Rock Archeologia

Classics IV - Mamas And Papas/Soul Train (1968)

Artist: Classics IV
Album: Mamas And Papas/Soul Train
Label: Imperial
Catalog#: LP-12407
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Pop Rock, Ballad
Format: FLAC (img+.cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Duration: 00:25:37

• Classics IV is now five! Since the release of their last hit album, "Spooky," a new depth has been added to the already deep sounds of Classics IV.

• The group has always concentrated on their voices, their harmony, and their arrangements, rather than any recording aides, to produce a clean, uncluttered, ungimmicked sound. With the addition of a fifth member, Classics IV's sound achieves a new fullness, reminiscent at times of the Mamas and Papas — which, by the way, is the titte of the song which best exemplifies the new sound of Classics IV.

• The new fullness is not accomplished by recording gimmicks, which tend to artificially blend voices together. The voices remain distinct. The harmony retains its tonality... Classics IV is a pop group that sings on key, a fact that becomes especially apparent when they sing in unison. Versatility is the key to their distinctiveness... in their selections (from "Soul Train" to "It Ain't Necessarily So")... in their arrangements (from full five-part harmony to solo soul).

• Classics IV's uniqueness centers on Dennis Yost, who leads the group into every realm of music — an admirable accomplishment considering the fact that most groups today have a standard sound. So don't expect to hear the same sound on each track.. .expect fullness combined with versatility.. .expect the unexpected...and enjoy the classic sounds of the Classics IV. ~ Ken Beck

 • Side One:
A1. Soul Train (B. Buie-J. Cobb) 02:40
A2. Bed Of Roses (B. Buie-J. Cobb-J. Adkms) 02:12
A3. Strange Changes (B. Buie—J. Cobb) 02:22
A4. Ladies Man (B. Buie—J. Adkins) 02:15
A5. Waves (B. Buie-J. Cobb) 02:14
 • Side Two:
B1. Stormy (B. Buie-J. Cobb) 02:45
B2. Mama's And Papa's (B. Buie-J. Cobb) 02:06
B3. Pity The Fool (B. Buie —B. Goldsboro) 02:08
B4. It Ain't Necessarily So (George Gershwin —Ira Gershwin) 01:45
B5. 24 Hours Of Loneliness (B. Buie-J. Cobb) 02:05
B6. The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) 02:28
   (Antonio Carlos Jobim —Norman Gimbel — Vinicius De Moraes)
    Public performance clearance—BMI. ASCAP

Arranged By – Emory Gordy, Jr.
Art Direction – Woody Woodward
Design – Gabor Halmos
Photography – Marvin Lyons
Producer – Bill Lowery

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