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Johnny Rivers' mid-'60s hits may have set in motion the rock & roll revivalism that culminated in Grease and Sha-Na-Na in the '70s, but Jay and the Americans did their part, too, beginning with the 1968 LP Sands of Time. Covering a dozen doo wop singles from the group's own days as street corner singers, Sands of Time updates the material with prominent drums, busy electric bass, and occasional modern-sounding electric guitar solos. It would be impossible to mistake these performances for the originals, informed as they are by the folk-rock vocal groups of the late '60s. The lead-off track, "This Magic Moment," became a million-seller and the group's first Top Ten hit in over three years, which gave them sufficient encouragement to stick with their new oldies rock & roll format for a while. "When You Dance" and "Hushabye" became minor hits, and the closing track, "Goodnight My Love," begins with an Alan Freed aircheck, capping an entertaining and paradoxically forward-looking bit of nostalgia.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
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Doc Pomus, ComposerLyricist - Mort Shuman, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Kaye, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist - Jata Enterprises, Producer
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Fred Washington, Composer - DON ROBEY, Composer - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist
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Morris Levy, Composer - Herbert Cox, Composer - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist
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Jimmy Kennedy, Author - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist - George Boulanger, Composer
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Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist - Roy Straigis, Composer - William E. Jackson III, Composer - George Williams, Composer
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Joseph Rock, Composer - Janet Vogel, Composer - Jack Taylor, Composer - Walter Lester, Composer - Joseph Verscharen, Composer - Jimmy Beaumount, Composer - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist
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Doc Pomus, ComposerLyricist - Mort Shuman, ComposerLyricist - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Leroy Kirkland, Composer - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Jones, Composer
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Hy Weiss, Composer - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist - Raoul J. Cita, Composer
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Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist - Claude De Metrius, Composer
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John Marascalco, Composer - Jay & The Americans, Producer, MainArtist - George Motola, Composer
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Album review
Johnny Rivers' mid-'60s hits may have set in motion the rock & roll revivalism that culminated in Grease and Sha-Na-Na in the '70s, but Jay and the Americans did their part, too, beginning with the 1968 LP Sands of Time. Covering a dozen doo wop singles from the group's own days as street corner singers, Sands of Time updates the material with prominent drums, busy electric bass, and occasional modern-sounding electric guitar solos. It would be impossible to mistake these performances for the originals, informed as they are by the folk-rock vocal groups of the late '60s. The lead-off track, "This Magic Moment," became a million-seller and the group's first Top Ten hit in over three years, which gave them sufficient encouragement to stick with their new oldies rock & roll format for a while. "When You Dance" and "Hushabye" became minor hits, and the closing track, "Goodnight My Love," begins with an Alan Freed aircheck, capping an entertaining and paradoxically forward-looking bit of nostalgia.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:18
- Main artists: Jay & The Americans
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1969 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
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