Kooper wasted no time recording this album, coming just seven months after his debut release. It is a continuation of sorts of his debut; the album contains another eclectic mix of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop, and blues, though without the psychedelics that had somewhat permeated through I Stand Alone. Utilizing a large group of musicians under the direction of Charlie Calello, known collectively as "The Al Kooper Big Band", Kooper also strayed away from the heavy string orchestrations of his debut.
Relying on more original compositions, with nine of twelve tracks by Kooper, and the remaining three by Harry Nilsson and Motown Records staff songwriters, the album further helped to cement Kooper's reputation. The album reached #125 on the Billboard 200 on October 25, 1969, and was on the charts for six weeks.[4][5]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Al Kooper; except where indicated
^Burks, John (15 November 1969). "You Never Know Who Your Friends Are". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (46): 37.
^"Release and Charts - Columbia Records releases". Retrieved May 15, 2017.
^"Billboard 200 chart - October 25, 1969". Retrieved May 15, 2017. Mistakenly attributed to Champagne.
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never, know, your, friends, second, solo, album, american, multi, instrumentalist, kooper, issued, 1969, columbia, records, studio, album, kooperreleasedseptember, 1969recorded1969genrerock, blues, rock, blength42, 04labelcolumbiaproduceral, kooperal, kooper, . You Never Know Who Your Friends Are is the second solo album by American multi instrumentalist Al Kooper issued in 1969 on Columbia Records You Never Know Who Your Friends AreStudio album by Al KooperReleasedSeptember 1969Recorded1969GenreRock blues rock R amp BLength42 04LabelColumbiaProducerAl KooperAl Kooper chronologyI Stand Alone 1968 You Never Know Who Your Friends Are 1969 Easy Does It 1970 Singles from You Never Know Who Your Friends Are You Never Know Who Your Friends Are Released February 1969Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Robert ChristgauD 2 Rolling Stone unfavorable 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Musicians 3 2 Technical 4 ReferencesBackground EditKooper wasted no time recording this album coming just seven months after his debut release It is a continuation of sorts of his debut the album contains another eclectic mix of rock rhythm and blues jazz pop and blues though without the psychedelics that had somewhat permeated through I Stand Alone Utilizing a large group of musicians under the direction of Charlie Calello known collectively as The Al Kooper Big Band Kooper also strayed away from the heavy string orchestrations of his debut Relying on more original compositions with nine of twelve tracks by Kooper and the remaining three by Harry Nilsson and Motown Records staff songwriters the album further helped to cement Kooper s reputation The album reached 125 on the Billboard 200 on October 25 1969 and was on the charts for six weeks 4 5 Track listing EditAll tracks composed by Al Kooper except where indicated Magic in My Socks 3 55 Lucille 3 24 Too Busy Thinkin bout My Baby Norman Whitfield Janie Bradford 3 20 First Time Around 2 48 Loretta Union Turnpike Eulogy 3 48 Blues Part IV 5 04 You Never Know Who Your Friends Are 2 53 The Great American Marriage Nothing 3 19 I Don t Know Why I Love You Lula Mae Hardaway Don Hunter Paul Riser Stevie Wonder 3 22 Mourning Glory Story Harry Nilsson 2 16 Anna Lee What Can I Do for You 3 18 I m Never Gonna Let You Down 4 37 Bloodtrocuted 3 36 CD remastered bonus trackPersonnel EditMusicians Edit Al Kooper piano organ guitar ondioline vocals arrangements With The Al Kooper Big Band under the direction of Charlie Calello Ralph Casale Stu Scharf Eric Gale guitars Ernie Hayes Paul Griffin Frank Owens piano organ Walter Sears Moog synthesizer Chuck Rainey Jerry Jemmott John Miller electric bass Bernard Pretty Purdie Al Rogers drums Bernie Glow Ernie Royal Marvin Stamm trumpets Ray Desio Jimmy Knepper Bill Watrous Tony Studd trombones George Young Sol Schlinger Seldon Powell Joe Farrell saxophones Hilda Harris Connie Zimet Albertine Robinson Lois Winter Michael Gately Lou Christie Robert John Charlie Calello backing vocalsTechnical Edit Al Kooper producer Glen Kolotkin Roy Segal Stan Tonkel engineers Ron Coro cover art direction and designReferences Edit Eder B 2011 You Never Know Who Your Friends Are Al Kooper AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved 26 July 2011 Christgau Robert January 29 1970 Consumer Guide 7 The Village Voice New York Retrieved April 29 2013 Burks John 15 November 1969 You Never Know Who Your Friends Are Rolling Stone San Francisco Straight Arrow Publishers Inc 46 37 Release and Charts Columbia Records releases Retrieved May 15 2017 Billboard 200 chart October 25 1969 Retrieved May 15 2017 Mistakenly attributed to Champagne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title You Never Know Who Your Friends Are amp oldid 1095199221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
