{"product_id":"sps-5101","title":"Billy Joe Thomas - Self Titled (1972) Vinyl LP • BJ , Rock and Roll Lullaby","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e SPS-5101\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1970s, Ballad, Classic Rock, Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing (front\/back\/inner-gate). Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is mostly readable with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Hole-punch in top-left.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThat's What Friends Are For\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRock And Roll Lullaby\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eHappier Than The Morning Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRoads\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSweet Cherry Wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eA Song For My Brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eA Fine Way To Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eJust As Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI Get Enthused\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAre We Losing Touch\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWe Have Got To Get Our Ship Together\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe Stories We Can Tell\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBilly Joe Thomas,\u003c\/span\u003e by Billy Joe Thomas, captures the height of his pop career in the early 1970s. The album blends pop and adult contemporary styles, featuring Thomas's smooth vocals on tracks written by prominent songwriters like Stevie Wonder (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eHappier Than the Morning Sun\u003c\/span\u003e), Jimmy Webb (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eRoads\u003c\/span\u003e), Carole King (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSweet Cherry Wine\u003c\/span\u003e), and Paul Williams (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThat's What Friends Are For\u003c\/span\u003e). Historically significant, it reflects a pivotal moment in Thomas's career, bridging his earlier hits like \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eRaindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head\u003c\/span\u003e and his later gospel phase, with recordings made at iconic studios like Electric Lady Studios. The album's standout hit single, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eRock and Roll Lullaby\u003c\/span\u003e, peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved gold certification for over 1 million sales. Other tracks, such as \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Stories We Can Tell\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThat's What Friends Are For\u003c\/span\u003e, showcase emotional depth but did not replicate the commercial success of the lead single.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793636815129,"sku":"SPS-5101","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-billy_joe_thomas-billy_joe_thomas_53ea3599-b830-4cd4-aba1-92bc788cbb46.jpg?v=1783553826","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/sps-5101","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}