Friday, August 9, 2013

James Gang


























Artist:  James Gang
Origin:  Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock

Original line-up:  (1966(

Jimmy Fox:  Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
Greg Grandillo:  Guitar
Ronnie Silverman:  Guitar
Tom Kriss:  Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Phil Giallombardo:  Keyboards, Vocals

Classic line-up:

Joe Walsh:  Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Vocals
Dale Peters:  Bass, Vocals
Jim Fox:  Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Organ, Vocals

The James Gang was a Rock Band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966 by Jim Fox (Drums), Tom Kriss (Bass), Ronnie Silverman (Guitar), Greg Grandillo (Guitar), Phil Giallombardo (Keyboards).  In 1968 Joe Walsh (Guitar) joined the band and made the group more notable, with the following:  "Walk Away", "Funk #49".














Title:  Newborn  (2013)
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock
Label:  Lemon Records (Reissued ), Original released by Atlantic (1975)
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Merry-Go-Round  (3:05)
 2.  Gonna Get By  (3:59)
 3.  Earthshaker  (3:48)
 4.  All I have  (2:15)
 5.  Watch It  (3:32)
 6.  Driftin' Dreamer  (3:31)
 7.  Shoulda' Seen Your Face  (3:46)
 8.  Come With Me  (2:30)
 9.  Heartbreak Hotel  (2:15)
10. Red Satin Lover  (2:17)
11. Cold Wind  (2:34)

Personnel:  

Jim Fox:  Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
Dale Peters:  Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Bubba Keith:  Guitar, Vocals
Richard Shack:  Guitar, Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Al Perkins:  Steel Guitar on Track 11
David Briggs:  Keyboards on Track 2
Kenneth Hamann:  Keyboards, Synthesizer on Track 3
Don Brooks:  Harmonica on Track 8
George Ricci:  Cello on Track 8
Tom Dowd:   Cacophony on Track 3, Piano on Track 11

Newborn is the eighth album by James Gang, was released on May 5, 1975 by Atlantic Records, and reissued in 2013 by Lemon Records.

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