Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros album)
Appearance
Rhinoceros | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1968 | |||
Recorded | Spring 1968 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Paul A. Rothchild | |||
Rhinoceros chronology | ||||
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Singles from Better Times Are Coming |
Rhinoceros is the 1968 debut album of Rhinoceros. The fold-out cover artwork by Gene Szafran shows a brightly colourful, beaded rhinoceros.[1][2]
Track listing
[edit]- "When You Say You're Sorry" (Alan Gerber) - 3:51
- "Same Old Way" (John Finley) - 2:02
- "Apricot Brandy" - instrumental (Danny Weis, Michael Fonfara) - 1:57
- "That Time of the Year" (Alan Gerber) - 4:11
- "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)" (Beth Beatty, Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby) - 4:38
- "I Need Love" (Larry Williams) - 4:23
- "I've Been There" (Alan Gerber, John Finley) - 4:24
- "Belbuekus" (Danny Weis, John Finley) - 2:25
- "Along Comes Tomorrow" (Alan Gerber) - 4:37
- "I Will Serenade You" (John Finley) - 3:19
Personnel
[edit]- Rhinoceros
- John Finley - vocals (tracks 1,2,4-8,10)
- Alan Gerber - vocals (tracks 1,6-9), piano
- Danny Weis - guitar, piano
- Doug Hastings - guitar
- Michael Fonfara - organ
- Jerry "The Bear" Penrod - bass
- Billy Mundi - drums, percussion
- Technical
- John Haeny - engineer
- Gordon Anderson - executive producer
- William S. Harvey - art direction, design concept
- Gene Szafran - cover illustration
- Guy Webster - photography
References
[edit]- ^ Colin Larkin -The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes -2006 0195313739 Volume 10 - Page 871 The spectacular fold-out cover artwork on their debut by Gene Szafran showed a brightly colourful, beaded Rhinoceros. Unfortunately the music was disappointing; only the Buddy Miles-influenced 'You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)' and their 'greatest hit', the instrumental 'Apricot Brandy", stood out. The BBC adopted the latter as a Radio 1 theme. Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. • ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968) ...
- ^ Colin Larkin - 1997 The Virgin encyclopedia of sixties music - Page 372 Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. •ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968)***, Satin Chickens (Elektra 1969)**, Better Times Are Coming (Elektra 1970) .