Introducing the Beau Brummels
Encyclopedia
Introducing the Beau Brummels is the debut album by American
pop rock
band The Beau Brummels
. It was produced by Sly Stone
, lead singer of Sly & the Family Stone
. Unlike most debut albums of the era, ten of the twelve songs on this album are originals. The album peaked at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard 200
albums chart in 1965.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band The Beau Brummels
The Beau Brummels
The Beau Brummels were an American rock band. Formed in San Francisco in 1964, the band's original lineup included Sal Valentino , Ron Elliott , Ron Meagher , Declan Mulligan , and John Petersen...
. It was produced by Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Sly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
, lead singer of Sly & the Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
. Unlike most debut albums of the era, ten of the twelve songs on this album are originals. The album peaked at number 24 on the U.S. 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...
albums chart in 1965.
Side 1
- "Laugh, LaughLaugh, Laugh"Laugh, Laugh" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels, written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. Released in December 1964 as the band's debut single, the song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart the following February...
" - 2:54 - "Still in Love With You Baby" - 2:32
- "Just a LittleJust a Little (The Beau Brummels song)"Just a Little" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels. The song is included on the band's debut album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, and was released as its second single, following "Laugh, Laugh". "Just a Little" became the band's highest-charting U.S. single, peaking at number eight...
" (Durand, Elliott) - 2:23 - "Just Wait and See" - 2:22
- "Oh Lonesome MeOh Lonesome Me"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded by Don Gibson with Chet Atkins producing for RCA Victor in Nashville in 1958. The song topped the country chart for eight non consecutive weeks, in addition to reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (Don GibsonDon GibsonDonald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...
) - 2:22 - "Ain't That Loving You" (Deadric MaloneDon RobeyDon Robey was an American record label executive, songwriter and record producer, who used criminal means as part of his business model...
) - 2:22
Side 2
- "Stick Like Glue" - 1:58
- "They'll Make You Cry" - 3:05
- "That's If You Want Me To" - 2:23
- "I Want More Loving" - 2:23
- "I Would Be Happy" - 2:40
- "Not Too Long Ago" - 3:06
Bonus tracks (1998 Repertoire)
- "Good Time MusicGood Time Music"Good Time Music" is a song originally recorded by American pop rock band The Lovin' Spoonful in 1965. Written by John Sebastian, it appeared on the 1966 Elektra Records compilation What's Shakin'. The song has been described as "a sort of manifeseto of the group's optimism in its jaunty rhythms...
" (John SebastianJohn SebastianJohn Benson Sebastian Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and autoharpist. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000...
) - 3:05 (A-side) - "Gentle Wanderin' Ways" - 2:45
- "Fine With Me" - 2:17 (B-side)
- "Just a LittleJust a Little (The Beau Brummels song)"Just a Little" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels. The song is included on the band's debut album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, and was released as its second single, following "Laugh, Laugh". "Just a Little" became the band's highest-charting U.S. single, peaking at number eight...
" (Durand, Elliott) - 2:23 (Demo) - "It's So Nice" - 1:48 (Demo)
- "How Many Times" - 2:07 (Demo)
- "She's My Girl" - 2:28 (Demo)
- "News" - 1:56 (Demo)
- "I'll Tell You" - 2:45 (Outtake from Volume 2The Beau Brummels, Volume 2The Beau Brummels, Volume 2 is the second studio album by American rock group The Beau Brummels. Released in August 1965, the album contains the U.S...
) - "No Lonelier Man" - 2:01 (Demo)
- "She Loves Me" - 3:11 (Demo)
- "Tomorrow Is Another Day" - 2:44 (Demo)
Chart performance
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 24 |
External links
- [ Introducing the Beau Brummels] at Allmusic