Projections (The Blues Project album)
album by Blues Project
Projections is the second album by the American blues rock band the Blues Project. Produced by Tom Wilson and released by Verve/Folkways in November 1966, the album was their first studio release and examined a more rock-based sound. Jim Marshall was credited as the photographer of the album cover.
Soon after the release of this album, Al Kooper left the band in the spring of 1967 to form Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Chart performance
The album peaked at No. 52 on the Billboard Top LPs, during a thirty six-week run on the chart. On Cashbox the album peaked at No. 28 during a twenty two-week stay on the chart.
Recording
Keyboardist and vocalist Al Kooper was the most prominent member of the band, having recently played on Bob Dylan's seminal album Highway 61 Revisited. However, Projections was very much a group effort, developing the band's unique style that drew upon blues, jazz, folk, soul, and psychedelic influences.
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