Fire on Ice

Fire on Ice
Studio album by Terry Callier
Released	1978 (1978)
Studio	ABC Studios, Los Angeles, California, U. S. PS Studios, Chicago, Illinois, U. S.
Genre	Chicago soul[1] disco[1] funk[1]
Length	39:24
Language	English
Label	Elektra
Producer	Richard Evans
Terry Callier chronology
I Just Can't Help Myself (1973) Fire on Ice (1978) Turn You to Love (1979)

Fire on Ice is a studio album from American musician Terry Callier. Released by Elektra Records in 1978, this is the artist's fifth album and the first with Elektra, released after a four-year break from recording. It has received mixed critical reception.

Critical reception

The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the release three out of five stars, with Thom Jurek writing that the album is Callier's most confounding and "it's hard to know whom to blame for making a mess of what was arguably a solid album", noting that the shift to disco does not work for Callier and that some songs are overproduced but sums up that the release has its own "strangeness and charm".[1] Writing for Pitchfork Media, Andy Beta scored this album and the subsequent Turn You to Love a 5.5. out of 10, writing that Fire on Ice "sputters on so many levels that it's hard to isolate just where things misfire".[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Terry Callier, except where noted.

1. "Be a Believer" – 4:38
2. "Holdin' On (To Your Love)" (Callier, Larry Wade) – 4:08
3. "Street Fever" (Callier, Wade) – 3:42
4. "Butterfly" – 3:56
5. "I Been Doin' Alright Part II (Everything's Gonna Be Alright)" – 2:47
6. "Disco in the Sky" (Callier, Wade) – 4:16
7. "African Violet" – 7:13
8. "Love Two Love" (Wade) – 2:43
9. "Martin St. Martin" (Callier, Wade) – 5:34

Personnel

• Terry Callier – guitar, vocals
• Corinne Albright – baritone saxophone
• Marilyn H. Baker – viola
• Sidney Barnes – vocals
• Jynean Bell – vocals
• Dolores Bing – cello
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
• George Bohanon – trombone
• Harry Brotman – engineering
• Garnett Brown – trombone
• Julianna Buffum – cello
• Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards
• Ron Clark – violin
• Jimmy Cleaveland – trombone
• Scott Edwards – bass guitar
• Richard Evans – arrangement, production, mixing
• James Gadson – drums
• Janice Gower – violin
• Carmen Halsell – engineering
• Eddie Harris – saxophone
• William Henderson – violin
• Paul Humphrey – drums
• Fred Jackson, Jr. – tenor saxophone
• Morris Jennings – percussion
• Zollie Johnson – engineering
• Renita Koven – viola
• Betty LaMagna – violin
• Carl LaMagna – violin
• Danny Leake – guitar
• Mary Lundquist – violin
• Kenny Mason – trumpet
• Don Mizell – mixing, executive production
• Charles Owens – saxophone
• Barney Perkins – engineering
• Derf Reklaw – percussion
• Minnie Riperton – vocals
• Scott Rowley – engineering
• Jackson Schwartz – engineering
• Paul Serrano – trumpet, engineering, mixing
• Ross Traut – guitar
• Phil Upchurch – guitar
• Marcia Van Dyke – violin
• Larry Wade – guitar
• Cynthia White – vocals
• Ellie Willis – vocals
• Eugene Young – trumpet

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Fire on Ice – Terry Callier". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
2. Beta, Andy (June 3, 2003). "Terry Callier: Fire on Ice and Turn You to Love". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

External links

• Fire on Ice at Discogs (list of releases)
• Fire on Ice at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Entry at Rate Your Music