Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Machine, The
2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
3. One Too Many Mornings
4. Forty Times
5. Along Comes Mary
6. Your Own Love
7. Don't Blame It on Me
8. Cherish
9. Standing Still
10. I'll Be Your Man
11. Remember
12. Enter the Young - (original version)
13. Better Times
14. It'll Take a Little Time - (with Larry Ramos)
15. You Hear Me Call Your Name
16. Memories of You
17. Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies
18. Looking Glass - (single version)
19. No Fair at All - (single version)
20. Windy
21. On a Quiet Night
22. We Love Us
23. When Love Comes to Me
24. Never My Love - (single version)
25. Happiness Is
26. Requiem For the Masses
DISC 2:
1. Come on In
2. Everything That Touches You
3. Barefoot Gentleman
4. Time For Livin'
5. Birthday Morning
6. Like Always
7. Time It Is Today, The
8. Six Man Band - (single version)
9. Goodbye, Columbus
10. Under Branches
11. Yes, I Will
12. Look at Me, Look at You - (single version)
13. Goodbye Forever
14. What Were the Words
15. Just About the Same
16. Along the Way - (single version)
17. P.F. Sloan
18. Pegasus - (with Russ Giguerre)
19. Darling Be Home Soon
20. Names, Tags, Numbers & Labels
21. Carry On - (with Bijou)
22. One Sunday Morning
23. Dreamer
24. Small Town Lovers
25. Across the Persian Gulf
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Larry Carlton, Paulinho Da Costa, Wilton Felder | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
The Association includes: Jim Yester (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Jules Gary Alexander (vocals, guitar, bass); Ted Bluechel (vocals, guitar, drums, percussion); Russ Giguere (vocals, guitar, percussion); Larry Ramos (vocals, guitar); Terry Kirkman (vocals, harmonica, reeds, brass, percussion); Richard Thompson (vocals, keyboards); Brian Cole (vocals, bass).
Additional personnel includes: Glen Campbell, Larry Carlton (guitar); Wilton Felder (bass); Hal Blaine (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).
Producers include: Benny Golson, Barry DeVorzon, Curt Boettcher, Jerry Yester, Bones Howe.
Compilation producers: Bill Inglot, Bob Hyde.
Engineers include: Gary Paxton, Stan Ross, Pete Romano.
Recorded between 1965 and 1981. Includes liner notes by Dawn Eden.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
With their flower-power-tinged pop masterpieces and heavenly vocal harmonies the Association was at the epicenter of the '60s California "sunshine pop" scene whose other luminaries included the Mamas & the Papas and the Beach Boys. Though the group's many hits make up a major part of the '60s musical legacy, the Association's only representation on CD in the US before the release of the two-disc, 51-song JUST THE RIGHT SOUND was a single, short hits compilation. In retrospect, it's difficult to comprehend the fact that most of these tracks were never made available to the public at large until 2002, but now pop aficionados may rejoice and marvel at the sparkling perfection of Bones Howe and Curt Boettcher's productions, the sonic equivalent of sunshine on a summer day.
The group's folk-rock beginnings can be heard on such tracks as "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" and Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings." The more complex, harmony-laden elegance that became the Association's trademark is heard on the hits "Cherish" and the majestic "Everything that Touches You." The worlds of psychedelia and protest did not leave these pure popsters untouched, as witnessed by the anti-war "Requiem for the Masses" and the fuzz-guitar-driven "Six Man Band." With the exception of a couple of ill-advised '80s selections toward the end, every cut on JUST THE RIGHT SOUND is a gem, and this collection reiterates the Association's importance in pop history.
Editorial Reviews
...This lovingly compiled set will allow you to step into The Association's nice - not too hot - jacuzzi for the soul.
Mojo (05/01/2002)
3 out of 5 stars - ...Their hits epitomise the rediscovered 'sunshine pop' sound: their nimble, flighty mood is perfect as a carefree sunday morning soundtrack.
Q (05/01/2002)
3 out of 5 stars - ...Their hits epitomise the rediscovered 'sunshine pop' sound: their nimble, flighty mood is perfect as a carefree sunday morning soundtrack.Mojo (5/02, p.120) - ...This lovingly compiled set will allow you to step into The Association's nice - not too hot - jacuzzi for the soul.
Q (05/01/2002)
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