Coelacanth

The Producers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B00005OLD6
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,130 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Primitive Man

2. Renaissance

3. Out of My Head

4. Dance on My Heart

5. Right Man for the Job

6. Who's Crying Now

7. Trouble With Love

8. One Good Reason

9. Slow Dancing

10. After All Is Said and Done

Editorial Reviews

The folks at One Way Records dug deep into the vaults at MCA and came up with the never released 1988 recording of Coelacanth, the 4th album from The Producers. The Producers are also touring so watch for them to come to a venue near you.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Appropriately Titled, October 9, 2001

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Mark Sacher (Roswell, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coelacanth (Audio CD)

A coelacanth is a large prehistoric fish believed to have been extinct but was found to still be in existence in the early 1900s. Some might say this is analagous to the band, The Producers. Up until this year, I thought the band had retired their musical talents, but they are still in existence and putting on great shows in conjunction with their recent CD release "Coelacanth". Check out their website at www.theproducers.org

This CD was originally recorded 14+ years ago but, unfortunately for us, MCA left it in their music vault preventing its release. A special thanks to One-Way Records for dusting off the tracks and releasing them to all of us in 2001. The strongest tracks are "Out of My Head" (slow ballad with smooth vocals by Van Temple), "Dance on My Heart" (most reminiscent of their earlier songs; great drum beat by Bryan Holmes and keyboards by Wayne Famous), "One Good Reason", "Primitive Man" and Kyle Henderson's "Renaissance". There is one song here from their previously released album "Run For Your Life" (not on CD yet, but hopefully someday), that is re-released here. This version of "Slow Dancing" is not as strong as their first in my opinion, but is still a decent track.

So, if you want to hear new 80s music, try this CD ("Trouble with Love" could be released today and few would suspect it was recorded so long ago). Finally, one of Sheryl Crow's band members, Tim Smith, was a member of The Producers when this CD was recorded and co-wrote a few of these songs. Although it would be nice to have him back performing with the original four band members, fans do wish him well. It's great having former band member Kyle Henderson back on bass. Rumor has it, they will be performing at The Howling Wolf in New Orleans on New Year's Eve 2001-2002.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great CD From The Producers, April 11, 2003

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James Choma - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coelacanth (Audio CD)

Why this CD sat on the shelf for years at the band's former label is a mystery. There were definitely surefire hits on the album ("Renaissance" and "Out of My Head") that had potential. Too bad. But here it is -- Coelacanth -- for your listening pleasure many years after the fact.

I guess the only downside to the album is the dull brown cover art. Not bad, but not all that attractive. That's kind of petty considering the good music contained within (don't judge a book by its cover!), but I like cover art.

If you're a fan of the band's previous albums, get this album while you can before it goes out of print and becomes impossible to find.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD THINGS DO COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT!, October 5, 2001

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Stephen Palmer (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coelacanth (Audio CD)

Seeing The Producers in concert four times during 1985-86, I was somewhat familiar with some of the songs on this new release. I particularly remember them opening their set with the song "Primitive Man" - the catchy guitar riff and the tag line "there's a monkey on your stereo". So I guess you could say I've been patiently waiting 15 years for this CD to come out. I must say it was worth the wait, especially considering it's value price. In general the songs are good although I would argue that the songwriting on this album, as well as its predecessor "Run For Your Life (RFYL)", suffer from the absence of bassist Kyle Henderson (although Tim Smith is an amazing bass player). A funny story about Tim - I can still remember the first time I saw the Producers, seeing several drunk college-age kids standing at the front of the stage in front of Tim screaming "Whooo Kyle. Rock and roll. Yeah Kyle. Whoooo!!" I wondered if Tim might tell them between songs that he wasn't Kyle, but he just ignored them and kept on playing... Anyway, standout songs on this album, besides the previously mentioned "Primitive Man" are "Dance On My Heart", "Right Man for the Job", "Trouble With Love", and "Renaissance". Interestingly, a similar but more obviously spiritual version of "Renaissance" appears on Kyle Henderson's out-of-print Contemporary Christian solo album released in 1985. A couple of minor disappointments are: 1) There are only 10 songs on the album and one, "Slow Dancing", is an unimaginative remake of the same song off the RFYL album, and 2) the sound is not as pristine as I would like. But one has to keep in mind it was recorded in 1987 and there have been a lot of improvements in recording technology since then. Overall, if you are a Producers fan you will want to pick up this release. And keep your eyes out for the upcoming re-release of RFYL.