Mendocino

• Artist: The Sir Douglas Quintet
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• Release Date: 1969 04
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Chart success for the title song led to a hurried release for this band's second album, although perhaps the most famous song, "She's About a Mover, originated a few years prior with another version. Listeners will probably be more familiar with the version heard here, the one with the freaky feedback guitar solo and fake fadeout that oldies disc jockeys like to yabber over. This and "Mendocino" are only two of the many nearly perfect tracks on this record, some of which give off the illusion (perhaps an accurate one) that they were simply tossed off without a whole lot of preperation. "Texas Me" is genius on triple levels: there is the poetry of the lyrics, the soulful delivery from the singer, and finally the haunting recording fat with echoey, multitracked vocal and fiddle. When the listener reaches the end, "Baby It Just Don't Matter" it is as if one has strolled through an old neighborhood searching for a lost sound in the air, only to find a good, friendly rock band is jamming in a garage right down the block. The players are the classic Sir Douglas Quintet line-up including Augie Meyer. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Mendocino (Lyrics)	Doug Sahm	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(2:40)
I Don't Want	Doug Sahm	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(3:45)
I Wanna Be Your Mama Again	Doug Sahm	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(3:10)
At the Crossroads	Doug Sahm	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(4:30)
If You Really Want Me to I'll Go	Delbert McClinton	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(2:35)
And It Didn't Even Bring Me Down	Doug Sahm, Martin Fierro, Frank Morin	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(2:30)
Lawd, I'm Just a Country Boy in This Great Big Freaky City	Doug Sahm	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(2:45)
She's About a Mover	Doug Sahm	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(3:20)
Texas Me	Frank Morin, Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm, John Perez	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(2:35)
Oh, Baby, It Just Don't Matter	Doug Sahm	The Sir Douglas Quintet	(3:15)

Credits

John Perez (Drums), Frank Morin (Vocals), Doug Sahm (Fiddle), Doug Sahm (Violin), Harvey Regan (Bass), Augie Meyers (Organ), Augie Meyers (Keyboards), Augie Meyers (Piano), Doug Sahm (Guitar), Frank Morin (Horn), Harvey Kagen (Bass), Doug Sahm (Vocals), Doug Sahm (Pedal Steel)

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