Badfinger

 

Artist:   Badfinger

Origin:  UK Group formed 1960
Genre:  Rock, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Soft Rock, Album Rock

Original line-up:

Pete Ham:       Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards 
Mike Gibbons: Drums
Tom Evans:     Vocals, Bass
Ron Griffiths:   Guitar, (later replaced by Joey Molland)

Classic line-up:

Pete Ham:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Tom Evans:  Vocals, Bass
Joey Molland:  Vocals, Guitar
Mike Gibbins:  Vocals, Drums

Badfinger formed in 1960, sound like early British Invasion comparison with The Beatles, play Power Pop and Painful Rock  Ballad, the first hit  "Come and Get It: composed by Paul McCartney from soundtrack album called "The Magic Christian"(1969).

Badfinger's second album "No Dice" with many classic hits:  "
No Matter What" and Grammy Award Winning "Without You",  made famous by Harry Nilsson, and later Mariah Carey, "I Can't Take It", "Midnight Caller"-A Lovely Ballad Song by Pete Ham.      

Title:  No Dice (1970)
Label:   Apple
Genre:  Rock, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Soft Rock, Album Rock
Label:  Apple Records
Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One

 1.  I Can't Take It  (2:55)
 2.  I Don't Mind  (3:13)
 3.  Love Me Do  (2:59)
 4.  Midnight Caller  (2:48)
 5.  No Matter What  (3:00)
 6.  Without You  (4:43)

Side Two:

 1.  Blodwyn  (3:26)
 2.  Better Days  (3:59)
 3.  It had To Be Me  (2:27)
 4.  Watford John  (3:23)
 5.  Believe Me  (3:00)
 6.  We're for the Dark  (4:02)

Personnel:

Pete Ham:  Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Piano on "Midnight Caller", Fender Rhodes Electric Piano on "Without You"
Tom Evans:  Vocals, Bass
Joey Molland:  Vocals, Rhythm & Lead Guitars
Mike Gibbins:  Drums, Backing Vocals on "It Had To Be", Lead Vocals on "Loving You"

No Dice is the third studio album by Badfinger, was released on November 9, 1970 by Apple Records, including the hit singles and classic tracks: "No Matter Waht", "Without You", "Midnight Caller".  Highly Recommended!.