Compton & Batteau

Artist:  Compton & Batteau
Origin:  USA
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Soft Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Country Rock, West Coast

Original line-up:

John Compton:  Vocals, Guitar
Robin Batteau:  Violin, Vocals, Guitar

Compton & Batteau was a Soft Rock Duo consisted of John Parker Compton (Vocals, Guitar), and Robin Batteau (Violin, Vocals), were playing the coffeehouse together in Cambridge during the late '60s before forming the band Appaloosa, also including David Reiser (Bass) and Eugene Rosov (Cello), the band was signed to Columbia Records in 1969, and later founding Duo in 1970, as Compton & Batteau, before going their separate ways.  John Compton recorded a solo album, and Robin Batteau went on to play in a Duo with his brother David Batteau before joining the late '70s band Pierce Arrow.

Title:  In California  (2017)
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Soft Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, West Coast
Label:  Earth Recordings
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Laughter Turns To Blue  (3:22)
 2.  Silk On Steel  (3:30)
 3.  Honeysuckle  (3:07)
 4.  Narration  (0:12)
 5.  Elevator  (1:43)
 6.  Narration  (0:14)
 7.  Homesick Kid  (4:46)
 8.  Proposition  (3:40)
 9.  Narration  (0:14)
10. Grotto Farm  (3:46)
11. Essa Vanessa  (3:09)
12. Zephyr  (2:16)
13. Narration  (0:12)
14. California  (3:26)

Personnel:

John Compton:  Vocals, Guitar
Robin Batteau:  Violin, Vocals, Guitar
John London:  Bass
Randy Meisner:  Bass
John Ware:  Drums
Pat Shanahan:  Drums
Jim Messina:  Guitar
Rusty Young:  Steel Guitar
Robin Lane:  Harmony & Chorus Vocals

In California is the debut and only one album by Compton & Batteau, originally released in 1971 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on July 14, 2017 by Earth Recordings, featuring Randy Meisner (Bass Ex The Eagles, Poco), Jim Messina (Guitar Ex Loggins & Messina, Buffalo Springfield), Rusty Young (Steel Guitar from Poco), and more!.