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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Wave Imports
Buy.com Sku: 202384234
UPC: 013929520622
UPC 14: 05013929520622
Release Date: 3/14/2006
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
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1. Guitar Child
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2. Blue Ribbons
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3. Trouble
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4. Dream On
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5. It's a Good Thing
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6. Blue Dreams
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7. I'd Weaken
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8. Sun Never Shines
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9. Thank Heavens for Tears
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10. Mr. Guitar Man
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11. (He's) The Great Imposter
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12. Dream of the Year, The
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13. Forget to Forget
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14. It's Just Terrible
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15. Heartbreak You're Calling Me
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16. See the Hills
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17. Love Is a Stranger
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18. Other Side of Town
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19. Don't Wait Too Long
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20. Look into the Mirror
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21. She'll Be There
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22. My Woman Needs Me
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23. Don't Dress the World in Black
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24. What a Groovy World
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25. Mrs. Mac
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26. Something Different
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27. Baby What Went Wrong
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28. Cheers Love
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Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel includes: Sharon Sheeley, Glen Campbell (guitar); Plas Johnson (saxophone); Leon Russell (keyboards); David Gates (bass); Hal Blaine (drums); P.J. Proby, Herb Alpert. |
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Personnel: Plas Johnson (saxophone); Leon Russell (keyboards); Hal Blaine (drums). |
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Liner Note Author: Spencer Leigh. |
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Recording information: 1959-1966. |
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Sheeley does not sing on this collection of 1959-66 demos, nor is there any indication in the liner notes that she played any instruments on these recordings. These 28 tracks -- most of them, it is thought, from the early '60s -- were demos by session musicians, most likely for the purpose of the songs getting shopped around to other artists by publishers. Most of the tunes were cut in Los Angeles, and actually feature a number of notable future stars (Glen Campbell, P.J. Proby, Herb Alpert, Mac Davis, Delaney Bramlett) as lead vocalists. So why's the disc credited to Sheeley? Because she co-wrote every song, about half of them in collaboration with the great Jackie DeShannon. It all sounds enticing, but in the event, these are average or substandard early-'60s pop-rock tunes, often with a pronounced country or ballad influence. The only one here likely to be recognized by most rock fans is "He's the Great Imposter" (sung here by P.J. Proby, and a small 1961 hit for the Fleetwoods). The truth is, there aren't any shoulda-been-hits on-board, except maybe "Blue Ribbons," which sounds like something that would have been well-suited for Brenda Lee (it's sung here by Glen Campbell, and covered by the Paramounts and Dobie Gray). Most of this, to be realistic, sounds like album filler, or derivative compositions that some artists might have taken a bite at if they'd wanted to sound like a hot artist of the day. Jeff Beck appears on rhythm guitar and backup vocals on Ben Findon's mid-'60s recording "Something Different," although you wouldn't know it was Beck. This disc does have its value for Jackie DeShannon fans or intense scholars, but ultimately it's only so-so early-'60s rock, albeit with a lot of curiosity value considering how many name players were involved. ~ Richie Unterberger |
Producer: Mark Stratford (Compilation) |
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Musical Guests | |
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Glen Campbell |
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Hal Blaine |
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P.J. Proby |
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David Gates |
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Herb Alpert |
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Leon Russell |
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Plas Johnson |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 02/13/2006 |
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Original Release Date : 2000 |
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Catalog ID : RPM 206 |
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Label : Rpm |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 50139295206226 |
