Saturate Before Using Songs Ranked
Jackson Browne (also known, mistakenly, as Saturate Before Using) is the debut album of American singer Jackson Browne, released in 1972. It peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 53.[1] Two singles were released with “Doctor, My Eyes”, which peaked at number 8 on the Pop Singles chart, and “Rock Me on the Water”, which reached number 48. Browne had found minor success as a songwriter but had not yet obtained his own recording contract. After he sent a demo of “Jamaica Say You Will” to David Geffen in early 1970, Geffen began looking for a record deal for Browne. Geffen ended up founding his own label, Asylum Records, and signed Browne. The album was certified as a Gold record in 1976 and Platinum in 1997 by the RIAA. Here are all of Saturate Before Using songs ranked.
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10. My Opening Farewell
“Jackson does end the album in terrific, moving fashion with the gentle “My Opening Farewell” which proves he was already capable of greatness. Quite a flawed album, but also *quite* promising, and in retrospect he certainly followed through on his promise, to say the least”
9. Looking Into You
“For what it’s worth, “Looking Into You” is my personal favorite of this ten – song collection. It is a tale of a young, yet weary vagabond on a journey of self – realization, a theme Browne would revisit many times on subsequent albums, most notably on the songs “Farther On” and “The Pretender.” “The roads were as many as the places I had dreamed of, and my friends and I were one.” The imagery expressed in Browne’s poetic lyrics are familiar to all who have reached a point where everything, yet nothing, with the exception of love, makes sense. “I looked into the sky for my anthem, and the words and the music came through. But words and music could never touch the beauty that I’ve seen looking into you.”
8. Something Fine
“Make no mistake – Jackson Browne is one of the greats. At first one might not agree, but after several listens one notices how amazing the production, instrumentation, lyrics and vocals are!”
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7. Doctor My Eyes
“Doctor My Eyes” is perhaps Browne’s best – known song. It shouldn’t be dismissed merely because it happened to become popular and has a catchy tune. The arrangement is excellent and the lyrics poignant, a prime example of a song that has held up well over time.”
6. A Child in These Hills
“One of the stronger tracks here is “A Child In These Hills” which is about adapting to an unfamiliar place–it’s very melodically pretty with a strong Jackson vocal, and it’s winningly earnest, although the lyrics are slightly unimaginative and repetitive, and it’s marred by the annoyingly repetitive harmonica at the end.”
5. Jamaica Say You Will
“This is the album that almost never happened … Jackson sent off a demo of Jamaica Say You Will to David Geffen, which was unceremoniously thrown in the trash. Only the actions of Geffen’s secretary saved it from oblivion.”
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4. Song for Adam
“Song for Adam” is a powerful, emotional song, but the lyrics seem surprising and even counterintuitive until you have a real feel for the style. It takes a few listens to be able to follow the changes in the instrumentals and the lyrics.”
3. From Silver Lake
“From Silver Lake is a ballad of subtle inevitablity, with one of those tunes that you feel you`ve always known. JB has an enviable knack for writing such songs.”
2. Under the Falling Sky
“This is Jackson Browne’s debut disc I do believe and if not it most certainly was one of his very early LP’s as it was cut in 1972. I remember seeing it advertised on the sleeves of Lp’s way back in the day. However back then Jackson was still a name that I was not familiar with.”
1. Rock Me on the Water
“This album is a must-own for anyone who loves California rock, Southern rock, or Midwestern rock, and considering that Browne advocates sanctions on Indonesia in retaliation for that country’s recent trumped-up drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist, as well as more funding for community policing, this album is also an essential purchase for your conscience.”
