Emitt Rhodes

Emitt Rhodes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B000002R3A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,793 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. With My Face on the Floor

2. Somebody Made for Me

3. She's Such a Beauty

4. Long Time No See

5. Lullabye

6. Fresh as a Daisy

7. Live Till You Die

8. Promises I've Made

9. You Take the Dark Out of the Night

10. You Should Be Ashamed

11. Ever Find Yourself Running

12. You Must Have

Editorial Reviews

2002 Japanese 24-bit remastered reissue of thesinger/songwriter's 1970 debut. Tracks such as 'With My Face on the Floor,' 'Someone Made For Me,' and the entire album as a whole showcase Rhodes' genius, and in the end, the songs are probably what most Beat --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pay No Attention To Other Reviews, July 10, 2001

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Robert M. Khoury (Across the street from Central Park) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emitt Rhodes (Audio CD)

It's been no less than 30 years since this album was released and most reviews continue to debate whether this artist derived too many of his musical ideas from Paul McCartney. Let's face facts, his musical abilities are so strong that a case could be made that practically every singer-songwriter who followed was influenced by McCartney to some meaningful degree. I say, why should we care? This is one of the few albums from the early 70's that I still regularly listen to. It's full of great songs that you will never tire of. I can't imagine anyone giving this album a fair hearing and not falling in love with it. No, it was not well received when it was first released. Why not, you ask? For the same reason, Mozart died miserable and broke, and was buried in an unmarked grave. Now, let's get over it, and just enjoy one of the best recordings of its time.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emmit Rhodes, Great Lost Pop Genius?, July 13, 2005

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J. Cherry (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emitt Rhodes (Audio CD)

I can't believe no one has reviewed this album yet.
This was originally released soon after McCartney had done his first solo record, playing all the parts and producing himself, Emmit did the same, but many, myself included, feel that he did it better. McCartney (the album) had an off-hand charm that was intentional, but Emmit's album is a very polished piece of work, a masterpiece, in fact. Rhodes was at the top of his game, fresh out of his hit group The Merry-Go-Round and burning with talent. There's not a false note on the album, it's as exquisitely crafted as a Bentley Continental, everything working together to make the whole more than the sum of its decetively simple parts. It has the "inevitable" feel of all perfect works of art. Anyone who likes classic Beatles style power-pop done with melody, soul and grace will bless the day they bought this album.
Emmit, we miss you.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost pop gem, December 3, 1999

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Rick "hunternc" (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emitt Rhodes (Audio CD)

Thank God for the advent of CD's or we might have never seen the re-release of this great album. Here is one of the most talented artists that never made it, commercially- although he came close with the single "Fresh As A Daisy", which still sounds as fresh and melodic today as it did almost 30 years ago. Another reviewer here already stated that this was the album that Paul McCartney should have made but didn't and that reviewer was right on target. This is a must-have CD (along with the two compilation CD's) if you're a McCartney/Beatles fan or just a lover of great, melodic power pop. (BTW, for Rhodes fans, he is supposedly releasing a brand new CD around the first part of 2000!)