Quicksilver Messenger Service - What About Me (Classic Album US 1970)

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What About Me is the fifth album by American psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Released in December 1970 and recorded partly at the same sessions that produced Just for Love, the album is the last to feature pianist Nicky Hopkins and the last pre-reunion effort to feature founding members David Freiberg and John Cipollina.

Musically, there is little to delineate the fifth long-player from Quicksilver Messenger Service, What About Me, from their previous effort, Just for Love. Not surprisingly, material for both was initiated during a prolific two-month retreat to the Opaelua Lodge in Haleiwa, HI, during May and June of 1970. The quartet version of Quicksilver Messenger Service -- which had yielded the band's first two LPs -- expanded once again to include Dino Valenti (aka Chester A. Powers, Chet Powers, and most notably on this album, Jesse Oris Farrow) as well as British session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins. 

The additional talents of Mark Naftalin (keyboards) were incorporated when Hopkins was unavailable. This began his short stint with Quicksilver Messenger Service, which lasted through their sixth LP, Quicksilver (1972). The most apparent change in Quicksilver Messenger Service's sound can be directly attributed to the return of Valenti. 

The group has departed the long, free-flowing improvisations that prevailed on both their self-titled debut and follow-up, Happy Trails. The songs are now shorter and more notably structured, with an added emphasis on Valenti's compositions. 

The title track, "What About Me," became an ethical and sociological anthem with challenging and direct lyrical references to the political and social instability of the early '70s. Valenti, whose songwriting credits on this disc are both numerous and attributed to his Farrow persona, also comes up with some passable introspective love songs, such as "Baby Baby" and "Long Haired Lady," as well as a couple of interesting collaborations with Gary Duncan (bass/vocals). 

The psychedelic samba "All in My Mind" also highlights the often overlooked percussive contributions from Jose Reyes. Two of the more distinguished entries on What About Me are John Cipollina's raunchy blues instrumental "Local Color" -- replete with a driving backbeat reminiscent of their take on the Robert Johnson standard "Walkin' Blues" -- as well as Nicky Hopkins' emotive "Spindrifter."

(Release Date December, 1970)

Personnel:
★ Dino Valenti – vocals, guitar, flute, percussion
★ Gary Duncan – vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, organ
★ John Cipollina – guitar, percussion
★ David Freiberg – vocals, bass, guitar
★ Greg Elmore – drums, percussion
★ Nicky Hopkins – piano, keyboards

01. "What About Me" (Jesse Oris Farrow) – 6:43
02. "Local Color" (John Cipollina) – 3:00
03. "Baby Baby" (Farrow) – 4:44
04. "Won't Kill Me" (David Freiberg) – 2:32
05. "Long Haired Lady" (Farrow) – 5:55
06. "Subway" (Gary Duncan-Farrow) – 4:29
07. "Spindrifter" (Nicky Hopkins) – 4:38
08. "Good Old Rock and Roll" (Farrow) – 2:30
09. "All in My Mind" (Duncan-Farrow) – 3:48
10. "Call on Me" (Farrow) – 7:36
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Linda Scott - Starlight Starbright (Mycket Bra R&B US 1961)

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Linda Scott (born Linda Joy Sampson, June 1, 1945, Queens, New York) is a former pop singer who was active from the late 50s to the early 70s. Her biggest hit was the 1961 million-selling single, "I've Told Every Little Star". She went on to place twelve songs on the charts over the next four years, the last being "Who’s Been Sleeping In My Bed," inspired by the film and written by the songwriting team of Hal David and Burt Bacharach.

Born in Queens, New York, Linda Sampson was 11 years old when she moved with her family to Teaneck, New Jersey. She was still in school (Teaneck High School) when she auditioned to appear on Arthur Godfrey's hit CBS Radio show in 1959. After having won a place on the show, Scott and other young performers became regular guests on the show. During the show's run, the young singer came to the attention of Epic Records, and Scott made her recording debut (singing as Linda Sampson) with the single, "In-Between Teen".

Though still in high school, in 1961 she signed with Canadian-American Records, which had struck gold with the Santo & Johnny's "Sleep Walk". The label changed her performing name to Linda Scott, producing and releasing the hit "I've Told Every Little Star," a standard written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern for their 1932 production Music In The Air. The track sold over one million copies, earning Scott a gold disc.

Scott's three biggest hits came in that first year, with "I've Told Every Little Star" (U.S. #3), "I Don't Know Why" (U.S. #12), and "Don't Bet Money, Honey" (U.S. #9). The first two were standards, while the third was one of Scott's own compositions.

Scott was the showcase artist when Canadian-American started a subsidiary label, Congress Records, in 1962, and in fact both labels released new material of hers simultaneously. The following year, she sang her hit "Yessirree" in the Chubby Checker vehicle, Don't Knock the Twist. Scott's final U.S. chart appearance was "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed," released in January 1964, the same month that The Beatles made their first chart appearance. In 1965, she became a cast member of the TV rock show Where the Action Is, which she co-hosted with singer Steve Alaimo. Her last U.S. recording, "They Don't Know You", was released in 1967 on RCA Records. She continued to record as a backing vocalist (most notably on Lou Christie's 1969 hit, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine") before finally quitting show business in the early 1970s to pursue studies in theology.

01. Starlight Starbright 2:18
02. Stars Fell On Alabama 2:13
03. You Are My Lucky Star 2:16
04. Stardust 3:11
05. Little Star 2:44
06. I've Told Every Little Star 2:12
07. Count Every Star
08. Blue Star 1:42
09. Catch A Falling Star 2:19
10. When You Wish Upon A Star
11. A Thousand Stars 1:59
12. Land Of Stars 2:41

Quicksilver Messenger Service - Just For Love (US 1970)

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Just for Love is the fourth album by American psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Released in August 1970, it marks the culmination of a transition from the extended, blues- and jazz-inspired improvisations of their first two albums to a more traditional rock sound.

Founding member Dino Valenti, who returned to the band after a stint in prison on drug charges, was largely responsible for the new sound. Valenti's influence is readily apparent throughout; he composed eight of the album's nine tracks under the pen name Jesse Oris Farrow. Despite the marked change in the band's sound, it was their third straight album to reach the Top 30 on the Billboard charts, peaking at #27. The only single culled from the album, "Fresh Air," became the band's biggest hit, reaching #49.

With the return of Gary Duncan and the recording debut of founder Dino Valenti, Just for Love, Quicksilver's fourth album, marked their debut as the band they were intended to be. The ironic thing about that is that, led by singer/songwriter Valenti, they were a much more pop-oriented band than their fans had come to expect. On Just for Love, Quicksilver finally was Valenti's backup group (he wrote all but one of the songs), and while this gave them greater coherence and accessibility, as well as their only Top 50 single in "Fresh Air," it also made them less the boogie band they had been. And it meant the band's days were numbered.

01. "Wolf Run (Part 1)" (Jesse Oris Farrow) – 1:12
02. "Just for Love (Part 1)" (Farrow) – 3:00
03. "Cobra" (John Cipollina) – 4:23
04. "The Hat" (Farrow) – 10:36
05. Side two[edit]
06. "Freeway Flyer" (Farrow) – 3:49
07. "Gone Again" (Farrow) – 7:17
08. "Fresh Air" (Farrow) – 5:21
09. "Just for Love (Part 2)" (Farrow) – 1:38
10  "Wolf Run (Part 2)" (Farrow) – 2:10
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Quicksilver Messenger Service
Billboard Review August 1970