The Cowsills [EXTRA TRACKS]

Cowsills

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1967
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B000002Z87
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #197,796 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rain, the Park & Other Things

2. Park

3. Other Things

4. Pennies

5. Rue du Soleil

6. Thinkin' About the Other Side

7. Dreams of Linda

8. River Blue

9. Gettin' into That Sunny Feelin' Again

10. That's My Time of Day

11. Troubled Roses

12. (Stop Look) Is Anyone There?

13. How Can I Make You See

14. (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need

15. Love, American Style [*]

16. Impossible Years [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Cowsills arrived with their first MGM album in 1967., February 14, 1999

By A Customer

The 1967 album that showcases the Cowsills' first great 45, "The Rain, the Park and other Things," offers a winsome trip back to the greatest year of 60s pop music. While "Rain" is the outstanding track on this album, several others will interest fans of their sound (which features some of the brightest harmonies of the 60s). Here it's all the boys (later on the "Mini-Mom" Barbara and her daughter Susan got in on it). Highlights of this album include "Dreams of Linda" and "La Rue du Soleil," about an attraction to a jeune fille in a Paris street cafe that ends disappointingly (it has a charming accordion background). Fans of Hendrix and Joplin will find this material bland (Hendrix trashed the Beach Boys too), but those who retain some 60s innocence will get into it. I reheard all my Cowsills albums last month, and in replaying this one I was pleasantly surprised by side 2, which I hadn't listened to closely. Razor & Tie did us a favor issuing it -- I just wish some other Cowsills albums, like Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools (1968) and II X II (1971), could get onto CD. The Cowsills' bright sound suffers badly on scratched vinyl. R&T has done a solid job remastering this one. Recommended, especially to those who like their hits and want to hear more.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cowsills Fans Only, June 21, 1998

By A Customer

Though it contains their breakthrough hit ("The Rain, The Park, and Other Things") and the elusive theme from "Love American Style," only diehard fans of the family should pick this up, as most of the songs are not up to the quality of later hits. Good sound and interesting liner notes.

1.0 out of 5 stars Only for die-hard Cowsills fans; even then it's not worth buying, August 5, 2009

By	Greg Munyard - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is for the Razor & Tie version (catalogue # RE 2037). I bought it purely for "The Rain, The Park And Other Things" as it's one of my all-time favourite songs. Unfortunately there is nothing else on this disc (except if you were a *serious* die-hard Cowsills fan).

Pros:
- This disc has been mastered by Steve Hoffman who is a renowned, and arguably the best, mastering engineer. As such the sound of this disc is fantastic with a very natural, analogue quality.

Cons:
- The Rain, The Park And Other Things is the stereo mix and is FAR inferior to the mono mix. The harmonies ("I love the flower girl"... etc.) in the chorus are very buried in the mix and the instruments dominate the vocals throughout the entire song.
- Nothing else on the CD

N.B: The track listing provided by Amazon is incorrect. My CD is as follows (asterisk denotes changes in the Amazon provided track listing; hash denotes bonus tracks):

1. The Rain, The Park And Other Things
2. Pennies*
3. La Rue Du Soleil*
4. Thinkin' About The Other Side*
5. Dreams of Linda*
6. River Blue*
7. Gettin' Into That Sunny, Sunny Feelin' Again*
8. That's My Time of Day*
9. Troubled Roses*
10. (Stop, Look) Is Anyone There?*
11. How Can I Make You See*
12. (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need*
13. Love American Style* [#]
14. The Impossible Years* [#]

In Short:
Don't bother; look for the mono mix of "The Rain, The Park And Other Things" which is available on 45's on CD, Vol. 3 (1966-1969).