The Beau Brummels (album)

1975 studio album by The Beau Brummels

The Beau Brummels

Studio album by

The Beau Brummels

Released| April 1975
Recorded| 1974
Warner Bros. Recording Studios
The Burbank Studios and
Sunwest Recording Studio
Genre| Folk rock, country rock, pop rock
Length| 32:06
Label| Warner Bros.
Producer| Lenny Waronker
Ted Templeman
The Beau Brummels chronology
| Bradley's Barn
(1968)  | The Beau Brummels
(1975)  |

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Allmusic| [1]

The Beau Brummels is the sixth studio album by the American rock band of the same name. Released in April 1975, the album features the work of all five original band members for the first time since the band's debut album, 1965's Introducing the Beau Brummels. The album peaked at number 180 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart in 1975.

## Background and release

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After 1968's Bradley's Barn album, the duo Beau Brummels split. The duo consisted of lead singer Sal Valentino and guitarist-songwriter Ron Elliott. [2] Valentino recorded a few solo singles for Warner Bros. Records before forming a new band, Stoneground, which released three albums between 1971 and 1973. Elliott worked on tracks by The Everly Brothers, Van Dyke Parks, Randy Newman, Little Feat, and Pan. Elliott also released a solo album, The Candlestickmaker, in 1970.[2]

In February 1974, Billboard magazine reported that the Beau Brummels re-formed in San Francisco.[3] A resulting self-titled album containing new material was released in April 1975. One song, "You Tell Me Why" that was a U.S. top 40 hit for the band in 1965,[4] was re-worked for this album. "Down To The Bottom" features guest Ronnie Montrose on lead guitar. The Beau Brummels reached number 180 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[5] Music critic Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic said the album was "one of the most successful 'reunion' projects of its time."[6] However, in Valentino's view, "We hadn't performed at all, [the album] showed that we hadn't, and we were out of place."[2]

Although this project started out as a full-fledged reunion of the original members, Ron Meagher left the group during production and before the photo shoot for the back of the album cover, hence only four members shown.

## Track listing

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1. "You Tell Me Why" (Elliott) — 3:15
2. "First in Line" (Elliott, Engle) — 2:59
3. "Wolf" (Elliott) — 2:23
4. "Down to the Bottom" (Elliott, Engle) — 3:24
5. "Tennessee Walker" (Elliott) — 3:14
6. "Singing Cowboy" (Elliott) — 3:17
7. "Goldrush" (Elliott, Engle) — 3:20
8. "The Lonely Side" (Elliott) — 4:34
9. "Gate of Hearts" (Elliott) — 3:00
10. "Today By Day" (Elliott, Engle) — 2:36

## Chart performance

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Chart (1975)  | Peak
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U.S. Billboard 200  | 180[5]

## Personnel

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* Nick DeCaro - string arrangements
* Ron Elliott \- guitar, vocals
* Victor Feldman \- percussion
* Mark T. Jordan - piano
* Mark Wilson Jordan - piano
* Donn Landee \- engineer
* Dan Levitt - banjo, guitar

* Ron Meagher \- bass, guitar, vocals
* Declan Mulligan \- bass, guitar, vocals
* John Petersen \- drums
* Ted Templeman \- producer
* Sal Valentino \- vocals
* Lenny Waronker \- producer
* Ronnie Montrose \- lead guitar on "Down To The Bottom"

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## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie (2000). Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. pp. 181. ISBN 978-0-87930-616-8.
3. ^ "Inside Track". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 6\. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1974-02-09. p. 62. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 53\. ISBN 978-0-8230-7499-0.
5. ^ a b "The Beau Brummels - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-09-12.
6. ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "The Beau Brummels \- Overview". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-09-12.

## External links

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* The Beau Brummels at Allmusic

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The Beau Brummels

* Sal Valentino
* Ron Elliott
* Ron Meagher
* Declan Mulligan
* John Petersen

* Don Irving
* Dan Levitt

Studio albums|

* Introducing the Beau Brummels
* The Beau Brummels, Volume 2
* Beau Brummels '66
* Triangle
* Bradley's Barn
* The Beau Brummels
* Continuum

Other albums|

* From the Vaults
* The Best of The Beau Brummels 1964–1968
* Autumn of Their Years
* San Fran Sessions
* Live!
* Magic Hollow

Singles|

* "Laugh, Laugh"
* "Just a Little"
* "You Tell Me Why"
* "Don't Talk to Strangers"
* "Good Time Music"
* "One Too Many Mornings"
* "Here We Are Again"
* "Don't Make Promises"
* "Magic Hollow"
* "Lift Me"
* "Long Walking Down to Misery"
* "Cherokee Girl"
* "Down to the Bottom"

Filmography|

* Village of the Giants
* Wild Wild Winter

Related articles|

* Discography
* Autumn Records
* Sly Stone
* Harpers Bizarre
* Butch Engle & the Styx
* Stoneground

* Category:The Beau Brummels

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* MusicBrainz release group

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