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| | Painting the Day: The Angelic Psychedelia of the Cowsills | | | Music Artist : | | The Cowsills | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | El Records | | Release Date : | | 2006-04-03 | | Store Price : | | $18.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $18.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Rain, the Park and Other Things
2. Dreams of Linda
3. Could It Be, Let Me Know
4. Siamese Cat
5. We Can Fly
6. Mr. Flynn
7. Beautiful Beige
8. Indian Lake
9. Fantasy World of Harry Faversham
10. Painting the Day
11. Hair
12. Love American Style
13. II x II
14. I Really Want to Know You
15. Start to Love
16. Signs
17. Goodtime Charlie
18. Anything Changes
19. Silver Threads and Golden Needles
20. Night Shift
21. Prophecy of Daniel and John the Divine
22. Don't Look Back
23. Father
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 More Than the Neophyte Fan Needs, But a Fitting Tribute
Submitted on: 2006-06-21 |
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For a group that had only four hit singles during its 2-year chart run, PAINTING THE DAY is the fourth greatest hits collection of The Cowsills' sunshine pop.
And let's face it, they were essentially a singles group. The only studio album to crack the Hot 100 LP chart was their self-titled MGM debut album (which contained "The Rain the Park, & Other Things")--it peaked at No. 31 in 1967. Even their BEST OF THE COWSILLS did no better than No. 127 two years later.
But that doesn't take away from the infectious hooks and tight harmonies that were the trademarks of such hits as "We Can Fly," "Indian Lake" and "Hair." And this compilation cranks up the nastolgia factor by also including their performance of the "Love American Style" TV theme.
What makes PAINTING THE DAY different from the other anthologies available is that it includes their 1970 album II X II in its entirety (tracks 13-23). It's an interesting (although not essential) artifact which shows the group encorporating a more psychedelic approach. "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" and "Prophecy of Daniel and John the Divine" were released as singles, but only reached No. 74 and No. 75 respectively.
The Cowsills were a truly family affair, with Mom Barbara and her children comprising the group and Dad Bud managing. [They were the inspiration for the TV series "The Partridge Family."] However, by 1972, the hits dried up and the band went their separate ways. In 1985, Barbara died; in 2005 Barry drowned in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and just this year Bill died of cancer. This compilation makes a fitting tribute to their legacy. RECOMMENDED |
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