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There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966–1969

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There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966–1969
Compilation album by
Released1992
Recorded1966–1969
GenreBaroque pop
Length74:08
LabelMercury
The Left Banke chronology
Strangers on a Train
(1986)
There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966–1969
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966–1969 is a compilation album by American baroque pop band the Left Banke, released by Mercury Records in 1992.[1] It contains the entirety of the band's two 1960s albums Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina and The Left Banke Too, with an additional four tracks having appeared on singles only, and one previously unreleased track, "Men Are Building Sand".[1] It is currently out of print. The band enjoyed cult status in the 1990s and beyond as a definitive example of mid-1960s baroque pop.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Away Renée"Michael Brown, Tony Sansone, Bob Calilli2:40
2."I Haven't Got the Nerve"George Cameron, Steve Martin Caro2:13
3."Pretty Ballerina"Brown2:32
4."She May Call You Up Tonight"Brown, Martin-Caro2:18
5."I've Got Something on My Mind"Brown, Martin-Caro, Cameron2:46
6."Barterers and Their Wives"Brown, Tom Feher2:56
7."Let Go of You Girl"Brown, Martin-Caro, Cameron2:53
8."What Do You Know"Brown, Feher2:57
9."Evening Gown"Brown, Feher1:46
10."Lazy Day"Brown, Martin-Caro2:24
11."Shadows Breaking Over My Head"Brown, Martin-Caro2:34
12."Ivy Ivy" (Smash single 2089)Brown, Feher3:11
13."Men Are Building Sand" (previously unreleased)Brown, Bert Sommer2:19
14."Desirée"Brown, Feher2:42
15."Dark is the Bark"Cameron, Finn, Martin-Caro3:28
16."My Friend Today"Feher3:03
17."Sing Little Bird Sing"Tom Finn3:09
18."And Suddenly" (Smash single 2089b)Brown, Bert Sommer2:05
19."Goodbye Holly"Feher2:56
20."In the Morning Light"Brown, Feher2:50
21."Bryant Hotel"Feher3:24
22."Give the Man a Hand"Marvin Potocki2:33
23."Nice to See You"Finn2:41
24."There's Gonna Be a Storm"Finn4:16
25."Pedestal" (Smash single 2243)Tom Kaye, Marty Joe Kupersmith3:45
26."Myrah" (Smash single 2243b)Brown, Martin-Caro3:21

Tracks 1-11 are taken from the Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina album, while tracks 14-17 and 19-24 are taken from The Left Banke Too.

Personnel

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Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966–1969 – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Left Banke – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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