Mamas and Papas/Soul Train is the second album by Classics IV, released in 1968 on Imperial Records. The album was reissued in 1984 by Liberty Records, with "The Girl from Ipanema" omitted from it.[2][3][4]
| Mamas and Papas/Soul Train | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Studio | Studio One | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
| Label | Imperial Records | |||
| Producer | Bill Lowery | |||
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| Singles from Mamas and Papas/Soul Train | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album scratched the Billboard Top LPs, peaking at No. 196. "Stormy" was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Reception edit
The album was met with mixed reviews. Joe Viglione of AllMusic describes the album as a compilation of pop and soul acts, in which the band attempted to sound like the Mamas and the Papas.[1] Bad Cat calls the album inconsistent, but praised the group for bringing an entertaining mix of commercial pop and blue-eyed soul.[4]
Track listing edit
All songs are written by Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soul Train" | 2:40 | |
| 2. | "Bed of Roses" | Buie, Cobb, Adkins | 2:12 |
| 3. | "Strange Changes" | 2:22 | |
| 4. | "Ladies Man" | Buie, Adkins | 2:15 |
| 5. | "Waves" | 2:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Stormy" | 2:45 | |
| 7. | "Mama's And Papa's" | 2:06 | |
| 8. | "Pity The Fool" | Buie, Goldsboro | 2:08 |
| 9. | "It Ain't Necessarily So" | G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin | 1:45 |
| 10. | "24 Hours Of Loneliness" | 2:05 | |
| 11. | "The Girl from Ipanema" | Jobim, Gimbel, de Moraes | 2:28 |
Personnel edit
- Production
- Producer: Bill Lowery
- Photography: Marvin Lyons
Charts edit
- Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Billboard Top LPs | 196 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "Soul Train" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 90 |
| "Stormy" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 5 | |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[7] | 26 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Mamas and Papas/Soul Train: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Mamas and Papas/Soul Train". Crawdaddy (21–23). Crawdaddy Publishing Company. 1969. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. pp. 498–499. ISBN 9780851129396. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Classics IV". Bad Cat. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Soul Train". Music VF. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Stormy (Hot 100)". Music VF. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Stormy (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2020.