Ricochet (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)
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Ricochet is the 1967 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles.
Ooh Po Pe Do Girl was written by band member Jeff Hanna. This is a 12 bar blues. Jimmie Fadden's hamonica plays over piano, guitar, and drums, with harmonica & guitar solos at break. The lyrics praise and woo the Ooh Po Pe Do Girl.
Coney Island Washboard was written in 1926 , and is played here in that style. The song features a solos by washboard, banjo, scat vocal, kazoo, and washtub bass. The lyrics are about a woman who plays music on the washboard while doing laundry on the Coney Island
boardwalk.
Put a Bar in My Car lyric complain that everything is going wrong, so "I'm going to drive myself to drink". It has a double vocal. Guitar and drum provide most of the music. Harmonica plays over the second half.
It's Raining Here in Long Beach was written by Jackson Browne. It starts like a slow dirge with a Ringo like vocal. The second half speeds up like 20s popular song. The lyrics caution that while Long Beach can be fun, you can't afford to live there. Banjo is the dominant instrument.
I'll Search the Sky has a funky riff behind the verses. The first verse is guitars, the second verse adds horns. The choruses and final verse include violin. The lyrics speak with regret and yearning for the "bird" who came, stayed for a while, but eventually flew off on her own.
Truly Right was written by Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley, who recorded it themselves the next year for their first album Down in L. A.. They are best known for their 1970 top 10 hit One Toke Over the Line. The music is acoustic guitars, banjo, drums, and tambourine, with two vocalist. The lyrics admit that he let a relationship slip away that was "right as rain".
Tide of Love was written by Steve Copeland and Greg Noonan who wrote the hit Buy For Me the Rain on the first NGDB album. The tune is a ballad featuring a string quartet, guitar, and oboe. The lyrics asks the object of his affection to join him in appreciation of the beauty in nature and to love him now, simply, without undue concern for the uncertain future.
Happy Fat Annie was written by band member Bruce Kunkel and is another 1920s style song. The music is kazoos and banjo with tempo alternating between fast and slow. The lyrics sing of Annie's charms and ask for one more try.
I'll Never Forget What's Her Name was written by Harvey Gerst and Mike Kollander who were contemporary songwriters. The songs starts with a guitar intro, which is repeated in the middle. The rest of the song choppy quarter notes on piano and drum. A trombone adds some accent notes. The lyrics are one long joke, I can't remember anything about you, but I can't forget you.
Call Again was written by band member Bruce Kunkel. The song has a Ringo Starr vibe with drums up front. Guitar is accompanied by violin and flute. The lyric implore you to disregard the thoughtless thing he may have said or done, and please call again.
The Teddy Bear's Picnic
was written in the 1930s and has been recorded many times. This version features silly vocals that sound like the Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz
. The main lyrics are sung by Les Thompson in a normal voice.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded...
. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles.
Track listing
- "Shadow Dream Song" (Jackson BrowneJackson BrowneJackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....
) - 3:50 - "Ooh Po Pe Do Girl" (Jeff Hanna) - 3:20
- "Coney Island Washboard" (Hampton Durand, Jerry Adams, Ned Nester, Aude Shugard) - 3:43
- "Put a Bar in My Car" (Davis, Smith) - 3:08
- "It's Raining Here in Long Beach" (Jackson Browne) - 3:36
- "I'll Search the Sky" (Jeff Hanna) - 3:14
- "Truly Right" (Michael Brewer, Tom Shipley) - 3:27
- "Tide of Love" (Greg Copeland, Steve Noonan) - 3:06
- "Happy Fat Annie" (Bruce Kunkel) - 4:35
- "I'll Never Forget What's Her Name" (Harvey Gerst, Mike Kollander) - 3:45
- "Call Again" (Bruce Kunkel) - 3:45
- "The Teddy Bear's PicnicTeddy bears' picnic"Teddy Bears' Picnic" is a song consisting of a melody by American composer John Walter Bratton, written in 1907, and lyrics added by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy in 1932. It remains popular as a children's song, having been recorded by numerous artists over the decades. Kennedy lived at...
" (John Walter BrattonJohn Walter BrattonJohn Walter Bratton was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and theatrical producer who became popular during the era known as the Gay Nineties-Early life:...
, Jimmy KennedyJimmy KennedyJimmy Kennedy OBE was an Irish songwriter, predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer", or co-writing with the composers Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon amongst others.-Biography:Kennedy was born near Omagh...
) - 3:45
Personnel
- Jeff Hanna – Guitar, mandolin, washboard, vocals
- Jimmie Fadden – Guitar, harmonica, washtub bass, vocals
- Ralph Barr – Guitar, clarinet, vocals
- Les Thompson – Guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Bruce Kunkel – Guitar, kazoo, vocals
- John McEuenJohn McEuenJohn McEuen , is an American folk musician and entertainer. He was one of the earliest members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He played with the band from 1966 to 1986, and returned in 2001.The group prior to that 'dissolved' a few times briefly, but none as long as in 1968, right after spending 4...
– Banjo, guitar, mandolin, washtub bass
About the Songs
Shadow Dream Song was written by Jackson Browne years before his first album. The music features a fast, high guitar pattern, with violin playing long notes over it, and a drum filling in the spaces. A flute adds accents in places. The lyrics describe events with and feeling about a girl in the court of princess and a prince. He describes her as "a laughing, dappled shadow".Ooh Po Pe Do Girl was written by band member Jeff Hanna. This is a 12 bar blues. Jimmie Fadden's hamonica plays over piano, guitar, and drums, with harmonica & guitar solos at break. The lyrics praise and woo the Ooh Po Pe Do Girl.
Coney Island Washboard was written in 1926 , and is played here in that style. The song features a solos by washboard, banjo, scat vocal, kazoo, and washtub bass. The lyrics are about a woman who plays music on the washboard while doing laundry on the Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
boardwalk.
Put a Bar in My Car lyric complain that everything is going wrong, so "I'm going to drive myself to drink". It has a double vocal. Guitar and drum provide most of the music. Harmonica plays over the second half.
It's Raining Here in Long Beach was written by Jackson Browne. It starts like a slow dirge with a Ringo like vocal. The second half speeds up like 20s popular song. The lyrics caution that while Long Beach can be fun, you can't afford to live there. Banjo is the dominant instrument.
I'll Search the Sky has a funky riff behind the verses. The first verse is guitars, the second verse adds horns. The choruses and final verse include violin. The lyrics speak with regret and yearning for the "bird" who came, stayed for a while, but eventually flew off on her own.
Truly Right was written by Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley, who recorded it themselves the next year for their first album Down in L. A.. They are best known for their 1970 top 10 hit One Toke Over the Line. The music is acoustic guitars, banjo, drums, and tambourine, with two vocalist. The lyrics admit that he let a relationship slip away that was "right as rain".
Tide of Love was written by Steve Copeland and Greg Noonan who wrote the hit Buy For Me the Rain on the first NGDB album. The tune is a ballad featuring a string quartet, guitar, and oboe. The lyrics asks the object of his affection to join him in appreciation of the beauty in nature and to love him now, simply, without undue concern for the uncertain future.
Happy Fat Annie was written by band member Bruce Kunkel and is another 1920s style song. The music is kazoos and banjo with tempo alternating between fast and slow. The lyrics sing of Annie's charms and ask for one more try.
I'll Never Forget What's Her Name was written by Harvey Gerst and Mike Kollander who were contemporary songwriters. The songs starts with a guitar intro, which is repeated in the middle. The rest of the song choppy quarter notes on piano and drum. A trombone adds some accent notes. The lyrics are one long joke, I can't remember anything about you, but I can't forget you.
Call Again was written by band member Bruce Kunkel. The song has a Ringo Starr vibe with drums up front. Guitar is accompanied by violin and flute. The lyric implore you to disregard the thoughtless thing he may have said or done, and please call again.
The Teddy Bear's Picnic
Teddy bears' picnic
"Teddy Bears' Picnic" is a song consisting of a melody by American composer John Walter Bratton, written in 1907, and lyrics added by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy in 1932. It remains popular as a children's song, having been recorded by numerous artists over the decades. Kennedy lived at...
was written in the 1930s and has been recorded many times. This version features silly vocals that sound like the Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...
. The main lyrics are sung by Les Thompson in a normal voice.