Climax (band)
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Climax was an American
band
formed in 1970 in Los Angeles
, California
, most noted for their 1971-1972 hit
song
"Precious and Few," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart and #1 on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 singles chart. This disc
sold over one million copies and was certified
gold
by the RIAA
on February 21, 1972.
. Other musicians who played on the band's lone album included Gordon MacKinnon (double reed
and woodwind solos); bassists
Joe Osborne, Steve La Fever, Reinie Press, and Joe Bellamy; keyboardists
Nick D'Amico and Larry Knechtel
; drummers
John Raines, Jon Jon Guttman (who also played other percussion), and Earl Palmer; and percussionist Alan Estes. The band was together from 1970 to 1976.
Climax came out of the ashes of the 1960s hit band The Outsiders
. A few singles were released under the Outsiders name, but when Tom King
of the original band threatened legal action, the name of the band was changed to Climax (singles released under The Outsiders name included "Lovin' You"/"Think I'm Fallin'" and "Changes"/"Lost In My World"). Following the name change, the album Climax Featuring Sonny Geraci was released. The band is often considered a one-hit wonder
because other than "Precious and Few", no other releases gained much widespread success. In spite of the success of "Precious and Few", the album barely made it into the top 100 portion of the Billboard 200
sales chart, peaking at #177.
"Precious and Few", the band's biggest hit, was actually first recorded in 1970 with producer Ron Kramer. It was later re-worked by producer Larry Cox, who was assigned by label owner Marc Gordon to re-tool the band's material. Cox, who later would work with Jefferson Starship
and produce many of their soft rock ballads (including "Miracles
"), was introduced to Climax by fellow Texan Johnny Stevenson. Cox urged the band to re-record "Precious and Few" and encouraged lead singer Sonny Geraci to capitalize on his extraordinary abilities to perform high-powered ballads.
The story of "Precious and Few" has many twists. It was stored in the Bell Records archives for a couple of years, but was dusted off after a Bell executive heard it being played on a Santa Barbara radio station (Climax's home base). Bell Records subsidiary, Carousel, released the record in Hawaii as a test six months prior to being a hit on the mainland. After more market tests in Buffalo and Boston in early 1972, the record exploded and gained momentum quickly. On the week ending February 26, 1972, "Precious and Few" peaked at the #3 spot on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart (spending two weeks at that position), and also hit #1 on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 chart.
The follow-up single to "Precious and Few" was "Life and Breath", a song written by George S. Clinton (who later would contribute to the Austin Powers
movie song tracks). "Life and Breath" reached #1 status in Hawaii, #11 at KHJ in Los Angeles, and topped out on the national charts at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #15 on Billboard' s Easy Listening chart. Once "Life and Breath" ran out of steam, Climax never recovered. It should be noted that they were the first band to record "Rock and Roll Heaven", a song written for Sonny Geraci by both Alan O'Day
and Climax keyboard player Johnny Stevenson. "Rock and Roll Heaven" was later recorded by The Righteous Brothers
(with some lyric changes), and became the duo's comeback hit in the summer of 1974.
Climax's record label, Carousel, was owned by Marc Gordon, who was also managing The 5th Dimension at the time. The existence of another Carousel label caused Gordon to change the label's name to Rocky Road. In retrospect, Gordon's plate was full managing a supergroup, and signing and managing other artists, including Al Wilson
("The Snake" and "Show and Tell
"). All of this hampered Climax's follow-up single ("Life and Breath") and future singles releases (including "Rock and Roll Heaven"). During Climax's run with Rocky Road, they charted four top 5 records in Hawaii: "Precious and Few", "Life and Breath", "Walking in the Georgia Rain" and "Caroline This Time".
"Walking in the Georgia Rain" was issued with the artist name displayed as "Sonny Geraci and Climax." A short time later, an article appeared in Billboard stating that the group had recorded four new tracks with producer Larry Cox, and "It's Gonna Get Better" would be the first track issued from the session. "It's Gonna Get Better" was issued, also as by Sonny Geraci and Climax, but stock copies were not pressed, and the other new tracks recorded with Cox were left in the can, as "It's Gonna Get Better" proved to be the final Climax release.
In 1972, the group appeared "live in the studio" for the promotional "Sounds Like the Navy" radio show, issued on 2 LPs only to radio stations. Performing without any orchestral backing, the group faithfully reproduced many of their released songs and also performed several songs, including originals written by Nims, that were never issued in any other format. Keyboard player Johnny Stevenson also scored a solo release issued as Rocky Road 30065, pairing "The Great Campaign" (an instrumental written by Stevenson) with an instrumental version of "If It Feels Good - Do It."
Many industry insiders felt Climax should have been far more successful than they actually were. The lack of a solid, powerful marketing and managing organization hurt the band when their follow-up "Life and Breath" was not given enough attention and funding to break through. After "Life and Breath" fizzled, and the fact the label was not ready to release the band's only album, Climax featuring Sonny Geraci during "Precious and Few"'s climb to the top of the charts eroded the bands popularity and market edge.
They recorded
one album
, many singles
and unreleased sides. Nims was their principal songwriter
and guitarist
. "Precious and Few" was famed vocal arranger Tom Bahler
's first opportunity to demonstrate his extraordinary talents. Hired by producer Larry Cox, Bahler, along with his brother John, later created a significant impact in the music industry as arrangers and session singers in the late '60s and '70s performing on hundreds of singles (most notably the recordings by The Partridge Family
).
for subsequent singles. The album has never been released on CD
.
released. All by budget labels, and none have been remastered.
The first was released in 1997 and listed ten tracks, but actually included eleven:
The second was released in 1998, and contained fifteen songs (actually sixteen with another "hidden" song). Many were in the "unreleased" category above:
"Precious and Few", "Life and Breath", "Merlin", "Picnic in the Rain" (without "Postlude"), "Rainbow Rides Are Free", "It's Coming Today", "If It Feels Good-Do It", "Child of December" (with an unlisted "Prelude" before it), "Caroline This Time" (longer version than on the single), "Walking in the Georgia Rain", "Searchin'", "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore", "Droopy Shoulders", "Rosemary Blue" and "Young Boy".
The third compilation was released in 2002, and is available on iTunes
:
With these three releases, only "Changes", "Hard Rock Group", "Lost in My World", "It's Gonna Get Better", "Wait for You", "Face the Music" & "Hand Me Down My Rock & Roll Shoes" are unreleased on CD.
United States
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band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
formed in 1970 in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, most noted for their 1971-1972 hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
"Precious and Few," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart and #1 on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 singles chart. This disc
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
sold over one million copies and was certified
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
on February 21, 1972.
Career
Climax consisted of Marc Gordon, Larry Cox, John Stevenson, Walter Nims, and Sonny GeraciSonny Geraci
Sonny Geraci is an American musician and singer, best known as the former lead singer of musical groups The Outsiders and Climax.Geraci first became known as the original lead vocalist with The Outsiders, a band from Cleveland, Ohio...
. Other musicians who played on the band's lone album included Gordon MacKinnon (double reed
Double reed
A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments. The term double reed comes from the fact that there are two pieces of cane vibrating against each other. A single reed consists of one piece of cane which vibrates against a mouthpiece made of metal, hardened...
and woodwind solos); bassists
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Joe Osborne, Steve La Fever, Reinie Press, and Joe Bellamy; keyboardists
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Nick D'Amico and Larry Knechtel
Larry Knechtel
Lawrence William "Larry" Knechtel was an American keyboard player and bassist, best known for his work as a session musician with such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Duane Eddy, The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, The Partridge Family, The Doors, and Elvis Presley, and as a member of the 1970s...
; drummers
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
John Raines, Jon Jon Guttman (who also played other percussion), and Earl Palmer; and percussionist Alan Estes. The band was together from 1970 to 1976.
Climax came out of the ashes of the 1960s hit band The Outsiders
The Outsiders (American band)
The Outsiders was an American rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio, that was founded and led by guitarist Tom King. The band is best known for its Top 5 hit "Time Won't Let Me" in early 1966, which peaked at #5 in the US, but the band had three other hit singles in 1966 and released a total of...
. A few singles were released under the Outsiders name, but when Tom King
Tom King (musician)
Thomas R. King was an American songwriter, guitarist, and arranger. He founded the 1960s rock band The Outsiders, and co-wrote the band's biggest hit song, "Time Won't Let Me".-Life and career:...
of the original band threatened legal action, the name of the band was changed to Climax (singles released under The Outsiders name included "Lovin' You"/"Think I'm Fallin'" and "Changes"/"Lost In My World"). Following the name change, the album Climax Featuring Sonny Geraci was released. The band is often considered a one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
because other than "Precious and Few", no other releases gained much widespread success. In spite of the success of "Precious and Few", the album barely made it into the top 100 portion of the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
sales chart, peaking at #177.
"Precious and Few", the band's biggest hit, was actually first recorded in 1970 with producer Ron Kramer. It was later re-worked by producer Larry Cox, who was assigned by label owner Marc Gordon to re-tool the band's material. Cox, who later would work with Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band formed in the early 1970s. The group is a spin-off from the iconic 1960s psychedelic/folk group Jefferson Airplane. The band has undergone several major changes in personnel and genres through the years while retaining the same Jefferson Starship name...
and produce many of their soft rock ballads (including "Miracles
Miracles (Jefferson Starship song)
"Miracles" is a song written by Marty Balin and originally recorded by Jefferson Starship, appearing on their 1975 album Red Octopus."Miracles" peaked at #3 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest-charting single the band ever recorded under the name "Jefferson Starship,"...
"), was introduced to Climax by fellow Texan Johnny Stevenson. Cox urged the band to re-record "Precious and Few" and encouraged lead singer Sonny Geraci to capitalize on his extraordinary abilities to perform high-powered ballads.
The story of "Precious and Few" has many twists. It was stored in the Bell Records archives for a couple of years, but was dusted off after a Bell executive heard it being played on a Santa Barbara radio station (Climax's home base). Bell Records subsidiary, Carousel, released the record in Hawaii as a test six months prior to being a hit on the mainland. After more market tests in Buffalo and Boston in early 1972, the record exploded and gained momentum quickly. On the week ending February 26, 1972, "Precious and Few" peaked at the #3 spot on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart (spending two weeks at that position), and also hit #1 on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 chart.
The follow-up single to "Precious and Few" was "Life and Breath", a song written by George S. Clinton (who later would contribute to the Austin Powers
Austin Powers (film series)
The Austin Powers series is a series of action-comedy films written by and starring Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema...
movie song tracks). "Life and Breath" reached #1 status in Hawaii, #11 at KHJ in Los Angeles, and topped out on the national charts at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #15 on Billboard
Alan O'Day
Alan O'Day is an American singer-songwriter, best known for writing and singing "Undercover Angel," a song which was number 1 in 1977. He also wrote songs for several other notable performers, such as 1974's Helen Reddy number 1 hit "Angie Baby" and the Righteous Brothers' number 3 hit "Rock And...
and Climax keyboard player Johnny Stevenson. "Rock and Roll Heaven" was later recorded by The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They recorded from 1963 through 1975, and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003...
(with some lyric changes), and became the duo's comeback hit in the summer of 1974.
Climax's record label, Carousel, was owned by Marc Gordon, who was also managing The 5th Dimension at the time. The existence of another Carousel label caused Gordon to change the label's name to Rocky Road. In retrospect, Gordon's plate was full managing a supergroup, and signing and managing other artists, including Al Wilson
Al Wilson (singer)
Al Wilson was an American soul singer best known for the million-selling #1 hit, "Show and Tell". He is also remembered for his Northern soul anthem, "The Snake".-Career:...
("The Snake" and "Show and Tell
Show and Tell (song)
"Show and Tell" is a popular song written by Jerry Fuller and first recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1972. A 1973 recording of the song by Al Wilson reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week on January 19, 1974, which sold over two million copies and was named a Cashbox Magazine Number...
"). All of this hampered Climax's follow-up single ("Life and Breath") and future singles releases (including "Rock and Roll Heaven"). During Climax's run with Rocky Road, they charted four top 5 records in Hawaii: "Precious and Few", "Life and Breath", "Walking in the Georgia Rain" and "Caroline This Time".
"Walking in the Georgia Rain" was issued with the artist name displayed as "Sonny Geraci and Climax." A short time later, an article appeared in Billboard stating that the group had recorded four new tracks with producer Larry Cox, and "It's Gonna Get Better" would be the first track issued from the session. "It's Gonna Get Better" was issued, also as by Sonny Geraci and Climax, but stock copies were not pressed, and the other new tracks recorded with Cox were left in the can, as "It's Gonna Get Better" proved to be the final Climax release.
In 1972, the group appeared "live in the studio" for the promotional "Sounds Like the Navy" radio show, issued on 2 LPs only to radio stations. Performing without any orchestral backing, the group faithfully reproduced many of their released songs and also performed several songs, including originals written by Nims, that were never issued in any other format. Keyboard player Johnny Stevenson also scored a solo release issued as Rocky Road 30065, pairing "The Great Campaign" (an instrumental written by Stevenson) with an instrumental version of "If It Feels Good - Do It."
Many industry insiders felt Climax should have been far more successful than they actually were. The lack of a solid, powerful marketing and managing organization hurt the band when their follow-up "Life and Breath" was not given enough attention and funding to break through. After "Life and Breath" fizzled, and the fact the label was not ready to release the band's only album, Climax featuring Sonny Geraci during "Precious and Few"'s climb to the top of the charts eroded the bands popularity and market edge.
They recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
one album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, many singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and unreleased sides. Nims was their principal songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
. "Precious and Few" was famed vocal arranger Tom Bahler
Tom Bahler
Thomas Lee Bähler , is an American singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and producer.He is the brother of John Bähler.-Early career:...
's first opportunity to demonstrate his extraordinary talents. Hired by producer Larry Cox, Bahler, along with his brother John, later created a significant impact in the music industry as arrangers and session singers in the late '60s and '70s performing on hundreds of singles (most notably the recordings by The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...
).
Album information
Climax's lone album, Climax Featuring Sonny Geraci, was released in 1972 on Rocky Road Records. The album had twelve cuts, and some were used as B-sidesA-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
for subsequent singles. The album has never been released on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
.
Side 1
- "Life & Breath" - (3:17)
- "I've Got Everything" - (3:16)
- "Postlude" - (:38) (instrumentalInstrumentalAn instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
- orchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
l version of "I've Got Everything") - "Picnic In The Rain" - (3:29)
- "Face The Music" - (3:00)
- "Precious and Few" - (2:43)
Side 2
- "It's Coming Today" - (3:02)
- "Rainbow Rides Are Free" - (3:06)
- "If It Feels Good - Do It" - (3:33)
- "Merlin" - (4:18)
- "Prelude" - (:48) (instrumental - orchestral version of "Life & Breath")
- "Child Of December" - (3:15)
Single releases
- "Lovin' You" / "Think I'm Fallin'" (issued as by Sonny Geraci, on Capitol; both sides written by Walter Nims)
- "Changes" / "Lost in My World" (issued as by The Outsiders, on Bell with a Carousel imprint; both sides written by Nims)
- "Hard Rock Group" / (no B-side; no stock copy known to exist; A-side written by Nims)
- "Precious and Few" (#3 Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
) / "Park Preserve" (B-side by Nims and non-LP; longer version of B-side issued on compilation CD) - "Life and Breath" (#52 Billboard Hot 100) / "If It Feels Good Do It" (B-side later coveredCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by The StoriesThe StoriesFor the 1970s band, see Stories The Stories is a boxset of three EPs by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. The boxset was released as the EPs had become quite rare around the world. The Stories had a high amount of sales and ended up selling all 3,000 copies, causing it to be equally as rare as...
) - "Caroline This Time" / "Rainbow Rides Are Free" (A-side non-LP and written by Nims)
- "Rock and Roll Heaven" / "Face the Music" (A-side non-LP, written by Johnny Stevenson and Alan O'Day; lyrics revised for later version by The Righteous Brothers)
- "Walking in the Georgia Rain" / "Picnic in the Rain" (A-side non-LP and written by John Rhys; issued as by Sonny Geraci and Climax)
- "It's Gonna Get Better" / (no B-side; no stock copy known to exist; A-side non-LP and written by Geraci; issued as by Sonny Geraci and Climax)
Unreleased songs
- "Waiting for the End to Come" (recorded as proposed A-side for Metromedia in 1969 but not released; appeared on compilation CD)
- "Hand Me Down My Rock & Roll Shoes"
- "Droopy Shoulders"
- "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
- "Young Boy (writer Lee Dresser)"
- "Rosemary Blue"
- "Searchin'" (a cover of The CoastersThe CoastersThe Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller...
track) - "Wait for You" (a cover of the Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
track) - "The War" (Lee MichaelsLee MichaelsLee Michaels plays the Hammond organ, piano, and guitar , and is best known for his 1971 Top 10 pop hit single, "Do You Know What I Mean."-Career:...
' tune)
CD issues
There have been three official CDsCompact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
released. All by budget labels, and none have been remastered.
The first was released in 1997 and listed ten tracks, but actually included eleven:
- "Precious and Few"
- "Life and Breath"
- "Merlin"
- "Picnic in the Rain" ("Postlude" is here prior to "Picnic...", but not listed)
- "Rock and Roll Heaven"
- "Park Preserve" (long version)
- "Rainbow Rides Are Free"
- "Waiting for the End to Come"
- "It's Coming Today"
- "If It Feels Good-Do It"
The second was released in 1998, and contained fifteen songs (actually sixteen with another "hidden" song). Many were in the "unreleased" category above:
"Precious and Few", "Life and Breath", "Merlin", "Picnic in the Rain" (without "Postlude"), "Rainbow Rides Are Free", "It's Coming Today", "If It Feels Good-Do It", "Child of December" (with an unlisted "Prelude" before it), "Caroline This Time" (longer version than on the single), "Walking in the Georgia Rain", "Searchin'", "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore", "Droopy Shoulders", "Rosemary Blue" and "Young Boy".
The third compilation was released in 2002, and is available on iTunes
ITunes
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:
- "Precious and Few"
- "Life and Breath"
- "Merlin"
- "Park Preserve"
- "Picnic In The Rain"
- "Rainbow Rides Are Free"
- "Waiting for the End to Come"
- "It's Coming Today"
- "If It Feels Good Do It"
- "I've Got Everything"
- "Child of December"
- "Searchin'" (shorter single version)
- "The War"
With these three releases, only "Changes", "Hard Rock Group", "Lost in My World", "It's Gonna Get Better", "Wait for You", "Face the Music" & "Hand Me Down My Rock & Roll Shoes" are unreleased on CD.