Album Notes: Love: Arthur Lee (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, drums, percussion); Bryan MacLean (vocals, guitar); Jay Donnellan, John Echols (guitar); Tjay Cantrelli (flute, saxophone); Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer (harpsichord, organ, drums); Frank Fayad (bass, background vocals); Ken Forssi (bass); Michael Stuart (drums, percussion); George Suranovich (drums, background vocals); Drachen Theaker (drums). Additional personnel includes: Billy Strange (guitar); Hal Blaine (drums). Producers include: Jac Holzman, Mark Abramson, Paul Rothchild, Arthur Lee, Bruce Botnick. Compilation producer: Gary Stewart. Principally recorded at RCA, Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California and Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, California between 1966 & 1969. Includes liner notes by Dave DiMartino.
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (4/17/03, p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Love were a cult worth joining and still sound fresh and inventive today....Ranges from hard rock freakouts...to wistful pop...to trippy mariachi..."
Titles on disc 1
1.: My Little Red Book
2.: Can't Explain
3.: Softly To Me
4.: No Matter What You Do
5.: Hey Joe
6.: Signed DC
7.: Seven And Seven Is
8.: Stephanie Knows Who
9.: Orange Skies
10.: Que Vida
11.: She Comes In Colours
12.: Alone Again Or
13.: Andmoreagain
14.: Maybe The People Would Be The Times (or between Clark and Hilldale)
Advantages: good songs Disadvantages: some songs which i thought maybe shouldnt of been on the cd
...To me this album is great!! there isn't a song on it which i dont like! i love all of the songs.
i think its a great value of money , you are getting much more for your money!
its the type of CD you listen to when your with your girlfriend or your boyfriend, as it contains love songs (which its called) but you can also listen to it if your single as it contains songs which everyone loves.
there are a few songs which i felt maybe shouldnt of been there as they was break up songs but i guess its stil a love song,
i would reccommend anyone who is into this type of music to go and buy it as its a brilliant album!
the quality of this album was at a good standard....
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Advantages: Great mix of artists and well known tunes Disadvantages: Maybe needed more female artists, popular r'n'b stars
...2 Disc Set, with 40 tracks so you can't really go wrong here. It's kind of a mix of the old and the new love songs, but still some timeless tracks from artists like Mary Mary, Aliyah, 2Pac, Anita baker, Toni Braxton and others. The kinds of songs everyone knows. Some lovers tunes and some more faster paced. With Lemar, Wayne Wonder, Akon, Ashanti, Mya, India Arie, as well known young stars of now. But it would have been nice to have seen some younger and newer R'n'B stars that are playing in the clubs at the moment and also maybe a bigger selection of female vocalists like Khelis, Brandy, Ne-Yo, Omarion and others. Still the tracks are a good mix with tunes like My Boo, Usher and Alicia Keys, Satisfaction, Eve, Cry me a River, Justin Timberlake, Sweet Love, Anita Baker, On and On Eryka Badu and lots more....
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Advantages: Upbeat, funky, catchy chorus, just a great early morning pick-me-up Disadvantages: absolutely zip!
...Loved this when Bill released it over 20 years ago; very upbeat, very catchy, very funky. So it was quite a surprise to find it on the DJs playlist at the local Plymouth nightclub last night. Doesn't quite fit in with The Chemical Brothers & Underworld, but who the hell cares. It was a good laugh and was well received even if it was slightly mixed!
always best to play this first thing in the morning before starting one's chores cus even if its pouring with rain outside this song will soon change your disposition to something far more positive.
Its also good for keeping one's mind in focus cus the chorus just catches you all the time and you simply have to join in.
Even though Bill has produced some damn fine soul & funk music in his time, much of it more tangible than Lovely Day, its too this particular track that really found...
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helpful 18.09.2000
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