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The latest in our Producers series contains 25 key tracks from the career of record producer, songwriter, publisher, record company owner, film director and all-round music biz mogul Lou Adler, an architect of the California sound and founder of the Dunhill and Ode record labels.
The collection spans the 1950s to the mid-1970s: from R&B stars Sam Cooke and Johnny “Guitar” Watson to “stoner rock” comedy duo Cheech & Chong and ‘Sweet Tranvestite’ from the US production of the Rocky Horror Show.
Adler, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award, also produced amongst many others Jan & Dean, the Mamas & the Papas and, most successfully, Carole King, whose “Tapestry” was the best-selling album of the 1970s.
The booklet features a new interview with Lou Adler and rare photos from his personal collection.
track listing
1. WONDERFUL WORLD - Sam Cooke
2. DEANA BABY - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
3. BIM BAM - Sam Butera & The Witnesses
4. BABY TALK - Jan & Dean
5. ALL OF MY LIFE - Sam Cooke
6. GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT - The Untouchables
7. ALLEY-OOP - Dante & The Evergreens
8. HONOLULU LULU - Jan & Dean
9. CRYING IN THE RAIN - The Everly Brothers
10. EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire
11. GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO - The Mamas & The Papas
12. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' - The Mamas & The Papas
13. SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR) - Scott McKenzie
14. STONEY END - The Blossoms
15. WONDERFUL - The Blossoms
16. SNOW QUEEN - The City
17. WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN - Peggy Lipton
18. THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' - The Brothers & Sisters Of Los Angeles
19. OH NO NOT MY BABY - Merry Clayton
20. IT'S TOO LATE - Carole King
21. IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME - Carole King
22. GIMME SHELTER - Merry Clayton
23. I GOT A LINE ON YOU - Spirit
24. EARACHE MY EYE - Cheech & Chong
25. SWEET TRANSVESTITE - Tim Curry & The Original Roxy Cast
