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  • Artist: Them
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1966 04
  • Total Time: 33:26
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The group's second and, for all intents and purposes, last full album was recorded while Them was in a state of imminent collapse. To this day, nobody knows who played on the album, other than Van Morrison and bassist Alan Henderson, though it is probable that Jimmy Page was seldom very far away when Them was recording. The 16 songs here are a little less focused than the first LP. The material was cut under siege conditions, with a constantly shifting lineup and a grueling tour schedule; essentially, there was no "group" to provide focus to the sound, only Morrison's voice, so the material bounces from a surprisingly restrained "I Put a Spell on You" to the garage-punkoid "I Can Only Give You Everything." Folk-rock rears its head not only on the moody cover of Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" but also the Morrison-authored "My Lonely Sad Eyes," but the main thrust is soul, which Morrison oozes everywhere -- while there's some filler, his is a voice that could easily have knocked Mick Jagger or Eric Burdon off their respective perches. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Could You Would You Van Morrison Them (3:13)
Something You Got Chris Kenner Them (2:35)
Call My Name Tommy Scott Them (2:22)
Turn on Your Love Light (Lyrics) Deadric Malone, Joseph Wade Scott Them (2:22)
I Put a Spell on You (Lyrics) Screamin' Jay Hawkins Them (2:39)
I Can Only Give You Everything Tommy Scott, Mike Coulter Them (2:43)
My Lonely Sad Eyes Van Morrison Them (2:31)
I Got a Woman Ray Charles, Renald Richard Them (3:16)
Out of Sight James Brown, Ted Wright Them (2:24)
It's All over Now, Baby Blue (Lyrics) Bob Dylan Them (3:50)
Bad or Good (Lyrics) Van Morrison Them (2:09)
How Long Baby (Lyrics) Them (3:40)
Hello Josephine Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino Them (2:07)
Don't You Know Tommy Scott Them (2:26)
Hey Girl Van Morrison Them (3:03)
Bring 'Em on In (Lyrics) Van Morrison Them (3:45)

Credits

Them (Main Performer), Them (?), Van Morrison (Vocals), Phil Smee (Package Design), Dorian Wathen (Executive Producer)
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Them Again
Studio album by Them
Released January 21, 1966 (UK), April 1966 (USA)
Genre Rock
Label Decca (UK), Parrot PA 61008; PAS 71008 (USA)
Producer Tommy Scott
Professional reviews
Them chronology
The Angry Young Them (1965) Them Again
(1966)		 The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
(1997)
USA issue
"Them" Parrott Records (1966)

Them Again, released in 1966, is the second album by Them a Northern Irish band whose lead singer and song-writer was Van Morrison. The album included three of producer Tommy Scott's original compositions. Two of the original Van Morrison songs included on the album, "My Lonely Sad Eyes" and "Hey Girl" are said to be a precursor to the poetic musings of Astral Weeks, Morrison's most acclaimed album, released in 1968.

Contents

Songs

"My Lonely Sad Eyes" begins with the words, "Fill me my cup, and I'll drink your sparkling wine/Pretend that everything is fine, 'til I see your sad eyes." The title implies that the sad eyes belong to the singer but the lyrics address the singer's love interest. "Hey Girl" has flutes and a pastoral feel to it and in Brian Hinton's opinion it is a "dry run for 'Cyprus Avenue"' from Astral Weeks. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is considered by Clinton Heylin to be "that genuine rarity, a Dylan cover to match the original."[1]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Could You Would You" (Van Morrison) – 3:15
  2. "Something You Got" (Chris Kenner) – 2:36
  3. "Call My Name" (Tommy Scott) – 2:23
  4. "Turn On Your Love Light" (Deadric Malone, Joseph Wade Scott) – 2:18
  5. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 2:40
  6. "I Can Only Give You Everything" (Mike Coulter, T. Scott) – 2:43
  7. "My Lonely Sad Eyes" (Morrison) – 2:27
  8. "I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles, Renald Richard) – 3:16

Side 2

  1. "Out of Sight" (James Brown, Ted Wright) – 2:26
  2. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Bob Dylan) – 3:52
  3. "Bad Or Good" (Morrison) – 2:09
  4. "How Long Baby" (M.Gillon) – 3:41
  5. "Hello Josephine" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 2:06
  6. "Don't You Know" (T. Scott) – 2:26
  7. "Hey Girl" (Morrison) – 2:59
  8. "Bring 'Em On In" (Morrison) – 3:46

Track listing (U.S. edition)

Side 1

  1. "Could You Would You" (Morrison) – 3:13
  2. "Something You Got" (Chris Kenner) – 2:35
  3. "Call My Name" (Tommy Scott) – 2:22
  4. "Turn On Your Love Light" (Deadric Malone, Joseph Wade Scott) – 2:22
  5. "I Can Only Give You Everything" (Mike Coulter, T. Scott) – 2:43
  6. "My Lonely Sad Eyes" (Morrison) – 2:31

Side 2

  1. "Out of Sight" (James Brown, Ted Wright) – 2:24
  2. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Bob Dylan) – 3:50
  3. "Bad Or Good" (Morrison) – 2:09
  4. "How Long Baby" (M.Gillon) – 3:40
  5. "Don't You Know" (T. Scott) – 2:26
  6. "Bring Em On In" (Morrison) – 3:45

Notes

  1. ^ Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?, pp. 116-117

References

  • Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press ISBN 1-55652-542-7
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Van Morrison • Billy Harrison • Eric Wrixon • Alan Henderson • Raymond Sweetman
Ronnie Millings • Patrick "John" McAuley • Jackie McAuley• Peter Bardens
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The Angry Young Them (1964) • Them Again (1965)
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