*** LP ： Japan 1973 / Paramount / SWX-6029 ***
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B+ / A- / SPSE
ジャケット：四隅軽いスレ、四辺は微スレ少々、上辺開口部4cmほど割れ。正面右上隅に千枚通してついたような跡がありわずかに貫通しています。表裏はまずまずきれい。中面は経年の薄シミが出ています。
ディスク：レーベルはヒゲなし。盤面はほとんど使用感のない美品です。
帯付（薄汚れ、使用感そこそこあり）。
解説付属。ビクターのポリ製内袋付属。

『明日に向って撃て!』の主題歌、バート・バカラック作の「雨にぬれても」でおなじみのB.J.トーマスが73年にはなった快作「ソングス」。
ポップ、ソフトロック系の名作です。
やっぱ大ヒット曲を持つ人だけあって作家陣がすごいです。
バリー・マン、ジェリー・ゴフィン、キャロル・キング、マーク・ジェームス等々。
キャッチーでちょいアーシーな音作りも見事です。

日本盤。
帯付です。



[A]
1 Songs 3:39
Written-By - C. Weil - B. Mann
2 Early Morning Hush 2:25
Written-By - C. King
3 Down In The Street 2:52
Written-By - B. Goldberg, C. Larkey, G. Goffin
4 Alone Too Long 3:29
Written-By - C. Weil, M. James
5 Sunday Sunrise 3:51
Written-By - M. James
6 Too Many Mondays 4:24
Written-By - C. Weil - B. Mann
[B]
7 Talkin' Confidentially 3:07
Written-By - G. Goffin, M. James
8 We're Over 3:05
Written-By - C. Weil - B. Mann
9 Goodbye's A Long Long Time 3:43
Written-By - G. Goffin, M. James
10 Honorable Peace 4:00
Written-By - B. Goldberg, G. Goffin
11 People Sure Act Funny 3:00
Written-By - J. McDougal, T. Turner

Acoustic Guitar - Al Gorgoni (tracks: 4, 5, 9), Bob Mann (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), Georg Wadenius (tracks: 1), Hugh McCracken (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Electric Guitar - Al Gorgoni (tracks: 4, 9), Bob Mann (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), Hugh McCracken (tracks: 1, 6)
Steel Guitar - Eric Weissberg (tracks: 10)
Keyboards [Pianet] - Glen Spreen (tracks: 9)
Piano - Barry Mann (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9), Don Grolnick (tracks: 11), Paul Griffin (tracks: 2, 3, 10)
Electric Piano - Don Grolnick (tracks: 7)
Mellotron - Barry Mann (tracks: 6)
Organ - Don Grolnick (tracks: 7, 11), Glen Spreen (tracks: 4, 5), Paul Griffin (tracks: 2)
Banjo - Eric Weissberg (tracks: 2)
Baritone Saxophone - Lou Marini, Jr. (tracks: 5)
Bass - Andy Muson (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11), Kirk Hamilton (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 10)
Drums - Alan Schwartzberg (tracks: 1 to 11)
Horns [Arranged By] - Dave Bargeron (tracks: 5), Lou Marini, Jr. (tracks: 5)
Jew's Harp, Fiddle - Eric Weissberg (tracks: 3)
Percussion - Alan Schwartzberg (tracks: 8), Jimmy Maeulen (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
Strings [Arranged By] - Spreen (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Trombone - Dave Bargeron (tracks: 5)
Trumpet - Lou Soloff (tracks: 5), Tom Malone (tracks: 5)
Backing Vocals - B.J. Thomas (tracks: 2, 7, 9), Barry Goldberg (tracks: 10), Dino Danelli (tracks: 10), Eric Thorngren (tracks: 10), Gene Cornish (tracks: 10), Gerry Goffin (tracks: 10), Gini Eastwood (tracks: 5), Jimmy Maeulen (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11), John Turi (tracks: 10), Linda Lawley (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 10, 11), Margret Dorn (tracks: 3, 5, 11), Mark James (4) (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Rodney Justo (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8), Sharon Walker (tracks: 10), Steve Tyrell (tracks: 3, 5, 10, 11), Billy Hocher (tracks: 10)

Producer - Steve Tyrell
Engineer - Ralph Moss
Engineer [Assistant] - Bernie Kirsh, Dave Wittman, Phil Lee (3), Tom Hummer
Recorded At - Electric Lady Studios
Mastered By - Bob Ludwig
Mastered At - Sterling Sound
Design - Fred Marcellino
Art Direction - Bill Levy
Photography - Kathy Schindler