The American Breed (album)

The American Breed is the self-titled debut album by the 1960s jazz-rock group The American Breed, released in the fall of 1967. Nine of the eleven tracks were cover songs, only "Same Old Thing" and "Short Skirts" were originals. The album spawned three hit singles: "I Don't Think You Know Me", "Don't Forget About Me", and their first major hit, "Step Out of Your Mind" (#24)

The American Breed
Studio album by The American Breed
Released	1967
Recorded	1967
Studio	Universal Recording Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	30:25
Label	Acta
Producer	Bill Traut
The American Breed chronology
The American Breed (1967) Bend Me, Shape Me (1968)

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Step Out of Your Mind"	Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor	2:30
2.	"Knock on Wood"	Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd	3:35
3.	"We've Gotta Get Out of This Place"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	3:23
4.	"Same Old Thing"	Chuck Colbert, Gary Loizzo	2:22
5.	"Lipstick Traces"	Naomi Neville	2:19
6.	"Don't Forget About Me"	Gerry Goffin, Carole King	2:35
7.	"High Heel Sneakers"	Robert Higgenbotham	2:57
8.	"My Girl"	Smokey Robinson, Ronald White	3:00
9.	"Short Skirts"	Colbert, Loizzo	2:27
10.	"I Don't Think You Know Me"	Goffin, King	2:39
11.	"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"	Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder	2:38

Personnel

The American Breed

• Gary Loizzo – lead vocals, lead guitar, organ
• Chuck Colbert – bass
• Al Ciner – twelve string guitar
• Lee Graziano – drums, trumpet

Technical

• Bill Traut – producer
• Eddie Higgins – arranger
• Jerry DeClercq – engineer

External links

• The American Breed at Discogs