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The Rose Garden (album)

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Released
  
April 1968

Length
  
29:31

Genre
  
Folk rock

Label
  
Atco

Recorded
  
1967 - 1968; Gold Star Studios, Hollywood and Nashville West, Hollywood

Producer
  
Brian Stone, Charles Greene, Pat Pipolo

The Rose Garden is the self-titled and only album from the American folk rock group of the same name. It was released in April 1968 on Atco Records and included their Top 20 hit "Next Plane to London".

Contents

The band was heavily influenced by the Byrds style of vocal harmony and 12-string guitar blending and the album includes two Gene Clark compositions, "Till Today" and "Long Time". The group also recorded "Rider", which was first recorded by the Byrds in 1966, but not yet released. The only original composition was "Flower Town". Originally issued by Atco Records, it was reissued on CD by Collector's Choice Music. Atco's current distributing label Rhino Records has made this album available for digital downloads.

Side one

  1. "Next Plane to London" (Kenny Gist, Jr.)
  2. "I'm Only Second" (Charles W. Higgins, Pat Vegas)
  3. "February Sunshine" (Pat Vegas, Val Geary)
  4. "Coins of Fun" (Leonard A. Metzger, Pat Vegas)
  5. "Rider" (Traditional; arranged by Bruce Boudin, Diana Di Rose, James Groshong, John Noreen and William Fleming)

Side two

  1. "She Belongs to Me" (Bob Dylan)
  2. "Flower Town" (Bruce Boudin, Diana Di Rose, James Groshong, John Noreen, Kim Fowley, William Fleming)
  3. "Till Today" (Gene Clark)
  4. "Look What You've Done" (Bob Johnston, Wes Farrell)
  5. "Long Time" (Gene Clark)

Personnel

  • John Noreen - lead guitar
  • James Groshong - guitar, vocals
  • Diana Di Rose - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • William Fleming - bass
  • Bruce Boudin - drums

    • References

    The Rose Garden (album) Wikipedia
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