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A two-for-one deal combining the group's final two albums onto one disc. By 1968's Bottle of Wine, the Fireballs were trying to update their sound into the AM radio mainstream, as evidenced by the presence of beefy horns and full Grass Roots-type production on several tracks. Despite the presence of the hit "Bottle of Wine," it wasn't convincing, largely because the material was so run-of-the-mill. A few of the songs are decorated by an odd, Mellotron-ish keyboard sound (perhaps the Solovox, which had been employed back in 1963 on "Sugar Shack"), especially the ballad "Ain't That Rain" (the best track), but there's nothing too memorable. The liner notes, by the way, claim that Tom Paxton, noted folk singer and author of "Bottle of Wine," sent a demo of the song, which he "had just written," to Norman Petty in 1967, but in fact the tune could not have been penned in 1967: Judy Collins had recorded it in 1964. Always a tenuous artistic force at best, the Fireballs had reached the end of the line, creatively and commercially, by 1969's Come On, React!. Their final album has a small (#63) hit in the title track, which like the entire album is humdrum stuff. The group continued to embrace late-'60s commercial rock production with the occasional fuzz riff, horns, soul-styled backup vocals, and so on, yet the songs possessed neither a solid identity nor notable quality.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Steve Dodge, Composer - Louis Ridings, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - George Tomsco, Composer - Barbara Tomsco, Composer - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer - Juanita Jordan, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Tom Paxton, Composer - The Fireballs, MainArtist - Harmony Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - EMI U Catalog, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1967 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Louis Frank Ridings Jnr, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Steve Dodge, Composer - Louis Ridings, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Louis Ridings, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - George Tomsco, Composer - Barbara Tomsco, Composer - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Steve Dodge, Composer - Louis Ridings, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Tom Beal, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Tom Beal, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Steve Haehl, Composer - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Eddie Reeves, Composer - Ken Lauber, Composer - The Fireballs, MainArtist - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher - EMI Unart Catalog, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Charles E Bates II, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Composer - The Fireballs, MainArtist - Universal Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - Almo Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Steve Dodge, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - George Tomsco, Composer - Barbara Tomsco, Composer - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Steve Dodge, Composer - Louis Ridings, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - George Tomsco, Composer - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1968 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Stewart Mitchell, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Eddie Reeves, Composer - The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher - Bill Ewton, Composer
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Allen Toussaint, Composer - The Fireballs, MainArtist - Screen Gems-EMI Music, MusicPublisher - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Felix Cavaliere, Composer - The Fireballs, MainArtist - Edward Brigati, Composer - EMI April Music, MusicPublisher - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - Eddie Brigati Publishing, MusicPublisher - EMI JEMALAX MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
The Fireballs, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer - Juanita Jordan, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Paul Revere, Composer - Mark Lindsay, Composer - The Fireballs, MainArtist - Universal Music Pub MGB Ltd, MusicPublisher - Daywin Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1969 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Albumbeschreibung
A two-for-one deal combining the group's final two albums onto one disc. By 1968's Bottle of Wine, the Fireballs were trying to update their sound into the AM radio mainstream, as evidenced by the presence of beefy horns and full Grass Roots-type production on several tracks. Despite the presence of the hit "Bottle of Wine," it wasn't convincing, largely because the material was so run-of-the-mill. A few of the songs are decorated by an odd, Mellotron-ish keyboard sound (perhaps the Solovox, which had been employed back in 1963 on "Sugar Shack"), especially the ballad "Ain't That Rain" (the best track), but there's nothing too memorable. The liner notes, by the way, claim that Tom Paxton, noted folk singer and author of "Bottle of Wine," sent a demo of the song, which he "had just written," to Norman Petty in 1967, but in fact the tune could not have been penned in 1967: Judy Collins had recorded it in 1964. Always a tenuous artistic force at best, the Fireballs had reached the end of the line, creatively and commercially, by 1969's Come On, React!. Their final album has a small (#63) hit in the title track, which like the entire album is humdrum stuff. The group continued to embrace late-'60s commercial rock production with the occasional fuzz riff, horns, soul-styled backup vocals, and so on, yet the songs possessed neither a solid identity nor notable quality.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:57
- Main artists: The Fireballs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ACE RECORDS
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
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