Wave is the fourth studio album by the Patti Smith Group, released May 17, 1979 on Arista Records. This album was less commercially successful than its predecessor, Easter, although it continued the band's move towards more radio-friendly mainstream pop music. It was produced by famed artist/producer Todd Rundgren. (More from Wikipedia)
The Patti Smith Group album Wave (1979) included a lovely tribute to her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith called "Frederick"; "Dancing Barefoot" on the same album was also dedicated to him.
(February 2014)
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The Wikipedia article on Slow Train Coming also states (with no footnotes), in apparent violation of their NPOV (neutral point of view) policy: "In a year when Van Morrison and Patti Smith released their own spiritual works in Into the Music and Wave, respectively, [Bob] Dylan's album seemed vitriolic and bitter in comparison." Neither album is particularly Christian, from what I can tell; the title track of the Patti Smith album "Wave" is dedicated to the nearly forgotten Pope John Paul I, but evidently only because it was recorded during his brief papacy.
(August 2014)
