Looking Glass (Looking Glass album)

Looking Glass is the first album released by the band Looking Glass in 1972.

Looking Glass
Studio album by
Looking Glass
Released6 June 1972 (1972-06-06)
Recorded1972 at Regent Sound Studios, New York, New York
GenrePop rock
Length31:00
LabelEpic
ProducerLooking Glass, Bob Liftin
Looking Glass chronology
Looking Glass
(1972)		 Subway Serenade
(1973)
Singles from
Looking Glass
  1. "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
    Released: May 1972 (1972-05)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC–[2]

Background

The group had been playing all up and down the East Coast in clubs, and one night they were spotted by Clive Davis at the Whisky a Go Go.[3] Davis, who at the time was the president of Columbia Records, signed them to the Epic Records label. After trying to record two times (once with Steve Cropper in Memphis), the band began working with Bob Liftin and recorded "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". It was not released as the single's A-side, but as the B-side to "Don't It Make You Feel Good" in early 1972. The song went unnoticed by most, but not by Harv Moore, a disc jockey in Washington, D.C.. The song would go on to peak 6 months after its release, and the album charted for 16 weeks in the U.S.[4]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jenny-Lynne"P. Sweval3:02
2."Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"E. Lurie3:17
3."Catherine Street"P. Sweval5:48
4."Don't It Make You Feel Good"E. Lurie2:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Golden Rainbow"E. Lurie3:05
2."Dealin' With The Devil"P. Sweval3:18
3."From Stanton Station"E. Lurie3:48
4."One By One"P. Sweval6:01

Personnel
  • Elliot Lurie—Guitars, vocals
  • Larry Gonsky—Keyboards, vocals
  • Piet Sweval—Bass, vocals, harp
  • Jeff Grob—Drum kit
  • Chuck Connolly—Backup vocals on "Brandy"
  • Tasha Thomas—Backup vocals on "Don't It Make You Feel Good"
  • Barbara Massey—Backup vocals on "Don't It Make You Feel Good" (credited as Tasha Thomas and the Feel Good Girls)
  • Carolyn Davis—Backup vocals on "Don't It Make You Feel Good" (credited as Tasha Thomas and the Feel Good Girls)
  • Eddie Hinton—(w/ Elliot Lurie) Guitar on "Golden Rainbows"
  • James Giampa—Congas on "Brandy"
  • Tim Geelan—Engineer
  • Wayne Tarnowski—Engineer
  • Billy Radice-Engineer
  • Don Ellis—Special thanks
  • Karmic Guardians—Special thanks
  • Steve Baron—Special thanks
  • Steve Paley—Special thanks/Back cover photo
  • Sandy Linzer—Special thanks
  • Ed Lee—Cover design
  • KLN Photos Inc.—Cover photo
  • Bob Liftin—Producer/Audio Consultant
  • Mike Gershman—Executive producer
  • Larry Fallon—Horns/Strings arrangements

All songs published by Evie Music Inc./ Spruce Run Music and Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

References
  1. "Review by Joe Viglione". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Looking Glass Bio - Utopia Artists". Marstalent.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  4. Eder, Bruce. "Looking Glass Biography - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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