Bleecker & MacDougal
Bleecker & MacDougal | ||||
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Released | August 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1965 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 34:09 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
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Bleecker & MacDougal, issued by Elektra in 1965, is the first solo album from Fred Neil, a pioneer folk rock musician. The recording, which unlike many folk albums at the time featured electric guitar backing, had a significant influence on the folk rock movement.
Guest musicians included Felix Pappalardi on bass, a young John Sebastian playing harmonica, and on dobro and electric guitar.[2]
Except for two tracks, all of the songs on the album were written by Neil.[2] Bleecker & MacDougal was reissued as Little Bit of Rain in 1970.[3]
The album is named for the intersection of Bleecker Street and MacDougal Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. A picture of the intersection featured on the album cover. The San Remo Cafe can be seen in the picture, a gathering spot for writers and musicians for decades. Both streets were important locales for folk and rock music of the period.
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Fred Neil; except where indicated
- "Bleecker & MacDougal" – 2:14
- "Blues on the Ceiling" – 2:24
- "Sweet Mama" – 2:35
- "Little Bit of Rain" – 2:23
- "Country Boy" – 2:27
- "Other Side to This Life" – 2:56
- "Mississippi Train" – 2:14
- "Travelin' Shoes" – 2:18
- "The Water is Wide" (Traditional) – 4:18
- "Yonder Comes the Blues" – 1:52
- "Candy Man" (Neil, Beverly "Ruby" Ross) – 2:29
- "Handful of Gimme" – 2:15
- "Gone Again" – 3:13
Personnel[]
- Fred Neil - guitar, vocals
- Pete Childs - dobro, guitar, baritone guitar
- Felix Pappalardi - bass
- Douglas Hatfield - bass
- John Sebastian - harmonica
Production[]
- Producer: Gordon Anderson
- Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
- Recording Engineer: Paul Rothchild
- Art Direction: William S. Harvey
- Photography: Mort Schuman
- Liner Notes: Skip Weshner
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. "Fred Neil: Bleecker & MacDougal". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ Allmusic entry for Little Bit of Rain Accessed May 26, 2009.
- 1965 albums
- Fred Neil albums
- Elektra Records albums