Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers

• Artist: Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers
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• Release Date: 1967
• Total Time: 28:15
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

The first album that Gene Clark released after his departure from the Byrds followed very closely on the model of his earlier efforts on the Byrds' first two albums. His backing musicians included ex-bandmates Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke, as well as future Byrd Clarence White and Clark collaborator Doug Dillard, not to mention the Gosdin Brothers, whose harmonies resembled a rockier Everly Brothers and brought the sound very close to that of the Byrds. The album contains a number of fine pop-oriented tunes and stellar folk-rock/country-rock numbers (a year before the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which employed both White and Dillard) and established Clark as a major songwriter, rivaling his old band and often coming close to the fabness of the Beatles. Still, despite such solid songs and backing musicians, Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers failed to make much of an impact, perhaps due to its being released in the same week as the Byrds' Younger Than Yesterday, itself a tour de force that cemented their influence. However, in the realm of Clark's recorded output, this album stands as the one of the best, if not the best, example of how powerful a singer, writer, and bandleader he was. ~ Alex Stimmel, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Echoes	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(3:15)
Think I'm Gonna Feel Better	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(1:32)
Tried So Hard	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(2:18)
Is Yours Is Mine (Lyrics)	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(2:18)
Keep on Pushin' (Lyrics)	Bill Rinehart, Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(1:43)
I Found You (Lyrics)	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(2:58)
So You Say You Lost Your Baby	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(2:06)
Elevator Operator	Gene Clark, Bill Rinehart	Gene Clark	(2:23)
The Same One	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(3:26)
Couldn't Believe Her (Lyrics)	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(1:49)
Needing Someone (Lyrics)	Gene Clark	Gene Clark	(2:02)

Credits

Gary Usher (Producer), Doug Dillard (Guitar (Electric)), Clarence White (Guitar), Larry Marks (Producer), Doug Wygal (Reissue Producer), Bill Rinehart (Guitar), Chris Hillman (Bass), Leon Russell (Harpsichord), Glen Campbell (Guitar), Mike Clarke (Drums), Gene Clark (Performer), Jerry Kole (Guitar), Gene Clark (Guitar), Leon Russell (Piano), Don Meehan (Remastering), Bruce Eder (Liner Notes)