Bleecker & MacDougal

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Bleecker & MacDougal
Fred Neil - Bleecker & MacDougal.jpg
Studio album by
Fred Neil
ReleasedAugust 1965
Recorded1965
GenreFolk rock
Length34:09
LabelElektra
Producer
Fred Neil chronology
Tear Down the Walls
(1964) 		Bleecker & MacDougal
(1965) 		Fred Neil
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

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

  1. "Bleecker & MacDougal" – 2:14
  2. "Blues on the Ceiling" – 2:24
  3. "Sweet Mama" – 2:35
  4. "Little Bit of Rain" – 2:23
  5. "Country Boy" – 2:27
  6. "Other Side to This Life" – 2:56
  7. "Mississippi Train" – 2:14
  8. "Travelin' Shoes" – 2:18
  9. "The Water is Wide" (Traditional) – 4:18
  10. "Yonder Comes the Blues" – 1:52
  11. "Candy Man" (Neil, Beverly "Ruby" Ross) – 2:29
  12. "Handful of Gimme" – 2:15
  13. "Gone Again" – 3:13

Personnel[]

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[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. "Fred Neil: Bleecker & MacDougal". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. ^ Allmusic entry for Little Bit of Rain Accessed May 26, 2009.
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