Together (Country Joe and the Fish album)
1968 studio album by Country Joe and the Fish
Together album by the San Francisco psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish , released in 1968.[ 6] [ 7] Country Joe McDonald had briefly left the band prior to the recording sessions.[ 8] [ 8] Together is the most commercially successful album from the band.[ 2]
The original lineup of the band broke up after the release of Together .[ 9] [ 10]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "McDonald tended to favor droning mantras like the album-closing 'An Untitled Protest', which worked better when contrasted with the likes of Melton's catchy anti-New York diatribe, 'The Streets of Your Town', and the group-written 'Rock and Soul Music'."[ 2]
Track listing
"Rock and Soul Music" (McDonald, Melton, Cohen, Barthol, Hirsh) – 6:51
"Susan" (Hirsh) – 3:28
"Mojo Navigator" (Denson, Melton, McDonald) – 2:23
"Bright Suburban Mr. & Mrs. Clean Machine" (Hirsh, Melton) – 2:19
"Good Guys/Bad Guys Cheer / The Streets of Your Town" (Melton) – 3:43
"The Fish Moan" – 0:27
"The Harlem Song" (McDonald) – 4:19
"Waltzing in the Moonlight" (Hirsh, Melton) – 2:13
"Away Bounce My Bubbles" (Hirsh) – 2:25
"Cetacean" (Barthol) – 3:38
"An Untitled Protest" (McDonald) – 2:45
Personnel
Country Joe and the Fish Country Joe McDonald – lead vocals (tracks 1, 7–11) , rap (track 7) , acoustic 12-string guitar (track 7) , electric 12-string guitar (tracks 9, 10) , noises (track 10) Barry Melton – lead guitar (tracks 1, 5, 10) , lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7) , rhythm guitar (tracks 2, 3, 8) , acoustic guitar (track 4) , noises (track 10) David Cohen – organ (tracks 1–5, 9, 10) , rhythm guitar (track 1) , lead guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8) , piano (track 4) , backing vocals (track 4) , spoken word (track 7) , bells (track 9) , harpsichord (track 10) , noises (track 10) Bruce Barthol – bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–10) , backing vocals (tracks 4, 7) , acoustic guitar (track 10) , organ (track 11) , noises (track 10) Gary "Chicken" Hirsh – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 10) , lead vocals (tracks 2, 9, 10) , backing vocals (tracks 4, 7) , percussion (track 4) , bells (track 5) , sand blocks (track 7) , harmony vocals (track 8) , castanets (track 8) , noises (track 10) , music box (track 10) Additional personnel
Chart positions
Billboard 200 – No. 23[ 11]
References
^ Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide . Penguin. ^ a b c "AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann" . AllMusic . Retrieved 30 March 2021 .^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 576. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 279.^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 164.^ "Artist Biography by Bruce Eder" . AllMusic . Retrieved 30 March 2021 .^ Oberman, Michael (2020). Fast Forward, Play, and Rewind . Rowman & Littlefield. p. 124. ^ a b Harkins, Thomas (2019). Woodstock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Fabled Garden . Rowman & Littlefield. p. 211. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 219.^ Taylor, Steven (2006). The A to X of Alternative Music . Bloomsbury Academic. p. 75. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001 . Record Research. p. 193.
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