Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
The first solo album, with country and baroque touches, overshadowed on release by the Byrds' Younger Than Yesterday.
Gene Clark, 1967
- Released
- 1967
- Label
- Columbia
Clark's first solo album came out on Columbia in 1967, credited with the Gosdin Brothers, Vern and Rex, who sang backing vocals. The musicians also included Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Van Dyke Parks, Clarence White, and Doug Dillard on banjo for Keep on Pushin'.
The music mixes pop, country rock and baroque psychedelic tracks. It drew favourable reviews, but it was released almost at the same time as the Byrds' Younger Than Yesterday on the same label, and sold badly. David Bennun in the Guardian called it a glorious countrified psych-pop album. It was reissued in 1972 as Collector's Series: Early LA Sessions and in 1991 as Echoes.
Track listing
- Echoes3:15
- Think I'm Gonna Feel Better1:32
- Tried So Hard2:18
- Is Yours Is Mine2:25
- Keep on Pushin'1:44
- I Found You3:00
- So You Say You Lost Your Baby2:07
- Elevator Operator2:53
- The Same One3:27
- Couldn't Believe Her1:52
- Needing Someone2:03
Personnel
- Gene Clark guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Vern Gosdin backing vocals
- Rex Gosdin backing vocals
- Glen Campbell electric guitar
- Jerry Cole guitar
- Bill Rinehart guitar
- Clarence White guitar
- Doug Dillard electric banjo
- Leon Russell piano, harpsichord, string arrangements
- Van Dyke Parks keyboards
- Chris Hillman bass
- Jim Gordon drums
- Michael Clarke drums
More from Gene Clark
The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark (1968), White Light (1971), Roadmaster (1973), No Other (1974), Two Sides to Every Story (1977)
Sources
- Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers, Wikipedia
- Gene Clark - 10 of the best, The Guardian (2016-09-28)