Happening Live!
Happening Live! | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1965-1967 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll, garage rock | |||
Length | 32:05 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Tom King | |||
The Outsiders chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Happening Live! is the fourth album by
Release data
The album was released in the LP format on
Although never released individually as a CD, the band's third and fourth albums were reissued on Liberty Bell as a "two-fer" CD (catalogue number PCD-4366), along with bonus tracks.
Background
When the single "Gotta Leave Us Alone", released in May 1967, cracked the national charts at number 121,
Notes on the tracks
Original LP
This album contains several previous hit songs by the band: "Time Won't Let Me", "Girl in Love", "Help Me Girl" and "Respectable". Sonny Geraci introduces the songs and also provides bandmember introductions before "Respectable", although the bass guitarist is introduced only as "Mugsy", and the lead guitarist is introduced as "Grumpy".
The remaining seven songs are all
The final song on the album – the band's "encore" at the purported concert – is introduced by Sonny Geraci as "Good Lovin'", and is identified on the track listing as "
CD bonus tracks
The first two bonus tracks are both sides of the second single that was released by the new band that Sonny Geraci organized in Los Angeles, first billed under the name the Outsiders but later dubbed Climax. The earlier single released in this manner was included among the bonus tracks on the first of the two Liberty Bell CDs. The next two tracks are from a single released by the Outsiders under Tom King's direction, when he reformed the band in Cleveland; the new lead singer replacing Geraci was Jon Simonell. "Waiting for the End to Come" and "Park Preserve" are other selections by Climax, with the latter being the flip side of the band's hit single "Precious and Few".
Personnel
Earlier recordings
- Tom King, rhythm guitar, tenor saxophone, vocals, arranger
- Sonny Geraci, lead vocals
- Mert Madsen, bass guitar
- Al Austin, lead guitar
- Ronnie Harkai, drums
- Chet Kelley, songwriter
- Mike Geraci, saxophone
- Evan Vanguard, horns
- Tommy Baker, horns and strings arrangements
New recordings
- Tom King, rhythm guitar, tenor saxophone, vocals, arranger
- Sonny Geraci, lead vocals
- Richard D'Amato, bass guitar
- Walter Nims, lead guitar
- Richie D'Angelo, drums
Track listing
Side 1
- "Time Won't Let Me" (Tom King, Chet Kelley), 3:12
- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield), 2:20
- "Show Me" (Joe Tex), 2:40
- Introduction of the Outsiders, 1:35
- "Respectable" (Isley Brothers), 2:00
- "Michelle" (Lennon–McCartney), 2:34
- "Come on Up" (Felix Cavaliere), 2:53
Side 2
- "Help Me Girl" (Scott English, Lawrence Weiss), 2:49
- "Girl in Love" (King, Kelley), 3:00
- "Gloria" (Van Morrison), 2:58
- "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" (Deon Jackson), 2:57
- "Good Good Lovin'" (James Brown), 3:07
Bonus tracks
When released by Liberty Bell, the CD included the tracks on In in the same order as on that LP, followed by the tracks on this album in the same order, then these bonus tracks:
- "Loving You"
- "Think I'm Falling" solo version
- "Tinker Tailer" feat. Jon Simonell
- "You're Not So Pretty" feat. Jon Simonell
- "Waiting For the End to Come"
- "Park Preserve" full-length stereo version
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2 Feb 2008.