Like its predecessor City of Gold, the album was credited to Tom Rapp and Pearls Before Swine, rather than solely in the group's name. By this time, Rapp was usually recording as, in effect, a solo singer-songwriter, supported by his wife Elisabeth and by session musicians. However, the move towards presenting Rapp as a solo artist happened at the same time as the group Pearls Before Swine - which, since its formation in 1965, had never previously appeared live - was beginning its first concert tour in 1971. The other members of the 1971 touring band - Mike Krawitz (piano), Gordon Hayes (bass) and Jon Tooker (guitar) - all played on Beautiful Lies, but were not specifically differentiated as band members from the session musicians. The sessions took place in New York and Woodstock, presumably in early 1971, and featured musicians of the calibre of Amos Garrett (guitar), Bob Dorough (piano), and Billy Mundi (drums).
The album has a more orthodox folk rock (or country rock) sound than earlier Pearls Before Swine records, with electric guitars and drums more prominent. It also contains several of Tom Rapp's most beautiful and evocative songs, such as "Snow Queen", "Island Lady", and "Freedom", together with a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Bird On A Wire". The album concludes with a brief setting of A. E. Housman's poem, "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries", sung by Elisabeth.
Reverting to the group's practice of using classic art images on their album covers, the sleeve design shows the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite painting "Ophelia" by John Everett Millais.
Beautiful Lies was in effect the last album recorded by Rapp for the Reprise label, although a further album, Familiar Songs, was issued by the company without Rapp's knowledge or approval. Beautiful Lies was issued on CD in 2003 as part of the Jewels Were the Stars compendium of Pearls Before Swine's first four Reprise albums.
^Originally entitled "Freedom (Amsterdam 1969)" - CD sleeve notes
External linksedit
AMG review
Official site for Tom Rapp and Pearls Before Swine
May 06, 2024
beautiful, lies, could, live, sixth, album, credited, american, psychedelic, folk, group, pearls, before, swine, their, fourth, reprise, records, released, 1971, studio, album, rapp, pearls, before, swinereleasednovember, 1971genrefolk, rock, country, rockleng. Beautiful Lies You Could Live In was the sixth album credited to American psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine and their fourth on Reprise Records It was released in 1971 Beautiful Lies You Could Live InStudio album by Tom Rapp Pearls Before SwineReleasedNovember 1971GenreFolk rock country rockLength32 34LabelReprise RS 6467ProducerPeter H EdmistonTom Rapp Pearls Before Swine chronologyCity of Gold 1971 Beautiful Lies You Could Live In 1971 Familiar Songs 1972 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Like its predecessor City of Gold the album was credited to Tom Rapp and Pearls Before Swine rather than solely in the group s name By this time Rapp was usually recording as in effect a solo singer songwriter supported by his wife Elisabeth and by session musicians However the move towards presenting Rapp as a solo artist happened at the same time as the group Pearls Before Swine which since its formation in 1965 had never previously appeared live was beginning its first concert tour in 1971 The other members of the 1971 touring band Mike Krawitz piano Gordon Hayes bass and Jon Tooker guitar all played on Beautiful Lies but were not specifically differentiated as band members from the session musicians The sessions took place in New York and Woodstock presumably in early 1971 and featured musicians of the calibre of Amos Garrett guitar Bob Dorough piano and Billy Mundi drums The album has a more orthodox folk rock or country rock sound than earlier Pearls Before Swine records with electric guitars and drums more prominent It also contains several of Tom Rapp s most beautiful and evocative songs such as Snow Queen Island Lady and Freedom together with a cover of Leonard Cohen s Bird On A Wire The album concludes with a brief setting of A E Housman s poem Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries sung by Elisabeth Reverting to the group s practice of using classic art images on their album covers the sleeve design shows the 19th century Pre Raphaelite painting Ophelia by John Everett Millais Beautiful Lies was in effect the last album recorded by Rapp for the Reprise label although a further album Familiar Songs was issued by the company without Rapp s knowledge or approval Beautiful Lies was issued on CD in 2003 as part of the Jewels Were the Stars compendium of Pearls Before Swine s first four Reprise albums Contents 1 Track listing 2 Performers 2 1 Other credits 3 References 4 External linksTrack listing edit Snow Queen 4 00 Rapp A Life 2 57 Rapp Butterflies 2 46 Rapp Simple Things 2 55 Rapp Everybody s Got Pain 2 47 Rapp Bird On A Wire 3 33 Cohen Island Lady 4 01 Rapp Come To Me 2 57 Rapp Freedom 2 3 03 Rapp She s Gone 2 11 Rapp Epitaph 1 24 Housman Elisabeth Rapp Performers editTom Rapp Vocals Guitar Morrie E Brown Bass Steve Alan Grable Piano Organ Jon Tooker Guitar Elisabeth Rapp Vocals Gordon Hayes Bass Michael Krawitz Piano Billy Mundi Drums Bob Dorough Piano Stu Scharf Electric guitar Grady Tate Drums Amos Garrett Electric guitar Herbie Lovelle Drums Gerry Jermott Bass Other credits edit Produced by Peter H Edmiston Executive Producer Charles R Rothschild Recorded at A amp R Studios New York Aura Sound New York and Bearsville Studios Woodstock Engineered by Mark HarmanReferences edit Allmusic review Originally entitled Freedom Amsterdam 1969 CD sleeve notesExternal links editLyrics to Beautiful Lies AMG review Official site for Tom Rapp and Pearls Before Swine Fan site on MySpace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beautiful Lies You Could Live In amp oldid 1186631002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
