

Track listing

1. "Nobody's Fault but Mine"
2. "Snowblind"
3. "Snake"
4. "Indian Winter"
5. "Film At 11"
6. "Mezzo"
7. "Cold Cold Night"
8. "Dave's Blues"
9. "Sounds O' Autumn"
10. "The Jig Is Up"
11. "Alone Together"
12. "For Crying Out Loud"

The band

• Mike Roe on guitars and lead vocals.
• David Leonhardt on guitars.
• Mark Harmon on bass guitars and background vocals.
• Aaron Smith on Drums.

Production notes

• Executive Producers were Gene Eugene and Ojo Taylor.

References

1. Drowning with Land in Sight at AllMusic