Alone Together (Dave Mason album)
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| Studio album by Dave Mason | ||||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970; Sunset Sound, Hollywood; Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 34:38 | |||
| Label |
Blue Thumb (original US release) MCA (US reissue) Harvest (original UK release) Rev-Ola (UK CD reissue) | |||
| Producer | Dave Mason, Tommy LiPuma | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Alone Together is the debut solo album by former Traffic member Dave Mason, released in 1970. Mason was joined on the album by a roster of guest musicians, including Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell, Jim Capaldi, Rita Coolidge, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon. The song "Only You Know and I Know" reached number #42 on the Billboard charts in the US and was the record's major commercial success.[2]
About 30% of the records were produced in so-called marble vinyl, a swirled mix of pink, brown and beige, rather than the usual black vinyl.[3] The original record jacket is a tri-fold with a half-pocket on the inside to hold the record (originally issued without a paper inner sleeve). The top of the tri-fold has a die-cut image of Mason in a top hat, collaged behind a rocky outcrop, and there is a small die-cut hole at the top to permit the jacket to be hung on the wall as a poster.
Track listing
All tracks written by Dave Mason, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only You Know and I Know" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Waitin' on You" | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" | 6:00 |
| 5. | "World in Changes" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Sad and Deep as You" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Just a Song" | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Look at You Look at Me" (Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi) | 7:22 |
Personnel
- Dave Mason - guitar, vocals
- Bonnie Bramlett - vocals
- Leon Russell - keyboards
- Carl Radle - bass
- Chris Ethridge - bass
- Larry Knechtel - bass
- Jim Capaldi - drums
- Jim Gordon - drums
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Michael DeTemple - guitar
- Don Preston - keyboards
- John Simon - keyboards
- John Barbata - drums
- Rita Coolidge - vocals
- Mike Coolidge - vocals
- Claudia Lennear - vocals
- Lou Cooper - vocals
- Bob Norwood - vocals
- Jack Storti - vocals
Production
- Dave Mason, Tommy LiPuma - producer
- Bruce Botnick, Douglas Botnick - recording engineer
- Al Schmitt - mixing
- Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes - photography/design
References
- ↑ Newson, Jim. Alone Together at AllMusic
- ↑ Alone Together in the Billboard charts, Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ↑ commercial vinyl record website