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Author Archives: Franko
DION – Sanctuary – (Warner Brothers) – 1971
Dion is amazing. Of all the rock n rollers of the 50s he has probably come out the best … He is alive, he found internal peace and, musically, he hasn't been trapped by the music that made him famous. … Continue reading
THE SONS OF CHAMPLIN – A Circle Filled With Love – (Ariola) – 1976
I commented on another Sons of Champlin album quite some time ago, "The Sons – Follow Your Heart – (Capitol) – 1971". As was my habit then the background was sketchy. I've gone for more padding since then… The Sons … Continue reading
DELANEY & BONNIE – To Bonnie from Delaney – (Atco) – 1970
I have a couple of Delaney & Bonnie albums. If you like southern blue eyed soul and rock you will have them in your collection. And I like southern blue eyed soul and rock … There are worries though … … Continue reading
JACKIE DeSHANNON – New Arrangement – (CBS) – 1975
This one was a good earner for Jackie. Well, not immediately but in 1981. Kim Carnes recorded Jackie's "Bette Davis Eyes" and took it to #1 across the world. So the co-writers royalties would have been nice. Jackie had gone … Continue reading
JOHNNY CASH – Happiness is You – (Columbia) – 1966
Johnny Cash was quite happy before he was "the man in black". Actually, he was quite upbeat even when he was the man in black This is Johnny's Love Album. Well, the "New Love" Album. Thematically the songs deal with breaking … Continue reading
ARLO GUTHRIE – Washington County – (Reprise) – 1970
"Washington County" is Arlo's fourth album and third studio album. Arlo had already proven himself as a voice separate to that of his father, folk legend Woody Guthrie. Here at the age of 23, at the dawn of the 1970s … Continue reading
MELANIE – Ballroom Streets – (Tomato records) – 1978
Regular readers of this blog would know I have a thing for Melanie. She is one of my favourite chick singers in rock and pop. For those not up to speed on Melanie, or only know Melanie from her early … Continue reading
GENE PITNEY – This Is Gene Pitney Singing The Platters’ Golden Platters – (Musicor) – 1970
Check out my other comments for biographical detail on Gene. In late 1969 Gene was not riding high in the charts, well, not the US charts, His album sales had slumped and he wasn't a big album seller anyway. But … Continue reading
FELIX CAVALIERE – Castles in the Air – (Epic) – 1979
Felix Cavaliere was the blue-eyed soul singer of one of the America's finest groups of the 1960s, The Young Rascals. Felix being of Italian heritage is probably brown eyed. Blue-eyed soul is a term used to describe white singers who … Continue reading
BREWER & SHIPLEY – Weeds – (Kama Sutra) – 1969
If you only have a cursory knowledge of Brewer and Shipley or only know there one hit, "One Toke Over the Line" check out my other comments on them especially the last one on the "Shake off the Demon" album. … Continue reading
