説明
(US / COLUMBIA / PC 30454 / 1971 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX- ジャケット裏にFOR GOVERNMENTAL SALE ONLYスタンプ)
まるでブルー・アイド・ソウル版「TIGHTEN UP」なキラー・チューン「WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS」！最高！
後にGEORGIE FAMEもカヴァーする「WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS」を筆頭に、ブラジリアンなアレンジが効いた「DOWNRIGHT WOMEN」など、本盤にもヴァイブ奏者として参加しているBEN SIDRANやFREE SOUL好きな方に改めて推薦。後のA.O.R.のイメージだけで聴くと、アーシーな音像＋ファンキーなアレンジに驚かされます。オリエンタル・エキゾなチルアウト・ナンバー「CAN I MAKE IT LAST (OR WILL IT JUST BE OVER)」はバレアリック耳にも刺激的に響くはず。COKE ESCOVEDO、PETE ESCOVEDO、JOHN MCFEEなども客演参加しています。US ORIGINAL盤！
TRACKLIST
A1 WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS 3:27
A2 DOWNRIGHT WOMEN 4:36
A3 PAINTED BELLS 4:00
A4 ALONE, ALONE 3:40
A5 NEAR YOU 4:59
B1 I WILL FOREVER SING (THE BLUES) 5:13
B2 MOMENTS 4:35
B3 HOLLYWOOD BLUES 2:40
B4 WE BEEN AWAY 3:40
B5 CAN I MAKE IT LAST (OR WILL IT JUST BE OVER) 5:24
COMPANIES, ETC.
RECORDED AT – WALLY HEIDER STUDIOS
MIXED AT – ISLAND STUDIOS
LACQUER CUT AT – THE MASTERING LAB
PRESSED BY – COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, SANTA MARIA
MANUFACTURED BY – COLUMBIA RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY – CBS INC.
CREDITS
ARRANGED BY [HORN ARRANGEMENTS BY] – PAT O’HARA
ARRANGED BY [STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY] – BRIAN ROGERS
BACKING VOCALS – THE RITA COOLIDGE LADIES VOCAL ENSEMBLE
BASS – DAVID BROWN
BRASS – BILL ATWOOD, MEL MARTIN, PAT O’HARA
DESIGN [COVER DESIGN] – ANNE BLACKFORD
DRUMS – GEORGE RAINS
GUITAR – BOZ SCAGGS, CURLEY COOKE, DOUG SIMRIL
KEYBOARDS – BEN SIDRAN, DOUG SIMRIL, JYMM (JOACHIM) YOUNG
MIXED BY – GLYN JOHNS
PERCUSSION – COKE ESCOVEDO, PETE ESCOVEDO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY – GEORGE H. CONGER
PRODUCER – GLYN JOHNS
STEEL GUITAR – JOHN MCFEE
VIBRAPHONE – BEN SIDRAN
