DESHANNON,JACKIE
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Track Listings

1	Laurel Canyon
2	Sunshine of Your Love
3	Crystal Clear
4	She's My Best Friend
5	I Got My Reason
6	Holly Would
7	You've Really Got a Hold on Me
8	Weight, the
9	Bitter Honey
10	Come and Stay with Me
11	L.A
12	Too Close
13	Trust in Me
14	What Is This
15	Happy Go Lucky Girl
16	Ooh, You Did It Again
17	Effervescent Blue
18	Greener Side, the
19	Children and Flowers
20	Put a Little Love in Your Heart

Editorial Reviews

The third in our reissue series, a re-release from 1968 and de Shannon's favorite album of her 1960s output. Includes the hits "The Weight" and "Come Stay with Me" (the latter originally written by Jackie for Marianne Faithful) and her outstanding originals "L.A." and "Laurel Canyon", plus a great cover on "Sunshine of Your Love". Barry White is among the players on the set.

Product details

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.53 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ RPM Records
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 22, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ RPM Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000BUYTZ6
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #147,842 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #363 in Blue-Eyed Soul
- #3,003 in Folk Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #4,332 in Pop Singer-Songwriters

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Bradly Briggs

~Soulful funky Masterpiece~Bravo Jackie & Co.!

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2006

Among elite insider music community "Laurel Canyon" is a well known underground musical masterpiece that should have had great commercial success, due to strange lack of radio support plus the usual poor promotion from Liberty Records, this tremendous magical musical treasure has mainly over the years been enjoyed by hardcore connoisseurs of the finest the world of music has to offer, exactly what the great "Laurel Canyon" is being a solid musical masterpiece. Kudos to the great London based RPM Records for this superbly remastered release of a true classic complete with lavish liner notes and a wonderful array of photos...be sure to check out other lost but thankfully now found Jackie DeShannon releases on RMP Records, every superb collection is a must-have for any serious music lover!
Opening this mesmerizing set is Jackie DeShannon original "Laurel Canyon" with a loose funky arrangement, from the top easy to see Jackie has a inspired hot & cooking group backing her sublime wonderfully soulful vocals. Mac Rebbenack (Dr. John) is the funkiest piano this side of New Orleans, Russ Titleman in great form on Acoustic Guitar, keyboard legend Harold Batiste, Jr. peak wondrous form, no less than Barry White leading the richly varied background vocals making for a Jackie experience unlike any other in her magnificent legendary career. "Sunshine Of Your Love" is a hot rocker while "Crystal Clear" is a deeply soulful mesmerizing vocal framed beautifully by a haunting guitar with a gorgeous unique arrangement. Wildly funky arrangement with superb piano licks make "She's My Best Friend" another winning hot rocker while "I Got My Reason" is pure gospel with a raw to the bone vocal. "Holly Would" continues the gospel feel showing the great singers roots being another unique original from Jackie. Motown legend Smokey Robinson classic "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" is given a rocking gospel work-out, this easily could have been a huge mega-hit if released as a single...definitive "The Weight" was a hit but should have gone to #1, it is that great and upon hearing for the first time realized Jackie to be one of the greatest blue-eyed soul singers on the planet...classic performance is deeply soulful & clearly deserving of a "Grammy Award"! "Bitter Honey" another tasty cooker with sublime "Dr. John" letting it rip on piano again...intimate & beautifully haunting original "Come And Stay With Me" show what this legendary singer is all, classic "LA" anthem is the most engrossing song about the great city ever & totally infectious, should be official Los Angeles song and try not using the repeat mode on this cooker..."LA" flows beautifully brilliantly capturing the feel of life in the Southland (catch video on youtube) with exuberance soulful brilliance making it amazing this great song wasn't a #1 smash hit...what were they thinking? Ending this masterwork is deeply moving original "Too Close" with a scorching performance that makes one weep this incredible masterwork was not given the massive exposure deserved, hopefully this great reissue will give this engrossing work the exposure it deserves, music lovers don't miss out on this truly magical musical experience the second time around, this trailblazing Diva is true musical genius!
Awesome bonus tracks start with amazing Bobby Womack originals, written and produced by the soul legend himself just for Jackie...he knew! "Trust In Me" is awesome with Jackie at her soulful peak on a great song featuring a fascinating arrangement with a wondrous vocal while the funky "What Is This" has a great driving rhythm and "Happy Go Lucky Girl" is loose and soulful as is the winning "Ooh, You Did It Again" and it is easy for one to see this chould have been a complete classic Lp as this is a and musically inspired pairing of two legends! Jazzy and hypnotic "Effervescent Blue" plus remainder of this grand musical experience are Jackie DeShannon originals that show the legendary singer/songwriter a groundbreaking original and real trailblazer starting late 50's throughout 60's and beyond. "The Greener Side" is an early song that has the great feel of the songs on "To Be Free", one of her greatest that came a few years later. "Children & Flowers" preceeds sixties classic anthem "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" that truly defined the sixties, timeless anthem recorded by various artists to great success numerous times over the years, yet this phenomenal original still unmatched with a timeless message of brotherhood & love featuring a glorious & captivating passionate performance, always warm and comforting wondrous experience from a great artist who is the ultimate...thank you Jackie DeShannon!

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Peter Durward Harris

More freedom than usual for Jackie

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2009

In the liner notes, Jackie says that she had more freedom when recording her 1968 album, Laurel canyon, than she ever had previously, with very little feedback from the record label. This could be because the record label had plenty of confidence in Jackie, or it could be that Jackie wasn't very important to them at the time (maybe somebody else was occupying their attention), but Jackie doesn't explain why she had this extra freedom. Whatever the reason, the result was a pop-rock album with folk influences, which may have inspired folk singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Carole King. While the tracks that made up the original album all date from 1968, the bonus tracks do not. The first four, all produced by and three of them written by Bobby Womack, date from 1967 while the last four, all written by Jackie, date from 1969.

Laurel Canyon is the area of Los Angeles in which Jackie lived at the time. The title track reflects the feeling of the area at the time. Come and stay for me, a song that Jackie wrote for Marianne Faithfull in 1965, finally made its appearance on a Jackie DeShannon album in 1968, but one is left to wonder why it took Jackie so long to record her own version. Jackie also wrote three other songs on the main album (L A, Too close and Holly would), all of them superb. I got my reason (written by Barry White and featuring his vocals), Crystal clear, She's my best friend and Bitter honey are all wonderful original songs although Jackie didn't write them. The main album also includes great covers of Sunshine of your love (Cream), The weight (The Band) and You've really got a hold on me (Smokey Robinson).

Four of the bonus tracks have never been released before, but they are worth hearing. Of the other four, two Bobby Womack productions (Trust in me, What is this) were released together as a single but not on an album. One of Jackie's own songs (Effervescent blue) appeared as the B-side of a single. The final bonus track (Put a little love in your heart) is Jackie's biggest-ever hit and many other singers have covered the song. It didn't really need to be included here as the entire album from which it came is available on another CD in the series, complete with its own bonus tracks, but I don't really mind it being here too.

This is yet another magnificent collection of Jackie's music, further reminding us just what a fantastic singer and songwriter she is.

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Peter Durward Harris

More freedom than usual for Jackie

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2009

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In the liner notes, Jackie says that she had more freedom when recording her 1968 album, Laurel canyon, than she ever had previously, with very little feedback from the record label. This could be because the record label had plenty of confidence in Jackie, or it could be that Jackie wasn't very important to them at the time (maybe somebody else was occupying their attention), but Jackie doesn't explain why she had this extra freedom. Whatever the reason, the result was a pop-rock album with folk influences, which may have inspired folk singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Carole King. While the tracks that made up the original album all date from 1968, the bonus tracks do not. The first four, all produced by and three of them written by Bobby Womack, date from 1967 while the last four, all written by Jackie, date from 1969.

Laurel Canyon is the area of Los Angeles in which Jackie lived at the time. The title track reflects the feeling of the area at the time. Come and stay for me, a song that Jackie wrote for Marianne Faithfull in 1965, finally made its appearance on a Jackie DeShannon album in 1968, but one is left to wonder why it took Jackie so long to record her own version. Jackie also wrote three other songs on the main album (L A, Too close and Holly would), all of them superb. I got my reason (written by Barry White and featuring his vocals), Crystal clear, She's my best friend and Bitter honey are all wonderful original songs although Jackie didn't write them. The main album also includes great covers of Sunshine of your love (Cream), The weight (The Band) and You've really got a hold on me (Smokey Robinson).

Four of the bonus tracks have never been released before, but they are worth hearing. Of the other four, two Bobby Womack productions (Trust in me, What is this) were released together as a single but not on an album. One of Jackie's own songs (Effervescent blue) appeared as the B-side of a single. The final bonus track (Put a little love in your heart) is Jackie's biggest-ever hit and many other singers have covered the song. It didn't really need to be included here as the entire album from which it came is available on another CD in the series, complete with its own bonus tracks, but I don't really mind it being here too.

This is yet another magnificent collection of Jackie's music, further reminding us just what a fantastic singer and songwriter she is.

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