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After taking the Beau Brummels to the pop/folk psychedelic edge, producer Lenny Waronker took the band to Nashville, literally. Possibly influenced by the Byrds Sweetheart experiments, the group (now down to just Sal Valentino on vocals and Ron Elliott on guitars) wedded with Nashville's finest, including guitarist Jerry Reed and drummer Kenneth A. Buttrey, both veterans of Dylan's Nashville sessions. These players were not just good musicians, but smart musicians, easily embellishing the Elliott/Valentino duo as if they had been playing with the two for years, not days. The resulting masterpiece, no doubt due to the awesome Brummels original songs (especially "Cherokee Girl," "Turn Around," and "Deep Water"), is a virtual tapestry in country and rock. ~ Matthew Greenwald, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Turn Around Ruth Durand The Beau Brummels (3:03)
An Added Attraction (Come and See Me) Sal Valentino The Beau Brummels (3:03)
Deep Water Sal Valentino The Beau Brummels (2:33)
Long Walking Down to Misery The Beau Brummels (3:16)
Little Bird The Beau Brummels (2:42)
Cherokee Girl Ruth Durand The Beau Brummels (3:36)
I'm a Sleeper Steve Valentino The Beau Brummels (3:20)
Loneliest Man in Town Ron Elliott The Beau Brummels (1:54)
Love Can Fall a Long Way Down Ruth Durand The Beau Brummels (4:16)
Jessica Steve Valentino The Beau Brummels (2:22)
Bless You California The Beau Brummels (2:16)
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Bradley's Barn
Studio album by The Beau Brummels
Released October 1968
Genre Folk-rock, country rock, pop
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Lenny Waronker
Professional reviews
The Beau Brummels chronology
Triangle
(1967)		 Bradley's Barn
(1968)		 The Beau Brummels
(1975)

Bradley's Barn is the fifth studio album by American rock group The Beau Brummels. Released in October 1968, it contains the singles "Long Walking Down to Misery" and "Cherokee Girl." The album has received critical acclaim as an early example of country rock.[1][2]

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Recording

By 1968, bassist Ron Meagher had left the Beau Brummels, reducing the band to a duo consisting of lead vocalist Sal Valentino and composer-guitarist Ron Elliott.[2] They worked on a new album at Bradley's Barn, a recording studio in Wilson County, Tennessee,[3] joined by prominent Nashville session musicians such as Kenny Buttrey, a drummer on Bob Dylan's albums from 1966-1969, and guitarist Jerry Reed.[2] The Beau Brummels were so pleased with the results at the studio that they named the album Bradley's Barn.[4] According to Elliott, the sound was not too different from the band's previous album, Triangle, just with more country accents.[2]

The Beau Brummels split up shortly after the album was completed, though they would reunite briefly in 1975.[5] The Everly Brothers covered album track "Turn Around" for their 1968 Roots album, on which Elliott worked as an arranger.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Turn Around" (Durand, Elliott) — 3:03
  2. "An Added Attraction (Come and See Me)" (Valentino) — 3:03
  3. "Deep Water"(Elliott, Valentino) —2:33
  4. "Long Walking Down to Misery"(Elliott) — 3:16
  5. "Little Bird"(Elliott) — 2:42
  6. "Cherokee Girl"(Durand, Elliott) — 3:36
  7. "I'm a Sleeper"(Elliott, Valentino) — 3:20
  8. "Loneliest Man in Town"(Elliott, Elliott) — 1:54
  9. "Love Can Fall a Long Way Down"(Durand, Elliott) — 4:16
  10. "Jessica" (Elliott, Valentino) — 2:22
  11. "Bless You California" (Randy Newman) — 2:16

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Greenwald, Matthew. ""Turn Around" - Song Review". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:3pfwxqqaldje. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
  2. ^ a b c d Unterberger, Richie (2000). Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman. pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-0879306168. 
  3. ^ "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 80 (45): 42. 1968-11-09. http://books.google.com/books?id=sAoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA42. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
  4. ^ Otfinoski, Steven (1997). The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals. New York: Billboard Books (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). pp. 170. ISBN 978-0823076390. 
  5. ^ March, Jeff; Childs, Marti (1999). Echoes of the Sixties. New York: Billboard Books (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). p. 157. ISBN 978-0823083169. 
  6. ^ "Roots - Credits". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifexqt5ldte~T2. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 

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The Beau Brummels
Sal Valentino • Ron Elliott • Ron Meagher • Declan Mulligan • John Petersen
Don Irving • Dan Levitt
Studio albums
Introducing the Beau Brummels (1965) · The Beau Brummels, Volume 2 (1965) · Beau Brummels '66 (1966) · Triangle (1967) · Bradley's Barn (1968) · The Beau Brummels (1975)
Other albums
Singles
"Laugh, Laugh" · "Just a Little" · "You Tell Me Why" · "Don't Talk to Strangers" · "Good Time Music" · "One Too Many Mornings" · "Here We Are Again" · "Don't Make Promises" · "Magic Hollow" · "Lift Me" · "Long Walking Down to Misery" · "Cherokee Girl" · "Down to the Bottom"
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