Two Days Away
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Two Days Away | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1977 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | Soul, pop, rock | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller | |||
Elkie Brooks chronology | ||||
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Two Days Away is an album by Elkie Brooks, released in 1977.
Background[]
Brooks' breakthrough second album, released in 1977, propelled her into solo stardom in the UK and Europe. Including the top ten hits "Pearl's a Singer" and "Sunshine After the Rain", it had a distinct American sound largely due to the work of the legendary writers and producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It remains one of Brooks' finest albums[according to whom?] and is available on CD, paired with its predecessor Rich Man's Woman.
Single releases[]
- "Pearl's a Singer" (UK #8, 1977)
- "Saved" (1977)
- "Sunshine After the Rain" (UK #10, 1977)
- "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (1977)
Details[]
- Recorded in 1976 at Electric Lady Studios in New York, USA; Record Plant in New York, USA; Air Studios in London, England. Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, USA.
- "Two Days Away" reached number 16 and remained in the UK charts for 20 weeks.
Track listing[]
- "Love Potion No. 9" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:42
- "Spiritland" (Elkie Brooks, Pete Gage) - 3:19
- "Honey, Can I Put On Your Clothes" (Jean Monte Ray) - 3:22
- "Sunshine After the Rain" (Ellie Greenwich) - 3:23
- "Pearl's a Singer" (Leiber, Stoller, Ralph Dino, John Sembello) - 3:39
- "Mojo Hannah" (Fay Hale, Clarence Paul, Barbara Paul) - 3:00
- "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Lincoln Moman, Dan Penn) - 3:28
- "You Did Something For Me" (Leiber, Stoller) - 2:50
- "Nightbird" (Leiber, Stoller, Pete Gage, Steve York) - 3:06
- "Saved" (Leiber, Stoller) - 2:40
Personnel[]
- Elkie Brooks – vocals
- Isaac Guillory - guitars
- Jean Roussel - keyboards
- Trevor Morais - drums
- Steve York - bass
Additional personnel[]
- Mike Stoller - piano, keyboards
- Pete Gage, Jerry Friedman, Eric Weissberg - guitars
- George Devens, Carl Hall, Peggy Blue, Morris Pert - percussion
- Corky Hale - harp
- George Devens - vibraphone
- New York Horns
- Meco Monardo (arranger)
- Bob Millikam
- Danny Kahn
- Barry Rogers
- Dave Taylor
- George Young
- Lew Del Gatto
- Muscle Shoals Horns
- Harrison Calloway (arranger)
- Charlie Rose
- Harvey Thompson
- Ronnie Eades
- Meco Monardo (arranger), Tony Posk, Guy Lumia, Elliot Rosoff, Rick Sortonne, Carol Webb, Joe Goodman, Julien Barber, Jesse Levy - strings
- Carl Hall, Peggy Blue, Marry Ellen Johnson, Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson, Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler, Lee Vanderbilt - backing vocals
- Steve Nye, Carmine Rubino - engineering
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - production
Categories:
- 1977 albums
- Elkie Brooks albums
- Albums produced by Jerry Leiber
- Albums produced by Mike Stoller
- A&M Records albums