Islands (The Band album) Islands (The Band album) Islands is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American rock group the Band. Released in 1977 to mixed reviews, it is the final studio album from the group's original lineup. Primarily composed of previously unreleased songs from the Band's career (including their 1976 cover of "Georgia on My Mind", which was recorded to aid Jimmy Carter in his presidential bid), "Islands" was released to fulfill the group's contract with Capitol Records, so that the soundtrack to their film "The Last Waltz" could be released on Warner Bros. Records. In the CD liner notes, Robbie Robertson compares
The Edges of Twilight rock album what Peter Gabriel does to pop by infusing various cultures, percussion and exotic sounds into it." "The Edges of Twilight" helped propel the band into mainstream success in their native Canada, where it reached #11 on the Canadian album chart and double platinum status, and earned the band several Juno nominations, including "Best Rock Album" and "Group of the Year". The title of the album is taken from a chapter of the book "Fire in the Head", by the American author Tom Cowan, which also inspired the name of the first track on the album. The album includes