Songwriter (2000) (Import)

Product Summary Label: Wave Imports UPC: 05013929520622 Release Date: 3/14/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202384234 Item#: M2V7J3 Buy.com Sales Rank: 24831 Format:  CD Song Listing   Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Blue Dreams ~ Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley ------ 2. Blue Ribbons ~ Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley ------ 3. Don't Wait Too Long ~ Mac Davis/Larry Collins/Sharon Sheeley ------ 4. Dream On ~ Dean Hawley/Sharon Sheeley ------ 5. Guitar Child ~ Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley ------ 6. Heartbreak You're Calling Me ~ Mac Davis/Sharon Sheeley ------ 7. He's the Great Imposter ~ P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley ------ 8. I'd Weaken ~ P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley ------ 9. It's a Good Thing ~ Herb Alpert/Sharon Sheeley ------ 10. It's Just Terrible ~ P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley ------ 11. Look Into the Mirror ~ Mac Davis/Larry Collins/Sharon Sheeley ------ 12. Mrs. Mac ~ Ben Findon/Sharon Sheeley ------ 13. My Woman Needs Me ~ Mac Davis/Sharon Sheeley ------ 14. Other Side of Town ~ P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley ------ 15. See the Hills ~ Larry Collins/Sharon Sheeley ------ 16. She'll Be There ~ Delaney Bramlett/Sharon Sheeley ------ 17. Something Different ~ Ben Findon/Jeff Beck/Sharon Sheeley ------ 18. Sun Never Shines ~ Mac Davis/Sharon Sheeley ------ 19. Thank Heavens For Tears ~ P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley ------ 20. Trouble ~ P.J. Proby/Mac Davis/Sharon Sheeley ------ 21. Baby What Went Wrong ~ Ben Findon/Sharon Sheeley ------ 22. Don't Dress the World in Black ~ Dean Hawley/Sharon Sheeley ------ 23. Dream of the Year, The ~ Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley ------ 24. Cheers Love ~ Ben Findon/Sharon Sheeley ------ 25. Forgot to Forget ~ Eddie Reeves/Sharon Sheeley ------ 26. Mr. Guitar Man ~ Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley ------ 27. What a Groovy World ~ Raul Abeyta/Sharon Sheeley ------   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Sharon Sheeley, Glen Campbell (guitar); Plas Johnson (saxophone); Leon Russell (keyboards); David Gates (bass); Hal Blaine (drums); P.J. Proby, Herb Alpert. 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 Musical Guests Glen Campbell Hal Blaine P.J. Proby David Gates Herb Alpert Leon Russell Plas Johnson   Technical Info Release Date : 03/14/2006 Original Release Date : 2000 Catalog ID : 206 Label : RPM (UK) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 50139295206226    Product Image