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On his prior 1967 LP, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, Yarbrough had tried to move into contemporary folk-rockish covers, with negligible sales and not much greater artistic success. With Honey & Wine there also seemed to be inclinations to update his sound, but great uncertainty as to which way his music should pull. There was just a bit of a nod to pop/rock on the album, primarily in the title cut, a cover of a relatively little-known Gerry Goffin-Carole King composition. That song is a bluesy, very good yet underrated tune, but Yarbrough was not the best guy to sing it convincingly; look for the Hollies' version instead. Much of the rest of the disc was given over to Rod McKuen covers with soppy MOR arrangements, which were sometimes (as on the excruciating "Happy Birthday to Me" and the cringingly upbeat "Ain't You Glad You're Livin', Joe") about as bathetic as McKuen ever got, which is saying something. A couple of Mason Williams tunes, "Here Am I" (with period pop harpsichord) and the bossa nova-flavored "They Are Gone," are better but hardly memorable. In all, it's a nearly terrible recording of sluggish easy listening pop, and not worth the money you'll be charged if you find it in the dollar bin. Some interesting names pop up among the arrangers, though, including Williams, a pre-Bread David Gates, and Mort Garson.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID GATES, Arranger - Al Schmitt, Producer - C. King, Composer, Lyricist - G. Goffin, Composer, Lyricist - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Livingston, Composer, Lyricist - DAVID GATES, Arranger - Al Schmitt, Producer - Ray Evans, Composer, Lyricist - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rod McKuen, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Botkin Jr., Arranger - Al Schmitt, Producer - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
MASON WILLIAMS, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Botkin Jr., Arranger - Al Schmitt, Producer - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rod McKuen, Composer, Lyricist - Mort Garson, Arranger - Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Schmitt, Producer - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID GATES, Arranger - Al Schmitt, Producer - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rod McKuen, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID GATES, Arranger - Al Schmitt, Producer - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Botkin Jr., Arranger - Al Schmitt, Producer - Kui Lee, Composer, Lyricist - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rod McKuen, Composer, Lyricist - Mort Garson, Arranger - Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Schmitt, Producer - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rod McKuen, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Botkin Jr., Arranger - Al Schmitt, Producer - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
MASON WILLIAMS, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger - Glenn Yarbrough, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Schmitt, Producer - Neely Plumb, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
On his prior 1967 LP, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, Yarbrough had tried to move into contemporary folk-rockish covers, with negligible sales and not much greater artistic success. With Honey & Wine there also seemed to be inclinations to update his sound, but great uncertainty as to which way his music should pull. There was just a bit of a nod to pop/rock on the album, primarily in the title cut, a cover of a relatively little-known Gerry Goffin-Carole King composition. That song is a bluesy, very good yet underrated tune, but Yarbrough was not the best guy to sing it convincingly; look for the Hollies' version instead. Much of the rest of the disc was given over to Rod McKuen covers with soppy MOR arrangements, which were sometimes (as on the excruciating "Happy Birthday to Me" and the cringingly upbeat "Ain't You Glad You're Livin', Joe") about as bathetic as McKuen ever got, which is saying something. A couple of Mason Williams tunes, "Here Am I" (with period pop harpsichord) and the bossa nova-flavored "They Are Gone," are better but hardly memorable. In all, it's a nearly terrible recording of sluggish easy listening pop, and not worth the money you'll be charged if you find it in the dollar bin. Some interesting names pop up among the arrangers, though, including Williams, a pre-Bread David Gates, and Mort Garson.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:26:11
- Main artists: Glenn Yarbrough
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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