This progressive pop-rock quartet was led by lead guitarist/vocalist Dennis Tracy, along with lead vocalist / organist Scott Thurston, bassist Mark Spiwak and drummer Don Gorman. They'd met on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles one night, and quickly found management in the shape of The Doors' right-hand man Bill Siddons (who had time on his hands while The Doors were on hiatus following the recording of LA Woman.) After a week's rehearsals, they signed to Janus (a subsidiary of Chess) at the Beach House in Santa Monica, California, and flew to San Francisco to cut an album at the legendary Wally Heider's Studios before they'd so much as played a gig. Overseen by Fred Catero – famed for his work with Bob Dylan, Santana and others – the sessions took three weeks (and were filmed by UCLA film student Reed Hutchinson, though it has yet to resurface).
Their first gig was in front of 5000 people at San Bernardino's Civic Auditorium. Following the album's release on the Janus label in the summer of 1971, they undertook two nationwide tours, including a performance at the massive week-long Celebration Of Life festival in Macrea, Louisiana that June. Despite a strong, commercial sound (and a German release for the LP on Bellaphon), they split later that year over musical direction (Thurston and Spiwak favored a more traditional rock / blues sound, while Tracy was more interested in classic songwriting). After their split, Tracey embarked on a solo career, including a 1974 album on which he was backed by Thurston and Spiwak. Thurston, meanwhile, became a leading session musician and a long-time member of Iggy Pop and Tom Petty's bands.
CD Liner-notes
Tracks
1. Love Wit Chu Mama (Dennis Tracy, Mark Spiwak, Don Gorman) - 2:57
2. No News - 2:55
3. Here I Lie With You - 4:58
4. Your Heart Can Find You A Song - 3:51
5. Such A Lover - 4:36
6. Having A Wonderful Time - 1:08
7. Close As Touch - 2:26
8. Enough Of This Circus (Scott Thurston) - 3:42
9. Bank Of Love - 4:10
10 Change, We Are All Alive - 3:37
11.Life, Leave Us Part As Friends - 4:42
All songs by Dennis Tracy except where stated
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*Dennis Tracy - Lead Vocals, Guitar
*Scott Thurston - Organ, Lead Vocals
*Mark Spiwak - Bass, Backing Vocals
*Don Gorman - Drums, Backing Vocals
