Oh! Pleasant Hope

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1971 studio album by Blue Cheer

Oh! Pleasant Hope

Studio album by

Blue Cheer

Released| April 1971
Recorded| 1970–71
Genre| Psychedelic rock, blues rock, folk rock
Length| 32:18
Label| Philips
Producer| Eric Albronda, Blue Cheer
Blue Cheer chronology
| The Original Human Being
(1970)  | Oh! Pleasant Hope
(1971)  | The Beast Is Back
(1983)

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Oh! Pleasant Hope is the sixth album by American rock group Blue Cheer, and their final album until 1984's The Beast Is Back. It features less psychedelia and hard rock and includes more folk rock elements.[1] This is an unusual Blue Cheer album in that Dickie Peterson only sings lead on three songs. Another unusual aspect is that the song "I'm the Light" features extensive use of the sitar and synthesizer, although on the previous album The Original Human Being the song "Babaji (Twilight Raga)" also featured extensive use of the aforementioned instruments.

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Robert Christgau| B+[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Hiway Man" (Gary R. Grelecki, Norman Mayell, Gary Yoder) – 4:22
2. "Believer" (Gary R. Grelecki, Gary Lee Yoder) – 3:41
3. "Money Troubles" (Dr. Richard Peddicord) – 4:02
4. "Traveling Man" (Gary R. Grelecki, Gary Lee Yoder) – 3:10
5. "Oh! Pleasant Hope" (Dr. Richard Peddicord) – 2:39
6. "I'm the Light" (Kent Housman, Norman Mayell) – 5:39
7. "Ecological Blues" (Norman Mayell) – 2:26
8. "Lester the Arrester" (Ralph Burns Kellogg) – 3:02
9. "Heart Full of Soul" (Dickie Peterson)– 4:37

## Personnel

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* Dickie Peterson – bass, vocals
* Norman Mayell – drums, guitar, sitar, vocals
* Gary Yoder – acoustic and electric guitars, harp, vocals
* Ralph Burns Kellogg – organ, piano, synthesizer, bass

with:

* Bob Gurland - Mouth Trumpet
* Kent Housman - Dobro, Backing Vocals
* Cynthia Jobse - Harp
* Jim Keylor - Bass
* Douglas Killmer \- Bass
* Jack May - Guitar
* Dehner Patten \- Guitar
* Dr. Richard Peddicord - Guitar, Vocals
* Ronald Stallings - Saxophone[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Allmusic review
2. ^ "Robert Christgau: Online Exchange, part 3". RockCritics.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
3. ^ "Musician credits". discogs.com. 21 November 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

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Blue Cheer

* Dickie Peterson
* Leigh Stephens
* Eric Albronda
* Paul Whaley
* Vale Hamanaka
* Randy Holden
* Ralph Burns Kellogg
* Gary Lee Yoder
* Nick St. Nicholas
* Andrew "Duck" MacDonald
* Prairie Prince
* Joe Hasselvander

Studio albums|

* Vincebus Eruptum
* Outsideinside
* New! Improved!
* Blue Cheer
* The Original Human Being
* Oh! Pleasant Hope
* The Beast Is Back
* Highlights and Lowlives
* Dining with the Sharks
* What Doesn't Kill You...

Live albums|

* Blitzkrieg Over Nüremberg

Singles|

* "Summertime Blues"
* "Just a Little Bit"
* "The Hunter"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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