Released August 1965 Length 34:09 Release date August 1965 | Recorded 1965 Producer Gordon Anderson | |
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Folk rock albums Fred Neil, Happy Sad, Bringing It All Back Home, John Wesley Harding, Highway 61 Revisited | ||
Bleecker & MacDougal, issued by Elektra in 1965, is the debut 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 Pete Childs on dobro and electric guitar.
Contents
Except for one track, all of the songs on the album were written by Neil. Bleecker & MacDougal was reissued as Little Bit of Rain in 1970.
The album is named for the intersections of Bleecker Street and MacDougal Street, both significant locales for the folk rock renaissance of the period, with the intersection featured on the album cover. The San Remo Cafe is also featured, a gathering spot for writers and musicians for decades.
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" – 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
Production
Songs
1Bleecker & MacDougal2:16
2Blues on the Ceiling2:27
3Sweet Mama2:39