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Released
  
1967

Rewind (1967)
  
Realization (1968)

Release date
  
1967

Label
  
Imperial Records

Golden Hits (1966)
  
Rewind (1967)

Artist
  
Johnny Rivers

Producer
  
Lou Adler

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Genres
  
Pop rock, Rhythm and blues

Similar
  
Johnny Rivers albums, Rhythm and blues albums

Johnny rivers do what you gotta do


Rewind is the second studio album by the American musician Johnny Rivers, released in 1967 by Imperial Records. The album includes cover versions of "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'" and "The Tracks of My Tears". Produced by Lou Adler with arrangements by Jimmy Webb, who wrote eight of the songs, the album peaked at #14 on the Billboard albums chart.

Contents

Reception

In his review in Allmusic, Zach Curd called Rewind, with its "big, clean production, and quality L.A. session musicians", a "great collection of blue-eyed soul and rock." Curd concluded that the album was "a solid, tight recording, with excellent production and inventive arrangements provided by Webb."

Track listing

  1. "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 3:08
  2. "Rosecrans Boulevard" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:31
  3. "Carpet Man" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:02
  4. "Tunesmith" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:10
  5. "Sweet Smiling Children" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:10
  6. "Do What You Gotta' Do" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:19
  7. "The Tracks Of My Tears" (Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) – 2:53
  8. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Paul Simon) – 2:47
  9. "The Eleventh Song" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:19
  10. "It'll Never Happen Again" (Tim Hardin) – 3:25
  11. "Sweet Smiling Children" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:10
  12. "Sidewalk Song / 27th Street" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:25

On some vinyl albums the tracks are incorrectly listed:

SIDE 1

  1. "The Tracks Of My Tears" (Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) – 2:53
  2. "Carpet Man" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:02
  3. "Tunesmith" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:10
  4. "Sidewalk Song / 27th Street" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:25
  5. "It'll Never Happen Again" (Tim Hardin) – 3:25
  6. "Do What You Gotta' Do" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:19

SIDE 2

  1. "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) – 3:08
  2. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Paul Simon) – 2:47
  3. "Rosecrans Boulevard" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:31
  4. "The Eleventh Song" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:19
  5. "Sweet Smiling Children" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:10

Personnel

  • Johnny Rivers – vocals
  • Larry Knechtel – piano
  • Mike Deasy Sr. – guitar
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Mike Deasy Jr. – vocals
  • Lou Adler – producer
  • Jimmy Webb – arranger, conductor
  • Marty Paich - horns and strings arranger/conductor

    • Songs

    Baby I Need Your Lovin3:09
    Rosencrans Boulevard2:31
    Carpet Man3:02

    References

    Rewind (Johnny Rivers album) Wikipedia
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