A Genuine Rosmini Explained
A Genuine Rosmini is the second album by American folk guitarist Dick Rosmini, released in 1969.[1]
Rosmini is best known for his role in the American "folk revival" of the 1960s as a session player and accompanist. A Genuine Rosmini was Rosmini's second and last solo album. He recorded only four albums under his own name, two of them instructional albums.
A Genuine Rosmini consists mostly of solos with backing for 6- and 12-string solo guitar, electric guitar. Rosmini sings on "Let's Go Get Stoned". The album exhibits the contemporary shift away from 'pure' early 60s folk to a hybrid style incorporating electric instruments and well-known popular songs.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Dick Rosmini; except where noted
Side one
- "Paradise Thursday"
- "The Fool on the Hill" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (John B. Sebastian)
- "Licks for Sale"
- "Trains and Boats and Planes" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "El Funko"
Side two
- "Let's Go Get Stoned" (Nicolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Jo Armstead)
- "The Duchess"
- "People Got to Be Free" (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati)
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Lennon, McCartney)
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
- "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb)
Personnel
- Dick Rosmini – 6 and 12-string guitar, electric guitar, vocals on "Let's Go Get Stoned"
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Michael Botts – drums
- Jerry Scheff – bass
- Van Dyke Parks – piano, harpsichord
- Larry Knechtel – piano, organ
- Paul Lewinson – piano, organ, arrangements
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- John Audino, Donald Menza, Plas Johnson, Gene Cipriano, James Horn, Jay Migliori, Anthony Terran – horns
- Anne Goodman, Douglas Davis, Leonard Malarksy, Harry Bluestone, Bonnie Douglas, Erno Neufeld, Robert Berens – strings
- Technical
- George Rodriguez - cover photography
External links
Notes and References
- Liner notes.
