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Released
  
1968

Release date
  
1968

Genre
  
Pop rock

Artist
  
Paul Revere & the Raiders

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Recorded
  
American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee

Goin' to Memphis (1968)
  
Something Happening (1968)

Producers
  
Terry Melcher, Chips Moman

Paul Revere & the Raiders albums
  
Alias Pink Puzz, Hard 'n' Heavy (With Mar, Revolution!, Just Like Us!, Midnight Ride

Goin' to Memphis is the eighth studio album by American pop rock group Paul Revere & the Raiders. Produced by Terry Melcher and Chips Moman, it was released in 1968 and reached number 61 on the U.S. albums chart.

Contents

Composition and reception

Goin' to Memphis is very much a Mark Lindsay solo album. Lindsay composed six of the album's twelve songs, and Paul Revere & the Raiders perform on only one track - "Peace of Mind". Goin' to Memphis was the final Raiders album to be produced by Terry Melcher, who terminated his involvement with the band after its completion. Released in 1968, it was the last album by the group to be released in both mono and stereo as all record companies were phasing out mono Lp's that year. The album peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

In a 1968 review, Billboard wrote that Memphis soul was a "natural fit" for the band, having "always had soul elements in its style." Allmusic's Bruce Eder called the album "a serious departure, without a trace of the garage punk or pop-psychedelia sound of their earlier albums, but it was also a reasonably successful one." He described Lindsay's vocals as "astonishingly strong and gritty" and suggested that Goin' to Memphis may have influenced Lindsay to undertake a solo career.

This album was remastered and rereleased on February 1, 2000 by Sundazed Records with bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Boogaloo Down Broadway" — 2:37
  2. "Every Man Needs a Woman" — 3:11
  3. "My Way" — 2:30
  4. "One Night Stand" — 2:31
  5. "Soul Man" — 2:30
  6. "Love You So" — 3:28
  7. "I Don't Want Nobody (To Lead Me On)" — 2:24
  8. "I'm a Loser Too" — 2:29
  9. "No Sad Songs" — 2:03
  10. "Cry on My Shoulder" — 2:19
  11. "Peace of Mind" — 2:15
  12. "Goin' to Memphis" — 2:44

Sundazed Records 2000 Version

  1. "Boogaloo Down Broadway" — 2:37
  2. "Every Man Needs A Woman" — 3:11
  3. "My Way" — 2:30
  4. "One Night Stand" — 2:31
  5. "Soul Man" — 2:30
  6. "Love You So" — 3:28
  7. "I Don't Want Nobody (To Lead Me On)" — 2:24
  8. "I'm a Loser Too" — 2:29
  9. "No Sad Songs" — 2:03
  10. "Cry On My Shoulder" — 2:19
  11. "Peace of Mind" — 2:15
  12. "Goin' to Memphis" — 2:44
  13. "Go Get It" (Previously Unissued Bonus Track)
  14. "How Can I Help You" (Previously Unissued Bonus Track)
  15. "Peace Of Mind" (Single Version Bonus Track)

Songs

1Boogaloo Down Broadway2:37
2Every Man Needs a Woman3:11
3My Way2:30

References

Goin' to Memphis Wikipedia
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