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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Dolphins, The
2. I've Got a Secret - (Didn't We Shake Sugaree)
3. That's the Bag I'm In
4. Ba-de-Da
5. Faretheewell (Fred's Tune)
6. Everybody's Talkin'
7. Everything Happens
8. Sweet Cocaine
9. Green Rocky Road
10. Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga
11. Felicity
12. Please Send Me Someone to Love
13. Merry Go Round
14. Look Over Yonder
15. Fools Are a Long Time Comin'
16. Looks Like Rain
17. Roll on Rosie
DISC 2:
1. Other Side of This Life, The
2. Roll on Rosie
3. Dolphins, The
4. That's the Bag I'm In
5. Sweet Cocaine
6. Everybody's Talkin'
7. Come Back Baby
8. Ba-de-Da
9. Prettiest Train
10. Ya Don't Miss Your Water
11. Felicity
12. Long Black Veil - (with The Nashville Street Singers)
13. Bottom of the Glass - (with The Nashville Street Singers)
14. Sweet Mama
15. Trouble in Mind
16. December's Dream
17. Ride Stormy Weather
18. How Long Blues / Drown In Tears
19. Other Side of This Life, The
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Gram Parsons, Les McCann | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
3 LPs on 2 CDs: FRED NEIL(1967)/SESSIONS/OTHER SIDE OF THIS LIFE.
Compilation producer: Gordon Anderson.
Includes liner notes by John Sebastian and Richie Unterberger.
FRED NEIL:
Personnel: Fred Neil (vocals, electric guitar, mumbles, fingersnaps); John T. Forsha (acoustic & electric 12-string guitars); Peter "Superfingers" Childs (acoustic & electric guitars); Cyrus Faryar (guitar, bouzouki); Al Wilson (harp); James E. "Chops" Bond Jr. (acoustic bass); Billy Mundi (drums, bass, cymbals, tambourine); Rusty Faryar (finger cymbals); Nik Venet (sound effects).
Producer: Nik Venet.
Engineers: John Kraus, Pete Abbott.
Originally released on Capitol (2665).
SESSIONS:
Personnel: Fred Neil; Cyrus Faryar, Bruce Langhorn, Peter D. Childs (acoustic guitar); James E. Bond Jr. (stand up bass).
Producer: Nik Venet.
Originally released on Capitol (2862).
OTHER SIDE OF THIS LIFE:
Personnel includes: Fred Neil; Gram Parsons (vocals, piano); Les McCann (piano); Vince Martin, Monte Dunn.
Producer: Howard L. Solomon.
Recorded live at the Elephant, Woodstock, New York. Originally released on Capitol (657).
When it comes to historical figures in the '60s folk-rock scene, few are as important, influential or as overlooked as Fred Neil. He was the first singer-songwriter to apply a jazzman's sense of time and phrasing to the folk and blues of 1960s Greenwich Village. A notorious recluse, he made only a few recordings before disappearing from public view forever. This two-disc collection thankfully contains most of that groundbreaking material, never before available on a U.S. CD.
The most immediately striking aspect of Neil's sound is his cavernous baritone voice, lazily dripping out bent, bluesy notes. His dark, moody, low-key style fits as well with the blues and jazz tunes he covers as with his original tunes, forged from a unique combination of blues, folk, and jazz. Neil had a knack for improvisation, borne out by the lengthy jams that dominate many of the cuts. His spontaneous interaction with his musicians provides a constant feeling of discovery. True to his laconic nature, Neil never gets too overwrought or earnest. Even though many of his songs detail a life full of blues, he maintains the world-wary bluesman's bemused attitude toward a world full of trouble.
Industry Reviews
...Neil's ocean-depth voice inspires even more awe via CD's expanded dynamic range....These recordings penetrate a part of me where barkers and mortal voices can't go...
Dirty Linen (06/01/1999)
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