Up and Away
Up and Away | ||||
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![]() L-R Mike Mitchell, J.C. Rieck, Pete Borg, Lynn Easton, Dick Peterson | ||||
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Released | 1966 | |||
Genre | Garage rock | |||
Length | 37:46 | |||
Label | Wand | |||
Producer | Paul Tannen, Mark Wildey | |||
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Up and Away is the sixth album by the rock band The Kingsmen, released in 1966.
Release and reception
The Kingsmen's sixth album represented a departure from previous efforts with new producers and a revamped line-up. Barry Curtis had been drafted and Norm Sundholm left to manage his Sunn amplifiers business. Their respective replacements were J.C. Rieck on keyboards with Kerry Magness and then Pete Borg on bass. Also new to the team were producers Paul Tannen and Mark Wildey.
The track list features a combination of reliable pop and R&B standards mixed with songs written by group members. This was the first Kingsmen album not to make the Billboard LP chart [1]—an indication of the group's waning popularity as musical tastes changed in the mid-60s.
The January 7, 1967 issue of
- The "Louie Louie" group has come up with a change of pace package loaded with excitement. They run the gauntlet from the folk-oriented "If I Needed Someone" and "Grass Is Green" to hard rockers "Mustang Sally" and "Shake A Tail Feather." The well balanced and well loaded (14 selections) album can't miss.
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Track listing
- Trouble – 2:20 (A. Resnick-J. Levine)
- If I Needed Someone – 2:47 (G. Harrison)
- Grass Is Green – 2:18 (D. Peterson-M. Mitchell)
- Tossin' and Turnin' – 2:40 (R. Adams-M. Rene)
- Jagger/Richards)
- Wild Thing – 2:38 (Chip Taylor)
- (I Have Found) Another Girl – 2:18 (B. Curtis-D. Peterson)
- Daytime Shadows – 2:14 (L. Easton-P. Tannen-M. Wildey)
- Shake a Tail Feather – 2:13 (O. Hayes-Andre Williams-Verlie Rice)
- Children's Caretaker – 1:31 (Dick Peterson)
- Land of a Thousand Dances – 2:47 (C. Kenner-Fats Domino)
- Mustang Sally – 2:25 (Bonny Rice)
- Little Sally Tease – 2:50 (Jim Valley)[3]
- Hush-a-Bye – 3:25 (D. Pomus-M. Shuman)
- Killer Joe† – 2:18 (Russell-Elgin-Medley)[4]
† CD bonus track.
Musicians and production
- Lynn Easton: vocals, saxophone
- Mike Mitchell: lead guitar, vocals
- Dick Peterson: drums
- J.C. Rieck: keyboards, vocals
- Pete Borg: bass guitar
- Producers: Paul Tannen & Mark Wildey
- Liner notes: Mel Shayne (Manager)
- Cover design: Burt Goldblatt
- CD producer: Bob Irwin
References
- ISBN 0-89820-117-9.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 7, 1967. p. 60.
- ^ LP label has additional text "Arr. by Gene Paige."
- 15 Great HitsLP.