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Changes (Johnny Rivers Album)
''Changes'' is the third studio album by the American musician Johnny Rivers, released in 1966 by Imperial Records. The album includes " Poor Side of Town", which reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the '' RPM'' Canadian Chart in November 1966. Reception ''Changes'' marked a move away from the straight ahead rock-and-roll style on Rivers' previous albums. In his review in AllMusic, Bruce Eder highlighted the production of Lou Adler "whose reputation as a recording director par excellence rested on records like this" and called it "one of the best-sounding rock albums of 1967." The album was on the charts longer than any other Johnny Rivers LP. Track listing Side one # "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:42 # " A Taste of Honey" ( Bobby Scott/ Ric Marlow) – 3:22 # " Days of Wine and Roses" ( Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer) – 4:05 # " California Dreamin'" ( John Phillips/Michelle Phillips) – 2:28 # " Do You Want to Dance?" ( Bobby Freema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is a retired American musician. He achieved commercial success and popularity throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and guitarist, characterized as a versatile and influential artist. Rivers is best known for his 1960s output, having popularized the mid-60s discotheque scene through his live rock and roll recordings at the Los Angeles nightclub Whisky a Go Go, and later shifting to a more orchestral, Soul music, soul-oriented sound during the latter half of the decade. These developments were reflected by his most notable string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968, many of them covers. They include "Memphis, Tennessee (song), Memphis", "Mountain of Love", "The Seventh Son", "Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers song), Secret Agent Man", "Poor Side of Town", "Baby I Need Your Loving, Baby I Need Your Lovin'", and "Summer Rain (Johnny Rivers song), Summer Rain". Rivers had a total of nine top-ten hits and 17 top-forty hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
