Bish is the second album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. The lead single, "Everybody Needs Love", peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1] and number five on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It did better in Canada, reaching No. 29 and peaking at number two on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[2] The album itself rose to No. 35 on the Billboard pop albums chart.[3]
"Looking for the Right One" was the second single from Bish. It was released in both Canada and the UK but it did not chart. Three years earlier, Art Garfunkel had recorded the song. His original rendition [1] of Bishop's composition was included as the B-side of his 1975 cover hit, "I Only Have Eyes For You" (U.S. #18, #1 AC). Bishop contributed backing vocals on Garfunkel's version, who returned the favor on Bishop's rendition.
Rolling Stone's Ken Tucker wrote, "Stephen Bishop's second album is so ambitious and self-assured that it's easy to overlook the chances it takes." Adding that its "mixture of sentiment and aggressiveness... makes it so intriguing a pop disc." Concluding that "Stephen Bishop is well on his way, and he possesses something all his exemplars lack: a serenely nutty sense of humor."[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.
"The Whistling Bishettes" on "Vagabond from Heaven"
Nancy Ames, Philip Ames, Michael Barackman, Dennis Bishop, Kathy Carey, Cameron Crowe, Kenny Farrell, Carrie Fisher, Mary Frampton, Richard Green, Trudy Green, John Landis, Mark Meyerson, Spencer Proffer, Michael J. Sheehy, James Lee Stanley, Jeffrey Staton, Michael Staton and Michael Whitney
Production
Produced by Stephen Bishop
Co-produced by Dee Robb
Engineered by Joe Robb and Dee Robb
Assistant Engineers – Joe Chiccarelli, Anthony D'Amico, Steve Gursky, Steve Katz, Richard Leech, Kevin Ryan and George Tutko.
Mixed by Jerry Masters
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
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