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{{Infobox album| |
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| name = Birthday |
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| type = album |
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| artist = [[The Association]] |
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| cover = BirthdayAssociationAlbum.jpg |
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| alt = |
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| released = March 7, 1968<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Association-Anthology-Just-The-Right-Sound/release/474213 |title=The Association--Anthology: Just The Right Sound |work=Discogs |accessdate=2020-04-06 |quote=Credits are given in liner notes of CD release--see 42nd image.}}</ref> |
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| recorded = September 12, 1967 – February 23, 1968 |
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| venue = |
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| studio = [[United Western Recorders]], Hollywood, CA |
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| genre = [[Sunshine pop]], [[psychedelic pop]] |
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| length = |
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.-Seven Arts]] |
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| producer = [[Bones Howe]] |
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| prev_title = [[Insight Out]] |
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| prev_year = 1967 |
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| next_title = [[Greatest Hits (The Association album)|Greatest Hits]] |
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| next_year = 1968 |
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}} |
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{{Album ratings |
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|rev1 = [[Allmusic]] |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r29436|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |
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'''''Birthday''''' is [[The Association]]'s fourth [[album]]. Despite the ostensibly psychedelic cover, the album was even lighter on psychedelic influences than their first three, with "The Time it is Today" being the sole representative of conventional psychedelic rock. Most of the album, including the two hit [[single (music)|singles]], "[[Everything That Touches You]]" (which hit number 10 in the charts<ref name="charts">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the association|chart=all}} The Association USA chart history], Billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.</ref>) and "Time For Livin'" (which reached number 39<ref name="charts"/>) is in the easy-listening symphonic pop vein. |
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This was the last LP by the group that spawned [[Top 40]] hits. It peaked at number 23 in the Billboard charts. |
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== MacArthur Park == |
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The song "[[MacArthur Park (song)|MacArthur Park]]", which was first recorded by [[Richard Harris]], was originally offered to the Association for inclusion on this album. Producer Bones Howes challenged Jimmy Webb to write a pop song that incorporated classical instrumentation and an odd time signature, which he planned to have the Association record. |
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According to rumors, the song was intended as a centerpiece for a twenty-four minute cantata that would occupy one side of the record; but the group rejected the idea and were only interested (albeit reluctantly) in recording the “MacArthur Park” section. This rumor was later debunked by Webb himself, claiming there was only one composition. The reason for its exclusion was that the group, being able songwriters themselves, were not willing to give up two to three of their songs for the sake of Webb's project. |
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When Harris, who had just performed a slew of musical numbers for the film adaptation of ''[[Camelot (film)|Camelot]]'', contacted Webb for a possible collaboration, this was among the compositions that were in consideration. The Harris recording became lead single for his pop record debut, ''[[A Tramp Shining]]'', and made its way onto the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79 on May 11, 1968, peaking at number 2 on June 22, 1968 behind [[Herb Alpert]]'s "[[This Guy's in Love with You]]". |
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==Track listing== |
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{|class="wikitable" |
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! Title |
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! Writer |
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! Lead vocals |
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! Recorded |
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! Time |
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||||'''Side 1'''|||||||| |
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|1. |
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|"Come on In" |
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|[[Jo Mapes]] |
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|Kirkman, Giguere |
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|January 26, February 19 & 20, 1968 |
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|3:16 |
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| 2. |
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| "Rose Petals, Incense and a Kitten" |
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| Ric McClelland, Jim Yester |
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| Yester |
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| February 3, 19 & 20, 1968 |
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| 2:49 |
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| 3. |
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| "Like Always" |
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| Tony Ortega, [[Bob Alcivar]], [[Larry Ramos]] |
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| Ramos |
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| December 27, 1967 & February 23, 1968 |
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| 3:04 |
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| 4. |
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| "[[Everything That Touches You]]" |
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| [[Terry Kirkman]] |
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| Kirkman, Yester |
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| November 14, 1967, January 4 & February 9, 1968 |
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| 3:17 |
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|- |
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| 5. |
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| "Toymaker" |
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| Jeff Comanor |
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| Yester, Kirkman |
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| February 3, 12 & 16, 1968 |
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| 3:25 |
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|- |
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| 1. |
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| "Barefoot Gentleman" |
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| Skip Carmel, Jim Yester |
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| Yester |
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| December 27, 1967, February 16 & 19, 1968 |
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| 3:23 |
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| 2. |
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| "Time for Livin" |
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| [[Addrisi Brothers]] |
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| Giguere, Ramos |
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| February 2, 19, 20 & 23, 1968 |
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| 2:43 |
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| 3. |
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| "Hear in Here" |
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| Ted Bluechel, Jr. |
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| Bluechel, Jr. |
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| February 2, 16, 19, 20 & 23, 1968 |
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| 3:13 |
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| 4. |
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| "The Time It Is Today" |
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| Russ Giguere |
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| Giguere |
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| December 27, 1967 |
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| 2:15 |
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| 5. |
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| "The Bus Song" |
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| Terry Kirkman |
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| Kirkman |
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| February 2 & 20, 1968 |
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| 3:27 |
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| 6. |
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|"Birthday Morning" |
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| Skip Carmel, Jim Yester |
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| Yester |
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| September 12, 1967 & January 4, 1968 |
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| 2:25 |
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|} |
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=== Singles === |
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#"Everything That Touches You" b/w "We Love Us" (Warner Bros. 7163) January 8, 1968 (US #10) |
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#"Time for Livin'" b/w "Birthday Morning" (Warner Bros. 7195) April 24, 1968 (US #39) |
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==Musicians== |
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According to the 2010 deluxe mono edition:<ref name="cherry">{{Cite web|title=Birthday: Deluxe expanded mono edition - product information|publisher=[[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]|url=https://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/crnow15|accessdate=2020-04-06}}</ref> |
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* [[Hal Blaine]] – drums |
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* [[Joe Osborn]], [[Ray Pohlman]] – bass |
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* Jim Yester, Tommy Tedesco, Russ Giguere, [[David Bennett Cohen]], [[Mike Deasy]], [[Dennis Budimir]], [[Al Casey (rock guitarist)|Al Casey]] – guitars |
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* [[Larry Knechtel]] – piano, keyboards |
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* Milton Holland, Dale Anderson, [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|Gene Estes]], [[Larry Bunker]] – vibes, various percussion |
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* [[Red Callender]] – double bass, tuba |
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* James Decker, Arthur Maebe, William Hinshaw, David Duke – french horns |
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* Emanuel Klein, Jimmy Zito, [[Buddy Childers]], [[Tony Terran]], [[Bobby Bryant (musician)|Bobby Bryant]] – trumpets |
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* Lew McCreary, David Wells – trombones |
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* James Decker, William Hinshaw – french horns |
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* John Johnson – saxophone |
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* Paulo Alencar, Arnold Belnick, Henry Ferber, Jacques Gasselin, Jerome Reisler, Ralph Schaeffer, Sidney Sharp, William Weiss, Shari Zippert – strings |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{The Association}} |
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[[Category:1968 albums]] |
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[[Category:The Association albums]] |
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[[Category:Warner Records albums]] |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Bones Howe]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 29 June 2020
- (This contained a test version of Birthday (Association album), see [/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Ofrss/sandbox&action=history its page history].)