Seventh Son/Going Home

by Georgie Fame

Overview

During the late '60s and early '70s, Georgie Fame was pursuing a different path than most of his British peers -- Clapton, Van Morrison, Stevie Winwood. Instead of loosening up, with longer jams and bluesier, earthier playing, Fame was actually tightening up, with the charts and jazz players to match. (Recording with big bands was about the closest he got to excess.) Thus, the stardom and acclaim he'd received during 1964-1965 quickly evaporated, and he failed to make the popular transition from AM pop to FM rock. That, of course, doesn't mean he didn't record quality material during that time -- it was just that those who appreciated him tended to be over 35 instead of under 25 (the same audience who could recognize and appreciate references to '50s jazzbos like Lambert, Hendricks & Ross or Mose Allison). The BGO two-fer that combines 1969's Seventh Son with 1971's Going Home is a good example of his work of the period. The recordings are great, and the charts are tight and well-played by Fame's horn section. The former has plenty of Fame originals, with the same laid-back, jivey delivery as his earlier material, even if the songs themselves can't match the candle-power of his earlier hits "Sunny" or "Sitting in the Park." The latter is all covers, but they aren't perfectly picked -- a few more with the same broad appeal of "Sunny" may not have continued to endear his fans, but they could possibly have paid the bills for long enough to keep Fame going as a top-flight act. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	02/12/2008
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261207005
Rank:	130813

Tracks

1. Seventh Son
2. Blossom
3. Inside Story
4. Am I Wasting My Time?
5. Is It Really the Same?
6. Somebody Stole My Thunder
7. Ho Ho Ho
8. Bird in a World of People
9. Fully Booked
10. Vino Tequila
11. I Believe in Love
12. It Won't Hurt to Try It
13. Going Home
14. Foolish Child
15. Sister Jane
16. Peaceful
17. Happiness
18. Children of My Mind
19. Lay Me Down
20. Easy Lovin', Easy Livin'
21. Pass It Around
22. Stormy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Georgie Fame   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards
Colin Green   Guitar
John Marshall   Drums
Derek Watkins   Trumpet
Harvey Burns   Drums
Art Themen   Saxophone
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
Brian Odgers   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Stan Sulzmann   Saxophone
Chris Pyne   Trombone
Pete Ahern   Percussion
Les Condon   Trumpet
John Hockridge   Trumpet,Trumpet
Robert Cornford   Piano
John Collier   Trumpet,Trumpet
Peter King   Saxophone

Technical Credits

James Cobb   Composer
John Tobler   Liner Notes
Colin Green   Arranger
Barry Ainsworth   Engineer
Andrew Thompson   Remastering
Martin "Nobby" Clarke   Producer
Trevor Sutton   Original Design Concept
Willie Dixon   Composer
Alan Price   Producer,Audio Production
Georgie Fame   Arranger,Sleeve Notes
Graham Attwood   Cover Photo
Allan Ballard   Photography
Mike Smith   Executive Producer
John Hays   Original Sleeve Design
Buddy Buie   Composer
Keith Mansfield   Producer,Audio Production
Martin Clarke   Audio Production