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"Warmth of Your Eyes" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Billie Hughes. It was recorded by Lazarus on the band's debut eponymous Lazarus album and released as a single in 1972 by Bearsville Records, distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc. [1]

"Warmth of Your Eyes"
Single by Lazarus
from the album Lazarus
B-side	"Circuit Rider"
Released	1972
Recorded	Bearsville Studio, Woodstock, New York
Genre	Folk Rock Soft rock Contemporary Christian music
Length	2:58
Label	Bearsville
Songwriter(s)	Bill Hughes
Producer(s)	Phil Ramone and Peter Yarrow
Lazarus singles chronology
"Warmth of Your Eyes" (1972) "Ladyfriends I (Sing a Song to Your Lady)" (1973)
Music video
"Warmth of Your Eyes" on YouTube

The song was produced by Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, and Phil Ramone.[2][3]

Billboard, October 23, 1971, gave the eponymous Lazarus album a Special Merit Pick with "Warmth of Your Eyes" cited as one of the best cuts, describing "honesty in the lyrics and optimism in the chords".[4] Bruce Eder of AllMusic described the sound of the band's songs as "acoustic rock with minimal amplification and lots of harmony vocals".[5]

“Warmth of Your Eyes" was a Billboard Recommended Pick, May 6, 1972.[6] Billboard Picks and Plays reported airplay.[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Lazarus

• Bill Hughes – vocal, guitar
• Carl Keesee – vocal, bass
• Gary Dye – vocal

Production

• Phil Ramone – producer, recording engineer
• Peter Yarrow – producer, musical director

Other versions

On March 28th, 2011, the song was featured on the folk rock mix album Late Night Tales: Midlake.[8]

References

External links

• Lazarus discography at Discogs
• Lazarus at AllMusic

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