Artist: Al Kooper
Title Of Album: I Stand Alone / You Never Know Who Your Friends Are...Plus
Year Of Release: 1968-69/2008
Label (Catalog#) Raven [RVCD-269]
Country: USA
Genre: Rock, Soul, Funk, Psych Pop Rock, Bluesy, Jazzy
Bitrate: Lossless
Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue,scans)
Total Time: 01:48:21
Total Size: 697Mb
Al Kooper is destined to be remembered mostly as an ace session player and bandmember (of the Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears), not as a solo artist, despite the numerous albums he issued under his own name. But though this two-CD set covers only his earliest solo work, it could be argued that it's the best compilation of recordings he made on his own, though certainly not one that represents the scope of his career, whether done alone or with others. This Australian anthology presents both of his first two albums, 1968's I Stand Alone and 1969's You Never Know Who Your Friends Are, in their entirety, as well as five tracks from his third album (1970's Easy Does It) and a couple he contributed to the 1970 soundtrack The Landlord. While they didn't attract much in the way of sales or attention at the time or since, I Stand Alone in particular showcases his versatile facility with soul-pop and pop/rock with a baroque psychedelic tinge. Even if his vocals are only adequate and the use of numerous sound effects has dated badly, it's worth hearing for "Right Now for You" alone, as that's the finest facsimile of the late-period Zombies ever cut (perhaps unsurprisingly so, as Kooper was instrumental in getting that group's Odessey and Oracle released in the U.S.). The less impressive You Never Know Who Your Friends Are is more soul/R&B-oriented, but Kooper's skills as a keyboardist and arranger are consistently evident here and on the similarly eclectic bonus material, though his songwriting isn't up to the same level. The CD is sensibly sequenced so that I Stand Alone and You Never Know Who Your Friends Are are placed on disc one and two, respectively, with all of the bonus tracks being placed at the end of disc two.
Tracks:
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Disc 1
I Stand Alone 1968
1. Overture (Spooner Oldham) - 4:39
2. I Stand Alone (Al Kooper) - 3:37
3. Camille (Al Kooper, Tony Powers) - 2:55
4. One (Harry Nilson) - 2:53
5. Coloured Rain (C. Wood, J. Capaldi, S. Winwood) - 3:00
6. Soft Landing on the Moon (Al Kooper) - 4:01
7. I Can Love a Woman (Al Kooper) - 3:27
8. Blue Moon of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) - 2:15
9. Toe Hold (D. Porter, I. Hayes) - 3:53
10.Right Now for You (Al Kooper) - 2:33
11.Hey, Western Union Man (J. Butler, K. Gamble, L. Huff) - 3:30
12.Song and Dance for the Unborn, Frightened Child (Al Kooper) - 4:33
Disc 2
You Never Know Who Your Friends Are...Plus 1969
1. Magic in My Socks (Al Kooper) - 3:54
2. Lucille (Al Kooper) - 3:22
3. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (N. Whitefield, J. Bradford, B. Strong) - 3:19
4. First Time Around (Al Kooper) - 2:46
5. Loretta (Union Turnpike Eulogy) (Al Kooper) - 3:46
6. Blues, Pt. 4 (Al Kooper) - 4:36
7. You Never Know Who Your Friends Are (Al Kooper) - 2:52
8. Great American Marriage/Nothing (Al Kooper) - 4:44
9. I Don't Know Why I Love You (D. Hunter, L. hardaway, S. Wonder, P. Riser) - 3:21
10. Mourning Glory Story (H. Nilsson) - 2:14
11. Anna Lee (What Can I Do for You) (Al Kooper) - 3:17
12. I'm Never Gonna Let You Down (Al Kooper) - 4:36
Bonus Tracks
13. Piano Solo Introduction (Al Kooper) - 2:00
14. I Got a Woman (Ray Charles) - 4:29
15. Buckskin Boy (Al Kooper, Charlie Calello) - 3:09
16. Sad, Sad Sunshine (Al Kooper) - 5:04
17. God Sheds His Grace on Thee (Al Kooper, Charlie Calello) - 2:07
18. Brand New Day (From the Landlord) (Al Kooper) - 3:15
19. Love Theme (From the Landlord) (Al Kooper) - 3:12
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Tracks 13-17 from the Columbia album Easy Does It (1970)
Tracks 18-19 from the United Artists Original Soundtrack album "The Landlord" (1970)
Personnel:
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I Stand Alone 1968
Al Kooper: Piano, Organ, Ondioline, Guitars, Vocals
Stephen Miller - Keyboards
Wayne Moss, Jerry Kennedy,"Big" Charlie Daniels - Guitar
Charlie McCoy - Bass, Harmonica
Ken Buttrey - Drums
The Blossoms - Vocal
You Never Know Who Your Friends Are...Plus 1969
Al Kooper - Piano, Organ, Guitar, Ondioline, Vocals
The Al Kooper Big Band under the direction of Charlie Calello
Ralph Casale, Stu Scharf, Eric Gale - Guitars
Ernie Hayes, Paul Griffin, Frank Owens - Piano, Organ
Walter Sears - Moog Synthesizer
Chuck Rainey, Jerry Jemmott, John Miller - Bass
"Pretty" Purdie, Al Rodgers - Drums
Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal and Marvin Stamm - Trumpets
Ray Desio, Jimmy Knepper, Bill Watrous, Tony Studd - Trombones
George Young, Sol Schlinger, Seldon Powell, Joe Farrell - Saxophones
Hilda Harris, Connie Zimet, Albertine Harris, Lois Winter, Mike Gately - Voices
Lou Christie, Robert John, Charlie Calello - Voices
All thanks to original releaser
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