Unborn Child
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Unborn Child is the sixth studio album by American
pop
/folk
duo Seals and Crofts
. It included two low-charting singles, the title track (which reached #66) and "The King of Nothing", which reached #60. The album's title track was deemed controversial at the time because of its pro-life
stance. As a result abortion rights advocates boycotted the album and the duo's concerts.
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Pop music
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Roots revival
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duo Seals and Crofts
Seals and Crofts
Seals and Crofts is a band made up of Jim Seals and Dash Crofts . The soft rock duo was one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. They are best known for their hits "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl"...
. It included two low-charting singles, the title track (which reached #66) and "The King of Nothing", which reached #60. The album's title track was deemed controversial at the time because of its pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
stance. As a result abortion rights advocates boycotted the album and the duo's concerts.
Track listing
All songs written by Seals and Crofts, except where indicated.- "Windflowers" (Paich)
- "Desert People"
- "Unborn Child"
- "The Story of Her Love"
- "Dance by the Light of the Moon"
- "Rachel"
- "The King of Nothing" (Seals)
- "29 Years from Texas"
- "Ledges"
- "Follow Me"
- "Big Mac"