Bloodstone (Russell Morris album)
Bloodstone is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Russell Morris, released in September 1971. The pop-rock record blends Morris’s own songwriting with folk and US West Coast country-rock influences. It features an all-star group of Australian session musicians and was produced by Howard Gable for His Master’s Voice/EMI. The front cover was designed by Geoff Pendelbury.
Bloodstone reached number 12 on the Australian Go-Set chart, after debuting at 19 and peaking in its third week (25 September 1971). The album’s single “Sweet, Sweet Love” was released in July 1971 and helped bring the album into the charts. The work won Best Album at the 1971 King of Pop Awards. Track themes include Saints and Sinners, Our Hero is Dead, Heaven Shines, The Cell and Ride Your Chariot. Following Bloodstone, Morris released the Mr America EP in 1972.
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