LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

this is a welcome re-issue of the extremely scarce early seventies solo album by denny doherty, who is one of the original members of the hugely successful mamas & the papas, one of the best loved of all sixties groups. denny doherty is one of the great vocalists of the sixties, a singer described by mamas & papas' michelle phillips as "the psychedelic frank sinatra" with the demise of the group amid drug-induced acrimony, denny embarked on a solo career which culminated in the 1974 lp "waiting for a song". the album featured backing vocals by cass and michelle phillips on what proved to be cass elliot's final recording, as she would suffer a fatal heart attack in london in july of that year. this album is very much one for aficionados of margo guryan/ free design style intelligent vocal pop- flowerpower-sunshine pop. this album has great worldwide potential as the mamas & papas were very popular especially in the us & canada and japan in recent years, denny has told the tale of his experiences through songs and anecdotes in his moving and very effective musical "dream a little dream (the nearly true story of the mamas and the papas)" where with great feeling he reminisces about the early days and the rise from shared apartments to mansions. this unusual and superior production has toured extensively and been celebrated everywhere, denny will be touring europe for 2006. simone / children of my mind / you'll never know / together / it can only happen in america / southern comfort / you've lost that lovin' feelin' / goodnight and good morning / lay me down (roll me out to sea) / give me back that old familiar feeling / i'm home again