Love - Love [1966] (Full Album)

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Love is an American rock group that was most prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were originally led by singer/songwriter Arthur Lee who wrote most of the songs, although some of their best known songs were written by Bryan MacLean. One of the first racially diverse American bands, their music drew on a diverse range of sources including psychedelia, folk, hard rock, blues, jazz, flamenco and orchestral pop. While finding only modest success on the music charts, Love would come to be praised by critics as one of the finest and most important American rock groups of their era. Their third album Forever Changes (1967) is generally regarded as their masterpiece. Arthur Lee, who was originally from Memphis, Tennessee but had lived in Los Angeles since the age of five, had been recording since 1963 with his bands, the LAG's and Lee's American Four. He had written and also produced the single «My Diary» for Rosa Lee Brooks in 1964 which featured Jimi Hendrix on guitar. After viewing a performance by the Byrds, Lee became determined to form a group that joined the newly minted folk-rock sound of the Byrds to his primarily rhythm and blues style. Singer, songwriter/guitarist Bryan MacLean, whom Lee had met when he was working as a roadie for The Byrds, joined the band just before they changed their name from the Grass Roots to Love, spurred by the release of a single by another group called The Grass Roots. Signed to the Elektra Records label as their first rock band act, the band scored a minor hit single in 1966 with their version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's «My Little Red Book». Their first album, Love, was released in March 1966. The album sold moderately well and reached No. 57 on the Billboard 200 chart. Love -‎ Love [1966] (Full Album) Tracklist Credits: A1 My Little Red Book Written By Bachrach-David* 2:30 A2 Can't Explain Written By Lee*, Echols*, Fleckenstein* 2:35 A3 A Message To Pretty Written By Lee* 3:10 A4 My Flash On You Written By Lee* 2:05 A5 Softly To Me Written-By – Maclean* 3:10 A6 No Matter What You Do Written By Lee* 2:40 A7 Emotions Written By Lee*, Echols* 1:55 B1 You I'll Be Following Written-By – Lee* 2:25 B2 Gazing Written By Lee* 2:40 B3 Hey Joe Written By Valenti* 2:38 B4 Signed D.C. Written-By Lee* 2:44 B5 Colored Balls Falling Written By Lee* 1:50 B6 Mushroom Clouds Written By Lee*, Maclean*, Echols*, Forssi* 2:45 B7 And More Written By Lee*, Maclean* 2:56 Personnel Arthur Lee: Lead vocals, percussion, and harmonica. Also drums on «Can't Explain», «No Matter What You Do», «Gazing», «Mushroom Clouds» and «And More». Johnny Echols: Lead guitar Bryan MacLean: Rhythm guitar and vocals. Lead vocals on «Softly to Me» and «Hey Joe». Ken Forssi: Bass Alban «Snoopy» Pfisterer: Drums Released: March 1966 Recorded: December 1965 - January 1966 Studio: RCA Studios, Hollywood Genre: Folk rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock Length: 36:03 Label: Elektra Producer: Mark Abramson, Jac Holzman Credits Design, Photography By [Cover] – William S. Harvey Engineer – Bruce Botnick Lead Vocals – Arthur Lee (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B2, B4 to B7), Bryan Maclean (tracks: A5, B3) Producer – Jac Holzman, Mark Abramson Notes First edition has tan labels. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix/Runout (Side A label): EKS-74001-A Matrix/Runout (Side B label): EKS-74001-B Matrix/Runout (Side A runout, stamped): EKS-74001A-1A I T Matrix/Runout (Side B runout, stamped): EKS-74001B-1A I o T Label: Elektra ‎– EKS-74001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1966 Genre: Rock Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock