Monday, January 29, 2024

Joy Of Cooking - Joy Of Cooking (1971 us, gorgeous folk blues psych rock, 2003 remaster)



Formed in Berkeley, California, USA in 1967 as Gourmet’s Delight, this individual quintet originally consisted of Terry Garthwaite (b. 11 July 1938, Berkeley, California, USA; guitar/vocals), brother David Garthwaite (bass), Toni Brown (b. 16 November 1938, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; keyboards/guitar/vocals), Ron Wilson (b. 5 February 1933, San Diego, California, USA; percussion) and Fritz Kasten (b. Des Moines, Iowa, USA; drums). David Garthwaite was replaced by Jeff Neighbor (b. 19 March 1942, Grand Coulee, Washington, USA), prior to recording. 

The group’s self-titled debut album was released late in 1970 and yielded a minor hit single in ‘Brownsville’. Their easy style, which drew its inspiration from folk, blues and jazz, offered a refreshing spontaneity, although subsequent releases lacked the verve of this first collection. Joy Of Cooking’s direction was determined by Brown and Garthwaite and the group was thus a focal point for the Bay Area’s women’s movement. Toni and Terry carried this support when the group broke up in 1973. They recorded Cross Country together before embarking on separate solo careers, but despite excellent releases, were unable to make a significant breakthrough. The two singers released the widely acclaimed album The Joy in 1977, but resumed their independent work when the session failed to generate sufficient commercial interest. Toni Brown died on Aug. 8, 2022 at her home in Woodacre, CA.
AllMusic
Tracks
1. Hush (Traditional) - 2:46
2. Too Late, But Not Forgotten - 4:21
3. Down My Dream - 4:17
4. If Some God - 3:43
5. Did You Go Downtown ? (Terry Garthwaite) - 7:39
6. Dancing Couple - 0:53
7. Brownsville / Mockingbird (Furry Lewis, Toni Brown, Terry Garthwaite, Traditional) - 5:51
8. Red Wine At Noon - 3:34
9. Only Time Will Tell - 5:13
10.Children's House - 6:50
Songs written by Toni Brown excpet where indicated

Joy Of Cooking
*Terry Garthwaite - Bottleneck Guitar, 6 String, 12 String, Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
*Toni Brown - Guitar, Keyboards, Steel Guitar, Kalimba, Vocals
*Fritz Kasten - Drums, Alto Saxophone
*David Garthwaite - Bass
*Ron Wilson - Congas, Harp, Cowbell, Tambourine

Saturday, January 27, 2024

Dalton And DuBarri - Dalton And DuBarri (1973 us, excellent combination of classic rock, country folk, rhythm ‘n’blues and funky vibes)



Bassist, guitarist and clarinet player and vocalist Gary Dalton joined with percussionist/vocalist Kent DuBarri to form the soulful, blues-influenced group, Dalton and DuBarri in the mid-1970s. The group's sound was enhanced by the presence of Hammond B-3 organist Rick Allen, who had previously worked with southern California-based pop group, Blue Rose.

Signed by CBS - Sony in 1973, Dalton and DuBarri failed to live up to expectations. Although they opened shows for Loggins and Messina, the Doobie Brothers, Dave Mason, Rod Stewart, Boz Scaggs, Elvin Bishop and the Beach Boys, they never rose to headliner status.

Dropped by CBS -- Sony after their first two albums, Dalton & DuBarri in 1973 and Good Head in 1974, were unable to provide a commercial breakthrough, Dalton & DuBarri went on to record for ABC and Hilltak -- Atlantic. 
by Craig Harris
Tracks
1. Helpless - 3:23
2. Take A Chance - 3:57
3. Only A Fool - 3:38
4. Love In The Country - 3:25
5. Feelin' The Need - 5:11
6. Any Other Man But Me - 4:27
7. Countryfied City Band - 4:26
8. Sunny Face - 4:45
9. Hoodoo Love - 6:11
All compositions by Gary Dalton, Kent DuBarri

Personnel
*Gary Dalton - Guitar, Vocals
*Kent DuBarri - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
*Patrick Gleason - Synthesizer
*Brad Palmer - Bass, Organ, Synthesizer
*Tony Peluso - Piano, Clavinet
*The Hyde St. Friends - Backing Vocals

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Friday, January 26, 2024

Various Artists - Country Funk Vol. 1 (1969-75 us, fascinating groovy funk country rock, 2012 remastered release)



A sweet little set that definitely aims to stake out its own little territory – with a groove that lives up surprisingly well to the title! The music here is way funkier than you might expect – and comes from a time when many popular singers were working in studios staffed by cats who were pretty darn cool – and had a great ear for picking up some of the best musical undercurrents from other scenes – including some of the best soul and funk that was really breaking out in the US at the start of the 70s! As a result, many of these tracks have unexpectedly funky rhythms at the bottom – way different than the kind of backings that you might have heard in country soul records from a few years before – and different too than the redneck rock that was becoming more popular with some of the bigger acts on the charts. 

You're bound to recognize a few bigger names here – as the set's not just country artists – and as usual, the Light In The Attic crew have done a stunning job of putting the whole thing together. Titles include "LA Memphis Tyler Texas" by Dale Hawkins, "Georgia Mountain Dew" by Johnny Adams, "Light Blue" by Bobby Darin, "I Wanta Make Her Love Me" by Jim Ford, "Hawg Frog" by Gray Fox, "Fire & Brimstone" by Link Wray, "Street People" by Bobby Charles, "Bayou Country" by Gritz, "I Walk On Gilded Splinters" by Johnny Jenkins, and "Studspider" by Tony Joe White.

During the late '60s and early '70s country music went through somewhat of a transformation. Many young country artists were eager to infuse some of the hippie attitude of the '60s in to their music. Light In The Attic has combed through this confused era of country music and come up with some choice cuts. Here's what they had to say: "What in the hell is country funk you ask? The answer is a complicated one, in part due to the fact that Country Funk is an inherently defiant genre, escaping all efforts at easy categorization. 

The style encompasses the elation of gospel with the sexual thrust of the blues, country hoedown harmony with inner city grit. It is alternately playful and melancholic, slow jammin', and booty shakin'. It is both studio slick and barroom raw. And while these all may seem unlikely combinations at first glance, upon close listen, it all makes sweet sense. Light In The Attic presents Country Funk 1969-1975, a melting pot concoction of the music of Dale Hawkins, John Randolph Marr, Cherokee, Johnny Adams, Mac Davis, Bob Darin, Jim Ford, Gray Fox, Link Wray, Bobby Charles, Tony Joe White, Dennis The Fox, Larry Jon Wilson, Bobbie Gentry, Gritz, and Johnny Jenkins." 2LP housed in a deluxe Stoughton "Tip-On" jacket with liner notes insert, along with Jess Rotter's illustrations.
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Artist - Title - Composer
1. Dale Hawkins - L.A. Memphis Tyler Texas (Dale Hawkins, Randy Fouts) - 2:44
2. John Randolph Marr - Hello LA Bye Bye Birmingham (Delaney Bramlett, Mac Davis) - 3:03
3. Johnny Adams - Georgia Morning Dew (Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith) - 3:20
4. Mac Davis - Lucas Was A Redneck (Mac Davis) - 2:50
5. Bob Darin - Light Blue (Bobby Darin) - 3:38
6. Jim Ford - I Wanta Make Her Love Me (Henry Cosby, Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy) - 3:09
7. Gray Fox - Hawg Frog (Buzz Clifford) - 3"26
8. Link Wray - Fire And Brimstone (Link Wray) - 4:20
9. Bobby Charles - Street People (Robert Guidry) - 3:44
10.Cherokee - Funky Business (Craig Krampf, Joe Donaldson) - 2:40
11.Tony Joe White - Studspider (Tony Joe White) - 5:38
12.Dennis The Fox - Piledriver (Dennis Caldirola) - 5:11
13.Larry Jon Wilson - Ohoopee River Bottomland (Larry Jon Wilson) - 3:45
14.Bobbie Gentry - He Made A Woman Out Of Me (Don Hill, Fred Burch) - 2:34
15.Gritz - Bayou Country (Duke Bardwell, Trevor Veitch) - 2:57
16.Johnny Jenkins - I Walk On Gilded Splinters (John Creaux) - 5:50

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Michael Deacon - Runnin' In The Meadow (1975 us, elegant jazzy folk psych, 2008 korean remaster)



Folky singer-songwriter from Omaha Nebraska. You'll hear a little light rock, a little blues, a little pop, and a little jazz. It is a "bread and butter USA mix of some of the freshest songs we've heard in a long time, particularly "Yahoo!" the title song from this signature album. It is truly a song that defies description. It moves, it lifts, it raises your spirit like no other popular song has ever done. 

There are 11 other offerings total, and better yet, each one of them has that unmistakable Michael Deacon touch that makes a song like "Yahoo!" so endearing; and the vocal quality, musical tightness, lyrical lilt it's there throughout this masterpiece. Enjoy this lovely album at face value. Then look just below the surface you may be surprised at what you find. "Runnin' In The Meadow " is a little known Folk Psych gem originally released privately in 1975 as Deacon's debut, expanded to include four exclusive bonus tracks.
Liner-Notes
Tracks
1. Yahoo! - 2:29
2. Won't Be Long - 3:21
3. River - 3:32
4. She's Got No Ponytails - 2:29
5. Give What You Can - 3:02
6. I Been Carryin' A Song (So Long) - 2:56
7. Wind River Children - 4:04
8. Wet And Alive - 3:05
9. Life In The Breeze - 2:07
10. Treasure The World - 2:32
11. Can't Impress The Potter - 5:10
12. Quiet Lady - 3:58 - 
13. Don't Throw Tomorrow - 2:43
14. Candle In The Kitchen - 2:51
15. Third Story Window - 3:35
16. Little Johnny Snowflake - 3:26
Music and Lyrics by Michael Deacon

Personnel
*Michael Deacon - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
*Ron Steele - 6 String, 12 String, Electric Guitars    
*Bill Peterson - Electric, Acoustic Bass
*Bill Berg - Percussion
*Bill Barber - Piano
*Herb Pilhofer - Piano
*Dick Oatts - Saxophones 
*Dave Karr - Flute
*Bruce Allard - Strings
*Hanley Daws - Strings
*Carolyn Daws - Strings
*Sal Venittelli - Strings 
*Daryl Skobba - Strings
*Kathy Judd - Strings

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Lonnie Mack - Home At Last (1977 us, pleasant blues country rock)



When Lonnie Mack sang the blues, country strains were sure to infiltrate. Conversely, if he dug into a humping rockabilly groove, strong signs of a deep-down blues influence were bound to invade, par for the course for any musician who cited both Bobby Bland and George Jones as pervasive influences. Fact is, Mack's lightning-fast, vibrato-enriched, whammy bar-hammered guitar style influenced many a picker, too, including Stevie Ray Vaughan, who idolized Mack's early singles for Fraternity and later co-produced and played on Mack's 1985 comeback LP for Alligator, Strike Like Lightning.

Growing up in rural Indiana not far from Cincinnati, Lonnie McIntosh was exposed to a heady combination of R&B and hillbilly. In 1958, he bought the seventh Gibson Flying V guitar ever manufactured and played the roadhouse circuit around Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Mack steadfastly cited another local legend, guitarist Robert Ward, as the man whose watery-sounding Magnatone amplifier inspired his own use of the same brand.

Session work ensued during the early '60s behind Hank Ballard, Freddy King, and James Brown for Cincy's principal label, Syd Nathan's King Records. At the end of a 1963 date for another local label, Fraternity Records, Mack stepped out front to cut a searing instrumental treatment of Chuck Berry's "Memphis." Fraternity put the number out, and it leaped all the way up to the Top Five on Billboard's pop charts. 

Mack waxed a load of killer material for Fraternity during the mid-'60s, much of it not seeing the light of day until later on. A deal with Elektra Records inspired by a 1968 Rolling Stone article profiling Mack should have led to major stardom, but his three Elektra albums were less consistent than the Fraternity material. (Elektra also reissued his only Fraternity LP, the seminal The Wham of That Memphis Man.) Mack cameoed on the Doors' Morrison Hotel album, contributing a guitar solo to "Roadhouse Blues," and worked for a while as a member of Elektra's A&R team.

Disgusted with the record business, Mack retreated back to Indiana for a while, eventually signing with Capitol and waxing a couple of obscure, country-based LPs. Finally, at Vaughan's behest, Mack abandoned his Indiana comfort zone for hipper Austin, Texas, and began to reassert himself nationally. Vaughan masterminded the stunning Strike Like Lightning in 1985; later that year, Mack co-starred with Alligator labelmates Albert Collins and Roy Buchanan at Carnegie Hall (a concert marketed on home video as Further on Down the Road). Lonnie Mack died in Nashville in April 2016 at the age of 74. 
by Bill Dahl
Tracks
1. Running Wild - 4:51
2. My House - 3:16
3. Funky Country Living - 3:24
4. Lay Some Loving On Me - 2:21
5. Glad That I'm Home - 3:23
6. Love And You And Me - 3:01
7. Britches (Mike Durham) - 2:09
8. Drive To The Country - 2:41
9. The Other Side - 3:56
10.Give Of Your Love - 2:09
11.Outskirts Of Town - 2:30
All compositions by Lonnie Mack except where noted

Personnel
*Lonnie Mack - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
*Bill Putnam - Bass, Electric Guitar
*Billy Puett - Saxophone
*David Briggs - Clavinet, Piano, Electric Piano
*David Byrd - Piano, Vocals
*Dennis Good - Trombone
*George Tidwell - Trumpet
*Jesse Boyce Bass
*Johnny Gimble - Fiddle, Mandolin
*Kenny Buttrey - Drums
*Larrie Londin - Drums
*Quad's Children - Vocals 
*Russ Hicks - Steel Guitar
*Stuart Basore - Dobro Steel Guitar
*Terry McMillan - Harmonica, Jew's-Harp, Percussion

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1969  Lonnie Mack - Glad I'm In The Band (2003 Sundazed remaster) 

Monday, January 22, 2024

Michael Dinner - The Great Pretender (1974 us, nice country soft rock, 2021 korean remaster)



Although the intriguingly-named Michael Dinner (born May 20, 1953)  began his career as a country singer, he subsequently moved into film production, finally finding success in that area. His first album (of two), 1974's The Great Pretender, is a proper, trad country release, of the kind that can sell millions with the right promotion. However, given that he was signed to the same label as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy, maybe we shouldn't be too surprised that this record effectively sank without trace. It occasionally deviates from the country template, notably on the rocking Tattooed Man From Chelsea and the country/blues of Woman Of Aran, its best tracks probably being the aforementioned Tattooed Man... and epic country closer Texas Knights.

Michael Dinner came from the same school as Jackson Browne & The Eagles. His musical worth was not a fluke his albums were excellent.  John Boylan plays Mellotron on two tracks, with string parts on Icarus and Texas Knight, that sound, although the album features names of the calibre of Linda Ronstadt, Andrew Gold and pedal-steel god "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow, like an attempt to substitute for a real string section.
Tracks
1. The Great Pretender - 3:32
2. Jamaica - 4:02
3. Yellow Rose Express - 4:10
4. Sunday Morning Fool - 4:10
5. Last Dance In Salinas - 4:10
6. Tattooed Man From Chelsea - 2:50
7. Woman Of Aran - 3:51
8. Pentacott Lane - 4:06
9. Icarus - 2:58
10.Texas Knight - 6:11
All songs by Michael Dinner

Musicians
*Michael Dinner - Guitar, Vocals
*Ed Black - Steel Guitar 
*Ronee Blakley - Vocals
*Michael Bowden - Bass
*John Boylan - Keyboards
*Gail Davies - Vocals
*Nick DeCaro - Accordion
*Don Felder - Guitar
*Andrew Gold - Piano
*Robert Grinnedge - Drums, Steel Guitar
*Jon Douglas Haywood - Vocals
*Milt Holland - Percussion
*Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Pedal Steel
*Larry Knechtel - Piano
*Russ Kunkel - Drums
*Gary Mallaber - Drums
*Mickey McGee - Drums
*Herb Pedersen - Vocals
*Linda Ronstadt - Vocals
*Mike Utley - Organ
*Dr. Robert Warford - Guitar

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Pookah - Pookah (1970 us, interesting experimental art prog rock)



For a band that released an album on a major label, there's surprisingly little information to be found on Pookah.  Featured keyboardist Pat Cupo, guitarist John Ippolito, and drummer Dave Ranaletta.  Cupo and Ippolito had been members of the mid-'60s Rochester, New York cover band The Trackers.  As for the band name, it was either a sly nod to a hookah, or taken from characters found in Irish folklore - spirits known as shape changers which could take the appearance of black horses, goats and rabbits. Given songs like 'Ha! Ha! I Can Fly ' and 'Rain On Your Grave'.

With  Ranaletta handling lead vocals, 'Blue and Peaceful' was built on a nifty Cupo piano riff and some tasty Ippolito bass.   With a pseudo-jazzy feel, this one actually sounded a bit like a mid-career Traffic tune.   Nice harmony vocals on the chorus.   United Artists tapped it as the American single. Opening up with some nice raga-flavored guitar and Ranaletta's martial drums, 'In a Field' came off as an interesting slice of acid-folk.   Very different from the rest of the album and quite attractive. 

With a spare, sluggish and distinctly lysergic feel, 'Merlin's Party' is probably the album's best known tune.  Hard to accurately describe, but along with Ippolito's raspy voice and Cupo's roller rink keyboards, it's one of those songs that sounds like it should have been featured on some sort of "B" flick. Album's standout performance, the combination of Cupo's keyboard-powered droning melody, and Cupo and Ippolito's stoned vocals meant 'Rain On Your Grave' simply oozed lysergic influences.

The album saw a couple of singles released. The band attracted a bit of attention opening for national acts stopping in Rochester (Family, Grand Funk Railroad, etc.), but simply couldn't break.  They were history by 1970 and seem to have all dropped out of music..  
Bad-Cat
Tracks
1. Blue And Peaceful - 4:17
2. In A Field - 3:07
3. Tomorrow's The Day - 3:21
4. Things Don't Matter - 2:56
5. Broken Dream - 5:55
6. Kickin' A Can - 3:44
7. Merlin's Party - 4:31
8. Lady Ostrich - 4:42
9. Ha Haii Can Fly - 3:10
10.The Heat - 0:32
11.Rain On Your Grave - 5:27
All compositions by Onorato Cupo, John Ippolito, David Ranaletta 

Pookah
*Onorato Cupo - Organ, Piano, Keyboards
*John Ippolito - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
*David Ranaletta - Vocals, Drums, Percussion

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Andy Robinson - Break Out Of The City (1970 us, wonderful folk psych rock, 2018 korean remaster)



The second album by Philadelphia-born singer-songwriter Andy Robinson.   Released in  1970/Janus Records with the support of Janis Ian.  

In addition to the original,  it also includes covers of "I'll Be There" Hall & Oates and "For Free" Joni Mitchell.  The two members of Hall & Oates were backed up by members of the folk rock band  Gulliver, of which Hall was a member. 

The highlight is the world of innocent songs  that reflect the gentle atmosphere of Woodstock,  where they were living at the time.
Tracks
1. Forever - 3:21
2. Break Out Of The City - 2:44
3. Where Do We Belong / Need Somebody On Your Bond (Andy Robinson / Traditional) - 4:15
4. The Right Way - 2:47
5. I'll Be Bye (John Oates) - 2:47
6. Party Ball - 3:35
7. Uptight Saturday Nite - 2:52
8. Sally She Weep - 1:56
9. Every Mother Father Brother Sister - 3:35
10.For Free (Joni Mitchell) - 3:25
Music and Lyrics by Andy Robinson except where noted

Musicians
*Andy Robinson - 12 And 6 String Acoustic Rhythm Guitars, Vocals 
*Tom Sellers - Bass, Piano, Organ, Franco
*Tim Moore - Lead Electric Guitar, 6 String Acoustic 
*Jim Helmer - Drums, Percussion
*Gerall Heiser - Cello 
*John Oates - Mouth Harp 
*Robert Cupit - Conga
*Daryll Hall - Backing Vocal 


Sunday, January 14, 2024

Karthago - Rock 'n' Roll Testament (1974 germany / uk, fascinating classic rock with southern feel, feat. Glenn Cornick from Jethro Tull fame)



Karthago were founded in Berlin by Joey Albrecht and Gerald Luciano Hartwig who had been performing together sicne 1968 as a duo called Blues Machine. The band became a quartet prior to their first recording in 1972 and in 1974 they added a well known bass player, Glenn Cornick formerly of Jethro Tull and Wild Turkey.

Probably no other Karthago album was as extensively and intensively prepared as this one with songs finally composed by Joey Albrecht. This 3rd album of Karthago was a big step foreword, produced in London and with the participation of Glenn Cornick, famous bass player of Jethro Tull. Karthago developed a more mainstream style than most Berlin acts with strong songs, jazz and funk elements, backed up by excellence musician ship. Especially Joey Albrecht, influenced by Jimi Hendrix, had a real rock star appeal. 

Shortly before recording "Rock 'n' Roll Testament" in 1974, two founding members had left Carthage : bassist Gerald Hartwig (who returned two years later) and drummer Norbert 'Panzer' Lehmann. A drummer was quickly found in Mannheim's Konni Bommarius , but all of the German bass players were 'in solid hands'. So they started looking around the 'island', but which Brit back then wanted to voluntarily go to a tiny island in the middle of the 'Red Sea'? It was a huge sensation back then that they were able to sign former Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick . He had just left the band he founded, Wild Turkey , and from then on was the attraction on the Kudamm with his American road cruiser. As a great bass player and a super nice guy, he was a perfect fit for Carthage . 

The 'opener' "Hard-Loving Woman": fantastically sparkling double leads open and then it sounds as if Carlos Santana and Skynyrds Honkettes had been brought into the studio. A song with hit potential at the highest international level. "We Gonna Keep It Together" breathes a casual, driving West Coast feeling and is crowned by Ingo Bischoff's unearthly good grand piano solo. "Now The Irony Keeps Me Company" is arranged in an almost dramatic and opulent way - just as deeply rooted in US popular music as its two predecessors. The title song "Rock'N Roll Testament" is reminiscent of Skynyrd's early phase in its unpolished, rough style . Joey Albrecht wails with the then emerging talk box in the blues "The Creeper" just like Peter Frampton does. "Back Again" is warm and 'funky' straight into your stomach and legs - the chorus that sings along is sensational in its simplicity. In the dreamy "Sound In The Air" you listen to Ingo Bischoff's extremely characteristic Mini-Moog with emotion - this is what you later heard from Kraan after he joined there.

"Highway Five" sets off a real funk rock fireworks display - everything is just right here: vocals, choirs, Joey's excellent guitar work, the driving percussions as well as Glenn Cornick's jumping bass figures . With "For Kathy" Santana is once again skillfully quoted, including Gregg Rolie 's asthmatic wheezing Hammond . "See You Tomorrow In The Sky" is dedicated to none other than Jimi Hendrix and can probably be described as the 'pearl' of this timelessly good record. I wonder why? Because I think I'm hearing my favorite southerners, Lynyrd Skynyrd, here again. Carthage's "Rock'N Roll Testament" is essential for any record collection.
by Steve Braun
Tracks
1. Hard Loving Woman - 3:38
2. We Gonna Keep It Together - 5:14
3. Now The Irony Keeps Me Company - 3:21
4. Rock N Roll Testament - 4:24
5. The Creeper (Joey Albrecht, Patricia Jordan) - 4:04
6. Back Again - 4:04
7. Sound In The Air - 5:09
8. Highway Five - 3:43
9. For Kathy (Joey Albrecht, Patricia Jordan) - 3:02
10.See You Tomorrow In The Sky (Joey Albrecht, Patricia Jordan) - 3:47
All songs written by Joey Albrecht, Tom Cunningham except where indicated

Karthago
*Joey Albrecht - Guitar, Lead Vocals 
*Ingo Bischof - Organ, Grand Piano, Clavinet, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
*"Pedro" Tommy Goldschmidt - Congas, Bongos, Timbales, Drums, Vocals, Percussion
*Glenn Cornick - Bass
*Konni Bommarius - Drums
With
*Tom Cunningham - Harmony Vocals
*Barry St. John - Backing Vocals 
*Joanne Williams - Backing Vocals 
*Vicky Brown - Backing Vocals

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Keith West - Wherever My Love Goes (1974 uk, good soft classic rock)



Having spent his entire career as a professional singer, songwriter, and musician, ‘Thinking About Tomorrow’ is the amazing tale of rock and roll survivor Keith West. From being inspired by Elvis in the 1950s to pop stardom and working alongside the greats of the music world in the 1960s, Keith was at the eye of the storm alongside peers including The Who, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Small Faces, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and many, many more.

Wherever my Love Goes was an experimental album which Ken Burgess and Keith had recorded for general release as a duo. Sadly, that didn’t happen, so it was decided to put it out under Keith's to perhaps secure more sales. Andrew Oldham had been involved in the making of this record and produced a couple of tracks. It never really took off and has become a bit of a cult item over the years. The standout tracks are The West Country, Sad Song, and the Andrew Oldham production of the Power and the Glory which it was written for Elvis, at the behest of Freddy Bienstock who owned Carlin Music.
by Klemen Breznikar
Tracks
1. The Power And The Glory (Keith West, Ken Burgess) - 3:25
2. West Country (Keith West, Ken Burgess) - 4:50
3. Liet Motif - 2:45
4. The Visit - 5:47
5. Hope You're Feeling Better - 5:30
6. Going Home Song (Keith West, Ken Burgess) - 4:30
7. Company (Keith West, Ken Burgess) - 4:05
8. Marshwood - 2:25
9. Wherever My Love Goes - 4:30
10.Sad Song (Ken Burgess) - 4:40
Songs written by Keith West except where noted

Personnel
*Keith West - Electric Guitar, Vocals
*Ken Burgess - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
*Lisle Harper - Bass
*Rod Coombes - Drums
*Ann Odell - Keyboards
*Roy Young - Keyboards
*Tommy Eyre - Keyboards, Flute
*Johnny Almond - Saxophone
*Glenn Campbell - Steel Guitar
*John Weider - Violin
*Twink - Drums
*Roger Sutton - Bass

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