American Tour
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American Tour | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 20 July 1964[1] | |||
Genre | Pop rock, beat | |||
Length | 27:42 | |||
Label | Epic – LN 24117/ BN 24117 | |||
Producer | Adrian Clark | |||
The Dave Clark Five US chronology | ||||
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Singles from American Tour | ||||
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American Tour is the third U.S. studio
The album reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart and No. 16 in Cashbox.
Contrary to its title (decorated with stars and stripes on the cover art), photos of huge crowds, and sleeve note (by John Mahan, Epic’s manager of East Coast promotion) - all inspired by the band's first US tour - "American Tour" is a studio record (The Dave Clark Five have never released a live album). And although tour photos on the cover look very energetic, the album is dominated by catchy rhythmic ballads with only three upbeat songs: "Who Does He Think He Is", "I Want You Still" and "Come On Over".
The album has not been released in the UK.
In his AllMusic retrospective review of the release, Greg Adams wrote, "The mixture of jazzy chords, straight-ahead rock, and saxophone (which was pretty passé in 1964) is an interesting one, making the group less enigmatic than the Zombies and more obviously rooted in earlier rock traditions than the Beatles."[2]
Track listing
Side one
- "Because" (Ron Ryan) – 2:22
- "Who Does He Think He Is" (Dave Clark, Mike Smith) – 1:55
- "Move On" (Dave Clark, Denny Payton) – 2:12
- "Whenever You're Around" (Dave Clark, Mike Smith) – 2:43
- "I Want You Still" (Dave Clark, Denny Payton) – 1:34
- "Long Ago" (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) – 2:11
Side two
- "Come on Over" (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) – 2:18
- "Blue Monday" (Dave Clark, Mike Smith) – 2:59
- "Sometimes" (Ron Ryan) – 2:50
- "Any Time You Want Love" (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) – 2:11
- "I Cried Over You" (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) – 2:27
- "Ol' Sol" (Dave Clark, Denny Payton) – 2:00
Personnel
Dave Clark Five
- backing vocals
- lead vocals
- Lenny Davidson - guitars, backing vocals and harmony vocals
- Rick Huxley - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Denis Payton - saxophone, backing vocals
References
- ^ a b The History of The Dave Clark Five (liner notes pg. 30). Barnes, Ken. The Dave Clark Five. Hollywood Records. 1993. HR-61482-2.
- ^ "American Tour Review by Greg Adams". AllMusic.