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Category Archives: Rock & Pop
BOYCE & HART – It’s All Happening on the Inside – (A&M) – 1969
I have commented on Boyce & Hart before check out the earlier entry for biographical detail. This was their third album in three years. Their second album was impressive given the demands of coming up with another album of songs … Continue reading
BOYCE & HART – I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonite? – (A&M) – 1968
I have commented on Boyce & Hart before check out the earlier entry for biographical detail. This was their second album and the one that paid dividends….well at least with a Top 10 single. Oddly the album failed to chart, … Continue reading
JOE SOUTH – Midnight Rainbows – (Island) – 1975
Read my other comments for detail on Joe South. The great Joe South. Joe South had an great run in music between 1965 and 1971 He wrote "Down in the Boondocks" for Billy Foe Royal in 1965 (#9US Pop), Deep … Continue reading
JOHNNY RIVERS – Road – (Atlantic) – 1974
Johnny’s last good charting album was "Realization" from 1968 (#5US Pop) though “L.A. Reggae” from 1972 had reached #78 US Pop (probably as a result of a hit single from the album, "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" which … Continue reading
JOHN HIATT – All of a Sudden – (Geffen) – 1982
When reading about John HIatt you will often read something like "John Hiatt's sales have never quite matched his reputation". There is truth in that. But, there is a reason for that. His albums, and (disclaimer) I have not heard … Continue reading
LITTLE VILLAGE – Little Village – (Reprise) – 1992
A one-off by a group of musicians with similar interests. Allmusic say this in their review of this album: “In 1987, guitarist Ry Cooder, bassist Nick Lowe, and drummer Jim Keltner backed up singer and songwriter John Hiatt on his … Continue reading
TRINI LOPEZ – Live at the Basin St. East – (Reprise) – 1964
Trini was on a roll … His albums were doing well, he had songs in the charts, and his shows were well attended. The albums that broke him, especially his earlier live albums from 1963 “Trini Lopez at PJ's’ and … Continue reading
CLAIRE HAMILL – Stage Door Jonnies – (Konk) – 1974
This is exciting for me. And, not because of Claire (no disrespect intended), but because it was produced by Ray Davies of the Kinks, who I love. In 1973 Ray decided to get into production utilising his new studio … Continue reading
JOHNNY RIVERS – Wild Night – (United Artists) – 1976
This is an interesting album. This is Johnny's last album for United Artists which he had been with since 1964 (well, the United Artists banner – he was on Liberty and imperial as well, see trivia at end) and, it … Continue reading
