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| name = Insight Out |
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| type = studio |
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| artist = [[the Association]] |
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| cover = InsightOutcover.jpg |
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| released = June 8, 1967 |
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| recorded = March 27 – June 3, 1967 |
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| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Baroque pop]], [[sunshine pop]], [[folk rock]], [[psychedelic pop]], [[garage punk]] |
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| studio = [[United Western Recorders]], [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] |
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| genre = [[Folk rock]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Eder|first=Bruce|title=Insight Out album review|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r29435|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> |
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| Producer = [[Bones Howe]] |
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| length = 32:05 |
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| Last album = ''[[Renaissance (The Association album)|Renaissance]]''<br /> (1966) |
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] |
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| This album = '''''Insight Out''''' <br /> (1967) |
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| producer = [[Bones Howe]] |
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| Next album = ''[[Birthday (The Association album)|Birthday]]'' <br /> (1968) |
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| prev_title = [[Renaissance (The Association album)|Renaissance]] |
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| Misc = {{Singles |
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| prev_year = 1966 |
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| next_title = [[Birthday (The Association album)|Birthday]] |
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| Type = studio |
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| next_year = 1968 |
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| misc = {{Singles |
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| name = Insight Out |
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| single1 = [[Windy (The Association song)|Windy]]" / "Sometime |
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| single1date = May 1, 1967 |
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| single2 = [[Never My Love]]" / "Requiem for the Masses |
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| single2date = August 9, 1967 |
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'''''Insight Out''''' is the third [[album]] by the American [[Pop music|pop]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] [[The Association]] and was released in June 1967 on [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref name="cherry">{{Cite web|title=Insight Out: Deluxe expanded mono edition - product information|publisher=[[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]|url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/nowsounds-exd.asp?id=3386|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> It was the band's first album release for the Warner Brothers label and it became one of the top selling [[LP album|LPs]] of the year in America, peaking at number 8 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]] chart and being [[RIAA certification|certified]] [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] in December 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=Insight Out chart information|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/insight-out-r29435/charts-awards|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref><ref name="unterberger">{{cite AV media notes|title=Insight Out|titlelink=Insight Out|others=The Association|year=2003|chapter=The Association's ''Insight Out''|first=Richie|last=Unterberger|authorlink=Richie Unterberger|type=CD booklet|publisher=[[Collectors' Choice Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Association - RIAA Awards|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Insight_Out&artist=Association&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> The album's success was largely attributable to the inclusion of the U.S. [[Hit single|hits]] "[[Windy]]" and "[[Never My Love]]", which reached number 1 and number 2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart respectively and were among the most-played records on [[AM broadcasting|AM radio]] during the late 1960s.<ref name="unterberger"/> However, the album was less successful outside of North America and failed to chart in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book|author=Brown, Tony.|page=35|year=2000|title=The Complete Book of the British Charts|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=0-7119-7670-8}}</ref> |
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'''''Insight Out''''' is the third [[album]] by the American [[Pop music|pop]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] [[the Association]] and was released on June 8, 1967, on [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Association-Anthology-Just-The-Right-Sound/master/329635 |title=The Association--Anthology: Just The Right Sound |work=Discogs |accessdate=2020-03-06 |quote=Original sources and recording information is given in liner notes of CD release--see 41st and 42nd images.}}</ref> It was the band's first album release for the Warner Brothers label and it became one of the top selling [[LP album|LPs]] of the year in America, peaking at number 8 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]] chart and being [[RIAA certification|certified]] [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref name="chart">{{cite web|title=Insight Out chart information|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/insight-out-r29435/charts-awards|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref><ref name="unterberger">{{cite AV media notes|title=Insight Out|title-link=Insight Out|others=The Association|year=2003|chapter=The Association's ''Insight Out''|first=Richie|last=Unterberger|author-link=Richie Unterberger|type=CD booklet|publisher=[[Collectors' Choice Music]]}}</ref><ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|title=The Association - RIAA Awards|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Insight_Out&artist=Association&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> Critic [[Richie Unterberger]] has attributed much of the album's success to the inclusion of the U.S. [[Hit single|hits]] "[[Windy (The Association song)|Windy]]" and "[[Never My Love]]", which reached number 1 and number 2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart respectively and were among the most-played records on [[AM broadcasting|AM radio]] during the late 1960s.<ref name="unterberger"/> |
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==Recording== |
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''Insight Out'' was the first Association album to feature guitarist and vocalist Larry Ramos, who joined the band just prior to the album [[Studio recording|recording sessions]], as a replacement for departed [[lead guitar]]ist Jules Alexander.<ref name="unterberger"/> The album also saw The Association working with [[record producer]] and [[recording engineer]] [[Bones Howe]] for the first time. Howe, who had previously worked with [[The Mamas & the Papas]] and [[The Turtles]], was brought in by the band's manager and Warner Bros. Records in an attempt to steer the group in a more commercial direction.<ref name="unterberger"/> As a result of Howe's focus on obtaining a radio-friendly sound, The Association ceded much of the instrumental playing on ''Insight Out'' to a team of top L.A. [[session musician]]s, including [[drummer]] [[Hal Blaine]], [[bassist]] [[Joe Osborn]], [[keyboardist]] [[Larry Knechtel]], [[guitarist]] [[Al Casey (rock & roll guitarist)|Al Casey]], and guitarist/[[sitarist]] [[Mike Deasy]].<ref name="unterberger"/> The group also elected to record some songs written by non-band members for ''Insight Out'', in stark contrast to their previous album ''[[Renaissance (The Association album)|Renaissance]]'', on which the band had written and performed all of their own music.<ref name="unterberger"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Eder|first=Bruce|title=Renaissance album review|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=rr935|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> |
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''Insight Out'' was the first Association album to feature guitarist and vocalist [[Larry Ramos]], who joined the band just prior to the album [[Studio recording|recording sessions]], as a replacement for departed [[lead guitar]]ist [[Jules Alexander]].<ref name="unterberger"/> The album also saw the Association working with [[record producer]] and [[recording engineer]] [[Bones Howe]] for the first time. Howe, who had previously worked with [[the Mamas & the Papas]] and [[the Turtles]], was brought in by the band's manager and Warner Bros., in an attempt to steer the group in a more commercial direction.<ref name="unterberger"/> |
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As a result of Howe's focus on obtaining a radio-friendly sound, the Association ceded much of the instrumental playing on ''Insight Out'' to a team of top L.A. [[session musician]]s, including [[drummer]] [[Hal Blaine]], [[bassist]] [[Joe Osborn]], [[keyboardist]] [[Larry Knechtel]], [[guitarist]] [[Al Casey (rock & roll guitarist)|Al Casey]], and guitarist/[[sitarist]] [[Mike Deasy]].<ref name="unterberger"/> The group also elected to record some songs written by non-band members, in contrast to their previous album, ''[[Renaissance (The Association album)|Renaissance]]'', on which the band had written and performed all of their own music.<ref name="unterberger"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Eder|first=Bruce|title=Renaissance album review|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=rr935|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> |
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''Insight Out'' saw the band mixing their textured [[Vocal harmony|vocal harmonies]] with an eclectic blend of influences, including [[Baroque pop]], [[folk rock]], [[sunshine pop]], [[Psychedelic music|psychedelia]] and even elements of [[garage punk]].<ref name="unterberger"/><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Eder|first=Bruce|title=Insight Out album review|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r29435|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> Along with the hit singles "Windy" and "Never My Love", music critics [[Richie Unterberger]] and Bruce Eder have pointed songs such as [[P. F. Sloan]]'s reflective "On a Quiet Night", the Addrisi Brothers' "Happiness Is", and the band originals "We Love Us", "When Love Comes to Me", and "Requiem for the Masses" as standout tracks on the album.<ref name="unterberger"/><ref name="allmusic"/> The latter song in particular was an ambitious and somber piece written by multi-instrumentalist [[Terry Kirkman]], featuring layered [[Latin]] vocals<ref name="unterberger"/> and anti-war lyrics which use the story of a [[Torero|matador]] dying alone in the [[bullring]], miles away from his home, as an analogy for the plight of U.S. soldiers serving in the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="shs">{{cite web|last=McGlynn|first=Tim|title=Terry Kirkman - Requiem for the Masses|publisher=Schaumburg High School Concert Choir website|url=http://www.shs.d211.org/Music/choir/terrykirkman.htm|accessdate=2011-12-09|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120220115523/http://www.shs.d211.org/music/choir/terrykirkman.htm|archivedate=February 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name="unterberger"/> According to Kirkman, the idea for the song came to him while caught in a frightening snowstorm during a chartered flight to a concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<ref name="shs"/> |
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Unterberger and Bruce Eder have both commented that ''Insight Out'' saw the band mixing their textured [[Vocal harmony|vocal harmonies]] with an eclectic blend of influences, including [[baroque pop]], [[folk rock]], [[sunshine pop]], [[Psychedelic music|psychedelia]], and even elements of [[garage punk]].<ref name="unterberger"/><ref name="allmusic"/> Along with the hit singles "Windy" and "Never My Love", the pair have also cited songs such as [[P. F. Sloan]]'s reflective "On a Quiet Night", the Addrisi Brothers' "Happiness Is", and the band originals "We Love Us", "When Love Comes to Me", and "Requiem for the Masses" as standout tracks on the album.<ref name="unterberger"/><ref name="allmusic"/> The latter song in particular was an ambitious and somber piece written by multi-instrumentalist [[Terry Kirkman]], featuring layered [[Latin]] vocals<ref name="unterberger"/> and anti-war lyrics, which use the story of a [[Torero|matador]] dying alone in the [[bullring]], miles away from his home, as an analogy for the plight of U.S. soldiers serving in the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="shs">{{cite web|last=McGlynn |first=Tim |title=Terry Kirkman - Requiem for the Masses |publisher=Schaumburg High School Concert Choir website |url=http://www.shs.d211.org/Music/choir/terrykirkman.htm |accessdate=2011-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220115523/http://www.shs.d211.org/music/choir/terrykirkman.htm |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="unterberger"/> According to Kirkman, the idea for the song came to him while caught in a frightening snowstorm during a chartered flight to a concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<ref name="shs"/> |
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==Reception and reissues== |
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Music critic Matthew Weiner, writing for [[Stylus Magazine|''Stylus'' magazine]], has described ''Insight Out'' and its follow-up ''[[Birthday (The Association album)|Birthday]]'' as "minor classics in the late-sixties pop genre",<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiner|first=Matthew|title=The Association Collector's Choice CD reissues review|publisher=[[Stylus Magazine]]|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-association/renaissanceinsight-outbirthdaythe-associationlivestop-your-motor.htm|accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> while music historian [[Richie Unterberger]] viewed the album, within the context of The Association's back catalogue, as "characteristically eclectic".<ref name="unterberger"/> In his review for the [[Allmusic]] website, Bruce Eder has described ''Insight Out'' as "an enjoyable folk-rock album", but also noted that the LP was recorded "somewhat in the shadow of [[Harpers Bizarre]]'s experimental "[[The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)|Feelin' Groovy]]" single.<ref name="allmusic"/> |
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==Release, reception and reissues== |
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''Insight Out'' has been reissued a number of times on [[Compact Disc|CD]], including a [[remaster]]ed edition of the album in its standard [[Stereophonic sound|stereo]] configuration on [[Collectors' Choice Music]] in 2003 and as a Japanese release on Warner Bros. in 2005, with the addition of two [[bonus tracks]]. In 2011, ''Insight Out'' was reissued in a deluxe CD package by [[Cherry Red Records]], featuring the original [[Monaural|mono]] mix of the album and multiple bonus tracks.<ref name="cherry"/> |
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''Insight Out'' was released in the U.S. on June 8, 1967,<ref name=":0" /> reaching number 8 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]] chart and being [[RIAA certification|certified]] [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] in December 1967.<ref name="chart"/><ref name="unterberger"/><ref name="RIAA"/> The album was less successful outside of North America, failing to chart in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book|author=Brown, Tony.|page=35|year=2000|title=The Complete Book of the British Charts|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=0-7119-7670-8}}</ref> |
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Music critic Matthew Weiner, writing for [[Stylus Magazine|''Stylus'' magazine]], has described ''Insight Out'' and its follow-up ''[[Birthday (The Association album)|Birthday]]'' as "minor classics in the late-sixties pop genre",<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiner|first=Matthew|title=The Association Collector's Choice CD reissues review|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-association/renaissanceinsight-outbirthdaythe-associationlivestop-your-motor.htm|accessdate=2011-12-09|archive-date=2011-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027152251/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-association/renaissanceinsight-outbirthdaythe-associationlivestop-your-motor.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Unterberger viewed the album, within the context of the Association's back catalogue, as "characteristically eclectic".<ref name="unterberger"/> In his review for the [[Allmusic]] website, Eder described ''Insight Out'' as "an enjoyable folk-rock album", but also noted that the album was recorded "somewhat in the shadow of [[Harpers Bizarre]]'s experimental "[[The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)|Feelin' Groovy]]" single.<ref name="allmusic"/> |
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''Insight Out'' has been reissued a number of times on [[Compact Disc|CD]], including a [[remaster]]ed edition of the album in its standard [[Stereophonic sound|stereo]] configuration on [[Collectors' Choice Music]] in 2003 and as a Japanese release on Warner Bros. in 2005, with the addition of two [[bonus tracks]]. In 2011, ''Insight Out'' was reissued in a deluxe CD package by [[Cherry Red Records]], featuring the original [[Monaural|mono]] mix of the album and multiple bonus tracks.<ref name="cherry">{{Cite web|title=Insight Out: Deluxe expanded mono edition - product information|publisher=[[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Association-Insight-Out/release/5691804|accessdate=2020-03-06}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
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'''Side one''' |
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{{Track listing |
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#"Wasn't It a Bit Like Now?" ([[Terry Kirkman]]){{snd}}3:32 (lead vocal: Kirkman & [[Larry Ramos|Ramos]]) |
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| headline =Side one |
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#"On a Quiet Night" ([[P. F. Sloan]]){{snd}}3:22 (lead vocal: [[Jim Yester|Yester]]) |
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| extra_column =Lead vocals |
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#"We Love Us" (Ted Bluechel){{snd}}2:26 (lead vocal: Bluechel & Ramos) |
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| title1 =Wasn't It a Bit Like Now? |
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#"When Love Comes to Me" ([[Jim Yester]]){{snd}}2:46 (lead vocal: Yester) |
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| note1 =[[Terry Kirkman]] |
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#"[[Windy (The Association song)|Windy]]" ([[Ruthann Friedman]]){{snd}}2:57 (lead vocal: Giguere & Ramos) |
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| extra1 =Kirkman and Ramos |
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#"Reputation" ([[Tim Hardin]]){{snd}}2:38 (lead vocal: Cole) |
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| length1 =3:33 |
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| title2 =On a Quiet Night |
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'''Side 2''' |
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| note2 =[[P. F. Sloan]] |
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#"[[Never My Love]]" ([[Addrisi Brothers]]){{snd}}3:14 (lead vocal: Kirkman & Ramos) |
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| extra2 =Yester |
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#"Happiness Is" (Addrisi Brothers){{snd}}2:20 (lead vocal: Bluechel & Ramos) |
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| length2 =3:21 |
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#"Sometime" (Russ Giguere){{snd}}2:38 (lead vocal: Giguere) |
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| title3 =We Love Us |
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#"Wantin' Ain't Gettin" ([[Mike Deasy]]){{snd}}2:20 (lead vocal: Cole & Giguere) |
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| note3 =Ted Bluechel |
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#"Requiem for the Masses" (Kirkman){{snd}}4:09 (lead vocal: Kirkman) |
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| extra3 =Bluechel and Ramos |
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| length3 =2:25 |
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==Personnel== |
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| title4 =When Love Comes to Me |
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===The Association=== |
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| note4 =Jim Yester |
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* [[Terry Kirkman]] – wind instruments, vocals, percussion |
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| extra4 =Yester |
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* [[Larry Ramos]] – lead guitar, vocals |
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| length4 =2:45 |
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* Russ Giguere – rhythm guitar, vocals, percussion |
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| title5 =[[Windy]] |
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* [[Brian Cole (bass guitarist)|Brian Cole]] – bass, vocals, woodwinds |
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| note5 =[[Ruthann Friedman]] |
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* Ted Bluechel Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass |
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| extra5 =Giguere and Ramos |
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* [[Jim Yester]] – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards |
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| length5 =2:56 |
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| title6 =Reputation |
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===Additional musicians=== |
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| note6 =[[Tim Hardin]] |
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According to the 2011 deluxe expanded mono edition<ref name="cherry" /> and ''Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology'':<ref name=":0" /> |
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| extra6 =Cole |
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| length6 =2:38 |
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* [[Hal Blaine]] – drums |
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* [[Joe Osborn]], [[Ray Pohlman]] – bass |
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* [[Mike Deasy]], [[Dennis Budimir]], [[Al Casey (rock guitarist)|Al Casey]] – guitars |
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| headline =Side two |
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* [[Larry Knechtel]] – piano, keyboards |
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| extra_column =Lead vocals |
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* [[Gary Coleman]] – vibes, various percussion |
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| title1 =[[Never My Love]] |
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* Arthur Briegleb, Gale Robinson, Vince DeRosa, Richard Perissi – French horns |
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| note1 =Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi |
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* Jules Chaikin, Oliver Mitchell, [[Ian Freebairn-Smith]] – trumpets |
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| extra1 =Kirkman and Ramos |
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* Bob Edmondson – trombone |
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| length1 =3:10 |
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* John T. Johnson, Gene Cipriano – saxophone |
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| title2 =Happiness Is |
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* [[Bud Shank]] – piccolo, flute |
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| note2 =Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi |
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* [[Bones Howe]] – tambourine on "Never My Love" |
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| extra2 =Ramos and Bluechel |
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* Clark Burroughs, Marilyn Burroughs, Bertie Jane Giguere, Jo-Ellen Yester, [[Jerry Yester]], [[Ruthann Friedman]] – additional backing vocals on (tag of) "Windy" |
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| length2 =2:13 |
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| title3 =Sometime |
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===Technical=== |
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| note3 =Russ Giguere |
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* [[Bones Howe]] – producer, engineer |
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| extra3 =Giguere |
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* [[Bill Holman (musician)|Bill Holman]], Clark Burroughs, Ray Polhman, The Association – arrangements |
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| length3 =2:38 |
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* [[Ed Thrasher]] – art direction |
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| title4 =Wantin' Ain't Gettin' |
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* Sherman Weisburd, Don Peterson – photography |
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| note4 =[[Mike Deasy]] |
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| extra4 =Cole and Giguere |
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| length4 =2:20 |
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| title5 =Requiem for the Masses |
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| note5 =Terry Kirkman |
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| extra5 =Kirkman |
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| length5 =4:06 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = Bonus tracks on 2011 reissue |
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| title12 = Autumn Afternoon |
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| note12 = Outtake |
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| writer12 = Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi |
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| length12 = |
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| title13 = On a Quiet Night |
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| note13 = Instrumental |
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| writer13 = P. F. Sloan |
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| length13 = |
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| title14 = Windy |
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| note14 = Instrumental |
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| writer14 = Ruthann Friedman |
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| length14 = |
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| title15 = Sometime |
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| note15 = Instrumental |
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| writer15 = Russ Giguere |
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| length15 = |
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| title16 = We Love Us |
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| note16 = Instrumental |
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| writer16 = Ted Bluechel |
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| length16 = |
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| title17 = When Love Comes to Me |
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| note17 = Instrumental |
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| writer17 = Jim Yester |
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| length17 = |
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| title18 = Never My Love |
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| note18 = Mono 45 |
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| writer18 = Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi |
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| title19 = Sometime |
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| note19 = Mono 45 |
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| writer19 = Russ Giguere |
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| length19 = |
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| title20 = Requiem for the Masses |
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| note20 = Mono 45 |
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| writer20 = Terry Kirkman |
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| length20 = |
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| title21 = Windy |
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| note21 = Mono 45 |
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| writer21 = Ruthann Friedman |
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| title22 = Never My Love |
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| note22 = Instrumental |
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| writer22 = Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi |
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| Released | June 8, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | March 27 – June 3, 1967 | |||
| Studio | United Western Recorders, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 32:05 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Bones Howe | |||
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Insight Out is the third album by the American pop band the Association and was released on June 8, 1967, on Warner Bros. Records.[2] It was the band's first album release for the Warner Brothers label and it became one of the top selling LPs of the year in America, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3][4][5] Critic Richie Unterberger has attributed much of the album's success to the inclusion of the U.S. hits "Windy" and "Never My Love", which reached number 1 and number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart respectively and were among the most-played records on AM radio during the late 1960s.[4]
Recording
[edit]Insight Out was the first Association album to feature guitarist and vocalist Larry Ramos, who joined the band just prior to the album recording sessions, as a replacement for departed lead guitarist Jules Alexander.[4] The album also saw the Association working with record producer and recording engineer Bones Howe for the first time. Howe, who had previously worked with the Mamas & the Papas and the Turtles, was brought in by the band's manager and Warner Bros., in an attempt to steer the group in a more commercial direction.[4]
As a result of Howe's focus on obtaining a radio-friendly sound, the Association ceded much of the instrumental playing on Insight Out to a team of top L.A. session musicians, including drummer Hal Blaine, bassist Joe Osborn, keyboardist Larry Knechtel, guitarist Al Casey, and guitarist/sitarist Mike Deasy.[4] The group also elected to record some songs written by non-band members, in contrast to their previous album, Renaissance, on which the band had written and performed all of their own music.[4][6]
Unterberger and Bruce Eder have both commented that Insight Out saw the band mixing their textured vocal harmonies with an eclectic blend of influences, including baroque pop, folk rock, sunshine pop, psychedelia, and even elements of garage punk.[4][1] Along with the hit singles "Windy" and "Never My Love", the pair have also cited songs such as P. F. Sloan's reflective "On a Quiet Night", the Addrisi Brothers' "Happiness Is", and the band originals "We Love Us", "When Love Comes to Me", and "Requiem for the Masses" as standout tracks on the album.[4][1] The latter song in particular was an ambitious and somber piece written by multi-instrumentalist Terry Kirkman, featuring layered Latin vocals[4] and anti-war lyrics, which use the story of a matador dying alone in the bullring, miles away from his home, as an analogy for the plight of U.S. soldiers serving in the Vietnam War.[7][4] According to Kirkman, the idea for the song came to him while caught in a frightening snowstorm during a chartered flight to a concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[7]
Release, reception and reissues
[edit]Insight Out was released in the U.S. on June 8, 1967,[2] reaching number 8 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in December 1967.[3][4][5] The album was less successful outside of North America, failing to chart in the United Kingdom.[8]
Music critic Matthew Weiner, writing for Stylus magazine, has described Insight Out and its follow-up Birthday as "minor classics in the late-sixties pop genre",[9] while Unterberger viewed the album, within the context of the Association's back catalogue, as "characteristically eclectic".[4] In his review for the Allmusic website, Eder described Insight Out as "an enjoyable folk-rock album", but also noted that the album was recorded "somewhat in the shadow of Harpers Bizarre's experimental "Feelin' Groovy" single.[1]
Insight Out has been reissued a number of times on CD, including a remastered edition of the album in its standard stereo configuration on Collectors' Choice Music in 2003 and as a Japanese release on Warner Bros. in 2005, with the addition of two bonus tracks. In 2011, Insight Out was reissued in a deluxe CD package by Cherry Red Records, featuring the original mono mix of the album and multiple bonus tracks.[10]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
- "Wasn't It a Bit Like Now?" (Terry Kirkman) – 3:32 (lead vocal: Kirkman & Ramos)
- "On a Quiet Night" (P. F. Sloan) – 3:22 (lead vocal: Yester)
- "We Love Us" (Ted Bluechel) – 2:26 (lead vocal: Bluechel & Ramos)
- "When Love Comes to Me" (Jim Yester) – 2:46 (lead vocal: Yester)
- "Windy" (Ruthann Friedman) – 2:57 (lead vocal: Giguere & Ramos)
- "Reputation" (Tim Hardin) – 2:38 (lead vocal: Cole)
Side 2
- "Never My Love" (Addrisi Brothers) – 3:14 (lead vocal: Kirkman & Ramos)
- "Happiness Is" (Addrisi Brothers) – 2:20 (lead vocal: Bluechel & Ramos)
- "Sometime" (Russ Giguere) – 2:38 (lead vocal: Giguere)
- "Wantin' Ain't Gettin" (Mike Deasy) – 2:20 (lead vocal: Cole & Giguere)
- "Requiem for the Masses" (Kirkman) – 4:09 (lead vocal: Kirkman)
Personnel
[edit]The Association
[edit]- Terry Kirkman – wind instruments, vocals, percussion
- Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals
- Russ Giguere – rhythm guitar, vocals, percussion
- Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds
- Ted Bluechel Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
- Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards
Additional musicians
[edit]According to the 2011 deluxe expanded mono edition[10] and Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology:[2]
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Joe Osborn, Ray Pohlman – bass
- Mike Deasy, Dennis Budimir, Al Casey – guitars
- Larry Knechtel – piano, keyboards
- Gary Coleman – vibes, various percussion
- Arthur Briegleb, Gale Robinson, Vince DeRosa, Richard Perissi – French horns
- Jules Chaikin, Oliver Mitchell, Ian Freebairn-Smith – trumpets
- Bob Edmondson – trombone
- John T. Johnson, Gene Cipriano – saxophone
- Bud Shank – piccolo, flute
- Bones Howe – tambourine on "Never My Love"
- Clark Burroughs, Marilyn Burroughs, Bertie Jane Giguere, Jo-Ellen Yester, Jerry Yester, Ruthann Friedman – additional backing vocals on (tag of) "Windy"
Technical
[edit]- Bones Howe – producer, engineer
- Bill Holman, Clark Burroughs, Ray Polhman, The Association – arrangements
- Ed Thrasher – art direction
- Sherman Weisburd, Don Peterson – photography
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Eder, Bruce. "Insight Out album review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ^ a b c "The Association--Anthology: Just The Right Sound". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
Original sources and recording information is given in liner notes of CD release--see 41st and 42nd images.
- ^ a b "Insight Out chart information". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Unterberger, Richie (2003). "The Association's Insight Out". Insight Out (CD booklet). The Association. Collectors' Choice Music.
- ^ a b "The Association - RIAA Awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Renaissance album review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ^ a b McGlynn, Tim. "Terry Kirkman - Requiem for the Masses". Schaumburg High School Concert Choir website. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ^ Brown, Tony. (2000). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press. p. 35. ISBN 0-7119-7670-8.
- ^ Weiner, Matthew. "The Association Collector's Choice CD reissues review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ^ a b "Insight Out: Deluxe expanded mono edition - product information". Cherry Red. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
