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Second Childhood
Studio album by Phoebe Snow
Released	January 1976
Recorded	A&R Recording, New York City
Genre	Soft rock jazz
Length	40:24
Label	Columbia
Producer	Phil Ramone
Phoebe Snow chronology
Phoebe Snow (1974) Second Childhood (1976) It Looks Like Snow (1976)

Second Childhood is the second album by the singer and songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1976. Second Childhood was certified gold by the RIAA on July 9, 1976.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann called the album "a classy job on which Snow contributed seven originals and displayed her versatility on covers ranging from Motown to Gershwin." Robert Christgau wrote of the album: "I'm pleased to report that her trademark melismatic quaver hasn't degenerated into a gimmick, and I acknowledge that this is a good record of its type. I just have my doubts about how good a jazz-folk mood-music record can be."

Track listing

All songs by Phoebe Snow, except where noted

1. "Two Fisted Love" - 4:03
2. "Cash In" - 5:44
3. "Inspired Insanity" - 3:56
4. "No Regrets" (Harry Tobias, Roy Ingraham) - 2:58
5. "Sweet Disposition" - 4:04
6. "All Over" - 3:29
7. "Isn't It a Shame" - 3:56
8. "Going Down for the Third Time" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) - 2:33
9. "Pre-Dawn Imagination" - 3:28
10. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:27

Personnel

• Phoebe Snow – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (1-3, 7)
• Ken Ascher – electric piano (1)
• Ken Bichel – synthesizers (1)
• Richard Tee – electric piano (2, 5), acoustic piano (8), organ (8)
• Don Grolnick – electric piano (4, 6, 10), acoustic piano (9)
• Hugh McCracken – acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (2, 5, 8)
• John Tropea – electric guitar (1, 8)
• Stuart Scharf – acoustic guitar (7)
• Tony Levin – bass guitar (1, 2, 8)
• Ron Carter – double bass (3)
• Will Lee – bass guitar (4, 6, 9, 10)
• Gordon Edwards – bass guitar (5)
• Richard Davis – double bass (7)
• Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2)
• Grady Tate – drums (5, 8, 10)
• Jimmy Young – drums (4, 6)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 3, 6, 7)
• David Sanborn – saxophone solo (1, 5)
• Jerome Richardson – flute solo (10)
• Patrick Williams – orchestration (2, 3, 6, 9, 10)
• Howard Johnson – tuba quintet arrangement (5)
• Phil Kearns – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 8)
• The Jessy Dixon Singers – backing vocals (2)
• Phil Ramone – backing vocals (5)

Production

• Producer – Phil Ramone
• Engineers – Glenn Berger and Phil Ramone
• Assistant Engineers – Vicky Fabry and David Smith
• Design – Ed Lee
• Photography – Frank Laffitte
• Handwriting – Robert Biro and Andy Engel

Charts

Certifications

References

1. ^ Coleman, Mark; Sarig, Roni (2004). "Phoebe Snow". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 756. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 651–652.
3. "Gold and Platinum Awards". RIAA. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
4. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Second Childhood > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. "American album certifications – Phoebe Snow – Second Childhood". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

• Phoebe Snow albums
• 1976 albums
• Albums produced by Phil Ramone
• Columbia Records albums