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| Production supervisor = [[Jac Holzman]]
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'''''A Genuine Rosmini''''' is the second album by [[United States|American]] folk [[guitar]]ist [[Dick Rosmini]], released in 1969.<ref>Liner notes.</ref> It is out of print but in circulation as second-hand LPs.
'''''A Genuine Rosmini''''' is the second album by [[United States|American]] folk [[guitar]]ist [[Dick Rosmini]], released in 1969.<ref>Liner notes.</ref>


Rosmini is best known for his role in the American "[[Roots revival|folk revival]]" of the 1960s as a session player and accompanist. ''A Genuine Rosmini'' was Rosmini's second and last solo album. He recorded only four albums under his own name, two of them instructional albums.
Rosmini is best known for his role in the American "[[Roots revival|folk revival]]" of the 1960s as a session player and accompanist. ''A Genuine Rosmini'' was Rosmini's second and last solo album. He recorded only four albums under his own name, two of them instructional albums.
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== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
All tracks composed by Dick Rosmini; except where noted
===Side one===
===Side one===
#"Paradise Thursday" (Dick Rosmini)
#"Paradise Thursday"
#"The Fool on the Hill" (Lennon-McCartney)
#"[[The Fool on the Hill]]" ([[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]])
#"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (John B. Sebastian)
#"[[Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?|Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind]]" ([[John Sebastian|John B. Sebastian]])
#"Licks for Sale" (Dick Rosmini)
#"Licks for Sale"
#"Trains and Boats and Planes" (Bacharach-David)
#"[[Trains and Boats and Planes]]" ([[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]])
#"El Funko" (Dick Rosmini)
#"El Funko"


===Side two===
===Side two===


#"Let's Go Get Stoned" (Simpson-Ashford-Armstead)
#"[[Let's Go Get Stoned (Ray Charles song)|Let's Go Get Stoned]]" ([[Ashford & Simpson|Nicolas Ashford]], [[Ashford & Simpson|Valerie Simpson]], [[Jo Armstead]])
#"The Duchess" (Dick Rosmini)
#"The Duchess"
#"People Got to be Free" (Cavaliere-Brigati)
#"[[People Got to Be Free]]" ([[Felix Cavaliere]], [[Eddie Brigati]])
#"With a little Help from my Friends" (Lennon-McCartney)
#"[[With a Little Help from My Friends]]" (Lennon, McCartney)
#"I Heard it through the Grapevine" (Whitfield-Strong)
#"[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]" ([[Norman Whitfield]], [[Barrett Strong]])
#"Wichita Lineman" (Webb)
#"[[Wichita Lineman]]" ([[Jimmy Webb]])


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Dick Rosmini]] – 6 and 12-string guitar, electric guitar, singer (Let's Go Get Stoned)
*Dick Rosmini&nbsp;– 6 and 12-string guitar, electric guitar, vocals on "Let's Go Get Stoned"
*[[James B. Gordon]] - drums
*[[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]]&nbsp;– drums
*[[Michael Botts]] - drums
*[[Michael Botts]]&nbsp;– drums
*[[Jerry Scheff]] - bass
*[[Jerry Scheff]]&nbsp;– bass
*[[Van Dyke Parks]] - piano & harpsichord
*[[Van Dyke Parks]]&nbsp;– piano, harpsichord
*[[Larry Knechtel]] - piano & organ
*[[Larry Knechtel]]&nbsp;– piano, organ
*[[Paul Lewinson]] - piano & organ
*Paul Lewinson&nbsp;– piano, organ, arrangements
*[[Gary Coleman]] - percussion
*Gary Coleman&nbsp;– percussion
*John Audino, Donald Menza, Plas Johnson, Gene Cipriano, James Horn, Jay Migliori, Anthony Terran - horns
*John Audino, [[Don Menza|Donald Menza]], [[Plas Johnson]], Gene Cipriano, [[Jim Horn|James Horn]], [[Jay Migliori]], [[Tony Terran|Anthony Terran]]&nbsp;– horns
*Anne Goodman, Douglas L. Davis, Leonard Malarksy, Harry Bluestone, Bonnie Douglas, Erno Neufeld, Robert Berens - strings
*Anne Goodman, Douglas Davis, Leonard Malarksy, [[Harry Bluestone]], Bonnie Douglas, Erno Neufeld, Robert Berens&nbsp;– strings
;Technical
*George Rodriguez - cover photography


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wirz.de/music/rosmifrm.htm Dick Rosmini Illustrated discography]
*[http://www.wirz.de/music/rosmidsc.htm Illustrated Dick Rosmini discography]

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Latest revision as of 02:53, 23 December 2023

A Genuine Rosmini
Studio album by
Dick Rosmini
Released1969
GenreFolk
LabelImperial
ProducerAlex Hassilev
Dick Rosmini chronology
Adventures for 12-String, 6-String and Banjo
(1964) 		A Genuine Rosmini
(1969)

A Genuine Rosmini is the second album by American folk guitarist Dick Rosmini, released in 1969.[1]

Rosmini is best known for his role in the American "folk revival" of the 1960s as a session player and accompanist. A Genuine Rosmini was Rosmini's second and last solo album. He recorded only four albums under his own name, two of them instructional albums.

A Genuine Rosmini consists mostly of solos with backing for 6- and 12-string solo guitar, electric guitar. Rosmini sings on "Let's Go Get Stoned". The album exhibits the contemporary shift away from 'pure' early 60s folk to a hybrid style incorporating electric instruments and well-known popular songs.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Dick Rosmini; except where noted

Side one

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  1. "Paradise Thursday"
  2. "The Fool on the Hill" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  3. "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (John B. Sebastian)
  4. "Licks for Sale"
  5. "Trains and Boats and Planes" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  6. "El Funko"

Side two

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  1. "Let's Go Get Stoned" (Nicolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Jo Armstead)
  2. "The Duchess"
  3. "People Got to Be Free" (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati)
  4. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Lennon, McCartney)
  5. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
  6. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb)

Personnel

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Technical
  • George Rodriguez - cover photography

References

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  1. ^ Liner notes.
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