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Johnny Rivers' third album wasn't a concert recording, in contrast to its two predecessors, but it was nearly their equal for sheer musical diversity. Rivers was practically a human jukebox, turning out covers of a vast range of current and fairly recent rock & roll hits, all transmuted credibly into his own stripped-down style of playing. The number three single "Mountain of Love" -- a cover of Harold Dorman's 1960 hit -- opens up an album filled with all manner of surprises: the hard-rocking "Promised Land," a fine follow-up to his hit versions of Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" and "Memphis"; his emphatic covers of the Beatles' "I Should Have Known Better" and Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman"; a plunge back to his Louisiana origins for "I'm in Love Again"; a rocking rendition of "Rhythm of the Rain"; a punchy version of "He Don't Love You, Like I Love You"; a soulful performance of Sam Cooke's "Cupid" that manages to rock hard without sacrificing the song's lyricism; "Moody River," the most credible rock & roll cover ever done of a Pat Boone song; and the ominously snarling version of "It's All Over Now." The basic guitar-bass-drums sound is all that's here, recorded cleanly and crisply but with most of the verve and fire that one got from Rivers' concert recordings, the only augmentation a very, very restrained bit of backup singing. It's a killer album, as were most of Rivers' long-players from this period.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Lou Adler, Producer - Joe Osborn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Blaine, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Dorman, Composer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Chuck Berry, Composer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Fats Domino, Composer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - John C. Gummoe, Composer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Nat Stuckey, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Joe Osborn, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Cooke, Composer - Hal Blaine, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Joe Osborn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Blaine, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - ROY ORBISON, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Dees, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - BOBBY WOMACK, Composer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Shirley Jean Womack, Composer
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - S. Barri, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - P. Sloan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Gary Bruce, Composer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Richard Penniman, Composer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Johnny Rivers' third album wasn't a concert recording, in contrast to its two predecessors, but it was nearly their equal for sheer musical diversity. Rivers was practically a human jukebox, turning out covers of a vast range of current and fairly recent rock & roll hits, all transmuted credibly into his own stripped-down style of playing. The number three single "Mountain of Love" -- a cover of Harold Dorman's 1960 hit -- opens up an album filled with all manner of surprises: the hard-rocking "Promised Land," a fine follow-up to his hit versions of Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" and "Memphis"; his emphatic covers of the Beatles' "I Should Have Known Better" and Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman"; a plunge back to his Louisiana origins for "I'm in Love Again"; a rocking rendition of "Rhythm of the Rain"; a punchy version of "He Don't Love You, Like I Love You"; a soulful performance of Sam Cooke's "Cupid" that manages to rock hard without sacrificing the song's lyricism; "Moody River," the most credible rock & roll cover ever done of a Pat Boone song; and the ominously snarling version of "It's All Over Now." The basic guitar-bass-drums sound is all that's here, recorded cleanly and crisply but with most of the verve and fire that one got from Rivers' concert recordings, the only augmentation a very, very restrained bit of backup singing. It's a killer album, as were most of Rivers' long-players from this period.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:28
- Main artists: Johnny Rivers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1965 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
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