Going Back to Colorado
Zephyr
℗ 1971 Warner Brothers Records WS 1897
The second and last Zephyr LP to feature wunderkind guitarist Tommy Bolin, Going Back to Colorado is a '70s rock sleeper, popular only among obsessive Bolin fans. Singer Candy Givens refines her Joplinesque delivery on the 1971 Warner Bros. release, but fails to define a sound of her own. Hippy-drippy moments like those on "Miss Libertine" come off as a little naive, and the entire recording lacks a unique vision. When Bolin rips it up on tracks like "See My People Come Together," all the revolutionary cliches become tolerable. Unfortunately, most of this album's material is tired, and Givens' delivery is too derivative. Bolin has his share of shining moments, but they are not quite in keeping with his band's "free love" aesthetic, and ultimately the choice licks are wasted on Going Back to Colorado. Fans of the guitarist should still snatch this record up when they can, if for no other reason than to chart Bolin's musical development. — Vincent Jeffries. |
- 1. Going Back to Colorado [05:55]
- 2. Miss Libertine [07:43]
- 3. Night Fades Softly [04:31]
- 4. The Radio Song [02:42]
- 5. See My People Come Together [06:09]
- 6. Showbizzy [07:32]
- 7. Keep Me [04:52]
- 8. Take My Love [05:40]
- 9. I'll Be Right Here [02:27]
- 10. At This Very Moment [09:18]
Участие в альбоме:
- Bobby Berge: drums
- Tommy Bolin: guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, vocals, 12string guitar, vibraphone
- John Faris: organ, flute, piano, keyboards, saxophone, soprano sax, vocals
- Candy Givens: harmonica, piano, keyboards, vocals
- David Givens: bass, vocals
- Paul Conley: synthesizer, moog synthesizer
- Paul Fleisher: saxophone
- Eileen Gilbert: background vocals
- Eddie Kramer: percussion, piano, clavinet, producer, engineer
- Buzzy Linhart: vocals
- Gerard McMahon: background vocals
- Albertine Robinson: background vocals
- Tasha Thomas: background vocals