Looking Glass (Looking Glass album)
Looking Glass is the first album released by the band Looking Glass in 1972.
Looking Glass | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 6 June 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1972 at Regent Sound Studios, New York, New York | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 31:00 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Looking Glass, Bob Liftin | |||
Looking Glass chronology | ||||
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Singles from Looking Glass | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C–[2] |
Background
The group had been playing all up and down the East Coast in clubs, and one night they were spotted by Clive Davis at the Whisky a Go Go.[3] Davis, who at the time was the president of Columbia Records, signed them to the Epic Records label. After trying to record two times (once with Steve Cropper in Memphis), the band began working with Bob Liftin and recorded "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". It was not released as the single's A-side, but as the B-side to "Don't It Make You Feel Good" in early 1972. The song went unnoticed by most, but not by Harv Moore, a disc jockey in Washington, D.C.. The song would go on to peak 6 months after its release, and the album charted for 16 weeks in the U.S.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Jenny-Lynne" | P. Sweval | 3:02 |
2. | "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" | E. Lurie | 3:17 |
3. | "Catherine Street" | P. Sweval | 5:48 |
4. | "Don't It Make You Feel Good" | E. Lurie | 2:51 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Golden Rainbow" | E. Lurie | 3:05 |
2. | "Dealin' With The Devil" | P. Sweval | 3:18 |
3. | "From Stanton Station" | E. Lurie | 3:48 |
4. | "One By One" | P. Sweval | 6:01 |
Personnel
- Elliot Lurie—Guitars, vocals
- Larry Gonsky—Keyboards, vocals
- Piet Sweval—Bass, vocals, harp
- Jeff Grob—Drum kit
- Chuck Connolly—Backup vocals on "Brandy"
- Tasha Thomas—Backup vocals on "Don't It Make You Feel Good"
- Barbara Massey—Backup vocals on "Don't It Make You Feel Good" (credited as Tasha Thomas and the Feel Good Girls)
- Carolyn Davis—Backup vocals on "Don't It Make You Feel Good" (credited as Tasha Thomas and the Feel Good Girls)
- Eddie Hinton—(w/ Elliot Lurie) Guitar on "Golden Rainbows"
- James Giampa—Congas on "Brandy"
- Tim Geelan—Engineer
- Wayne Tarnowski—Engineer
- Billy Radice-Engineer
- Don Ellis—Special thanks
- Karmic Guardians—Special thanks
- Steve Baron—Special thanks
- Steve Paley—Special thanks/Back cover photo
- Sandy Linzer—Special thanks
- Ed Lee—Cover design
- KLN Photos Inc.—Cover photo
- Bob Liftin—Producer/Audio Consultant
- Mike Gershman—Executive producer
- Larry Fallon—Horns/Strings arrangements
All songs published by Evie Music Inc./ Spruce Run Music and Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
References
- "Review by Joe Viglione". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "Looking Glass Bio - Utopia Artists". Marstalent.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- Eder, Bruce. "Looking Glass Biography - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.