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'''''Photograph''''' is an album released by American singer [[Melanie Safka|Melanie]] in 1976;, her only release on [[Atlantic Records]]. The album contains "Cyclone" which was released as a single;. despite making a publicity tour on ''[[American Bandstand]]'' and ''[[The Brady Bunch Hour]]'' to promote the single, it failed to chart.
 
[[Ahmet Ertegün]], who had personally signed Melanie to his label, was credited with creative direction on the album, was very involved with itsthe album's recording, and was present at all vocal sessions and mixes.
 
TheDespite albumpositive wasreviews heraldedand bya thepublicity tour that saw appearances on ''[[NewAmerican York TimesBandstand]]'', as ''[[The oneMike ofDouglas theShow]]'' bestand albums''[[The ofBrady 1976;Bunch althoughHour]]'', the album went largely unnoticed by the public and failed to chart in America. The album was only released in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. For reasons unknown, Atlantic Records pulled the album from distribution shortly after its release.
 
The album was re-issuedreissued by [[Rhino Records]] in 2005 as an individually numbered limited edition of 3,500 copies. The re-issuereissue contained thea remastered version of the album plus a second disc of tracks recorded during the same sessions.
 
==Critical reception==
 
The album was heralded by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "one of the finest pop albums of the year....She's a marvelous performer to have back again, and one hopes that this time she will be welcomed not only by her old fans, but by new, grown‐up audiences well."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/14/archives/melanies-back-and-shes-not-kissing-cows-melanie.html|title=Melanie's Back And She's Not Kissing Cows|first=John|last=Rockwell|date=14 November 1976|access-date=24 March 2022|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In their review, ''[[Cash Box]]'' magazine referred to Melanie as "one of our best folk-rock stylists" and that she was "surrounded by excellent instrumental tracks" on the album and that "there is not a weak song in the package."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-11-20.pdf|title=Cash Box|date=1976-11-20|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine singled out "Cyclone" as "the most powerful vocally and lyrically and one of the best songs she's ever recorded."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-11-27.pdf|title=Billboard|date=1976-11-27|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> ''[[Record World]]'' also praised "Cyclone", stating that it's "not exactly the type of song one would expect from Melanie, but it's a captivating rocker nonetheless and could storm all the way up the charts."<ref>https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/77/RW-1977-02-19-OCR-Page-0022.pdf#search=%22melanie%20singles%20chart%22</ref> ''[[AllMusic]]'' noted that the album was "very much Melanie's own victory - her material was a revelation, and more sophisticated than anything she'd ever accomplished before."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/photograph-mw0000546219|title=Photograph - Melanie &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref>
 
==Track listing==
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#"Cyclone"
#"If I Needed You"
#"[[The Letter (The Box Tops song)|The Letter]]" ([[Wayne Carson Thompson]])
#"Groundhog Day"
#"Nickel Song / [[Music! Music! Music!]]" (Stephan Weiss, [[Bernie Baum]])
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#"Friends and Company"
 
===2005 CD re-issuereissue===
 
The 2005 CD re-issuereissue, ''Photograph (Double Exposure)'', contained a bonus disc of material recorded during the Atlantic sessions:
 
#"Groundhog Day" (Alternate Version)
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*Angelo Mauceri - percussion, vocals
*Richard Greene - violin
*[[Carol Parks]], Denny Bell, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Jay Wolfe - backing vocals
*[[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]] - arrangements, viola on "Photograph"
*[[Art Pepper]] - saxophone on "I'm So Blue"
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==Charts==
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==External linksReferences==
*Original Atlantic Press Release [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/David_Boldinger/Phtgrph.htm]▼
 
== References ==
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==External links==
▲*Original Atlantic Press Release [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/David_Boldinger/Phtgrph.htm Original Atlantic press release]
 
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