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The Cryan' Shames' debut album was typical of the more thrown-together rock LPs of the era: both sides of their first two singles and a bunch of cover versions. The singles, actually, were pretty good, including their most well-known song, "Sugar & Spice," a cover of a Searchers hit that actually was more memorable and imaginative than the original. Its B-side, "Ben Franklin's Almanac," was a respectable original with shades of the Byrds, the Yardbirds, and California harmonies; the second single, "I Wanna Meet You," was a decent meld of Beatles-Byrds jangle with Beach Boys harmonies; and its flip, "We Could Be Happy," was an OK soft rock number. Throw in the sole original composition not from a single, "July" (one of the better 1966 Byrds sound-alikes), and you have half a decent (though not great) period pop/rock album. The problem is, though, that the cover versions that fill out the record -- including songs written and/or popularized by the Beatles, the Byrds, and the Animals, along with "Heat Wave" -- are neither too creatively done nor even imaginative selections. "Sugar and Spice" and all four of the originals appear on the Legacy compilation Sugar & Spice, which makes this album superfluous if you already have that anthology. The 2002 CD Sundazed reissue is bolstered by six bonus songs: their 1967 single "Mr. Unreliable" (different from the LP version) and its laid-back B-side "Georgia," a cover of the Beatles' "You're Gonna Lose That Girl," and three previously unreleased 1969 tracks that found them going into a mellow folk/country/soft rock direction.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Jim Golden, Producer - F. NIGHTINGALE, Composer - F. NIGHTINGALE, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released 1966 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Golden, Producer - L. KERLEY, Composer - L. KERLEY, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Recorded 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jim Golden, Producer - L. KERLEY, Composer - L. KERLEY, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bob Monaco, Producer - Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - C. King, Composer - C. King, Lyricist - G. Goffin, Composer - G. Goffin, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bob Monaco, Producer - Jim Golden, Producer - L. KERLEY, Composer - L. KERLEY, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released Prior to 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
G. Bryan, Composer - G. Bryan, Lyricist - R. HOLDEN, Composer - R. HOLDEN, Lyricist - Bob Monaco, Producer - Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bob Monaco, Producer - Jim Golden, Producer - W. SWOFFORD, Composer - W. SWOFFORD, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Recorded 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - Lenny Kerley, Composer - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Golden, Producer - L. KERLEY, Composer - L. KERLEY, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jim Golden, Producer - L. KERLEY, Composer - L. KERLEY, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
I. GUILLORY, Composer - I. GUILLORY, Lyricist - Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jim Golden, Producer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - J. FAIRS, Composer - J. FAIRS, Lyricist - Cryan' Shames, Performer
Originally Recorded 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jim Golden, Producer - B. MARTIN, Composer - B. MARTIN, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Re-Mastering Engineer - Cryan' Shames, Performer - H. Nilsson, Composer - H. Nilsson, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
The Cryan' Shames' debut album was typical of the more thrown-together rock LPs of the era: both sides of their first two singles and a bunch of cover versions. The singles, actually, were pretty good, including their most well-known song, "Sugar & Spice," a cover of a Searchers hit that actually was more memorable and imaginative than the original. Its B-side, "Ben Franklin's Almanac," was a respectable original with shades of the Byrds, the Yardbirds, and California harmonies; the second single, "I Wanna Meet You," was a decent meld of Beatles-Byrds jangle with Beach Boys harmonies; and its flip, "We Could Be Happy," was an OK soft rock number. Throw in the sole original composition not from a single, "July" (one of the better 1966 Byrds sound-alikes), and you have half a decent (though not great) period pop/rock album. The problem is, though, that the cover versions that fill out the record -- including songs written and/or popularized by the Beatles, the Byrds, and the Animals, along with "Heat Wave" -- are neither too creatively done nor even imaginative selections. "Sugar and Spice" and all four of the originals appear on the Legacy compilation Sugar & Spice, which makes this album superfluous if you already have that anthology. The 2002 CD Sundazed reissue is bolstered by six bonus songs: their 1967 single "Mr. Unreliable" (different from the LP version) and its laid-back B-side "Georgia," a cover of the Beatles' "You're Gonna Lose That Girl," and three previously unreleased 1969 tracks that found them going into a mellow folk/country/soft rock direction.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:10
- Main artists: Cryan' Shames
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy - Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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