Hits of the 60's: A Cappella Style

by The Nylons

Overview

Strictly speaking, this album is a misnomer at least some of the time, since some of the tracks, including "Time of the Season" and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in Her Kiss)," use readily audible instrumentation. The latter, however, is confined to a bass and bongos (with a little organ embellishment), and they don't really intrude on the vocalizing. "Kiss Him Goodbye" was the existing hit, and it's not one of the stronger cuts on this album -- instead, "God Only Knows" comes off like a soul music classic here, and "Time of the Season" might just have passed muster as a disco tune had it been done, say, around 1977. Several of the tracks are from live performances, which mesh well with the studio cuts -- the moods range from the expected reverence given "A Change Is Gonna Come" (with an inventive vamp at the end) to the outgoing, exuberant performance of "One Fine Day" to the slow, lovingly expansive rendition of "Up on the Roof." The studio recordings (especially "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow") have a special elegance and delicacy in the actual recording that is an additional delight to the ear. The Beatles covers are a mixed bag, with "Lady Madonna" rather bland and "Because" succeeding better, though somehow a bad fit as the final track on the album. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/1997
Label:	Scotti Brothers
UPC:	0614223207520
Rank:	105678

Tracks

1. Time of the Season
2. God Only Knows
3. My Cherie Amour
4. A Change Is Gonna Come
5. One Fine Day
6. Up on the Roof
7. Kiss Him Goodbye
8. Lady Madonna
9. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in Her Kiss)
10. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
11. Hey Girl
12. Because

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Nylons   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Tony Asher   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Brian Wilson   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer
Paul Leka   Composer
Ian Prince   Arranger,Producer
Colin Blunstone   Composer
Paul Atkinson   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Chris White   Composer
Carole King   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Sam Cooke   Composer
Hugh Grundy   Composer
Rod Argent   Composer
Rudy Clark   Composer
The Nylons   Group,Arranger
Ian Price   Arranger
Gary DeCarlo   Composer
Dale Frashuer   Composer
Doug Haverty   Art Direction
Peter Mann   Arranger,Producer