Barrel (album) explained

Barrel
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Lee Michaels
Cover:	Lee Michaels Barrel.jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	1970
Studio:	Lee Michaels' Record Ranch Inc, Mill Valley, CA
Genre:	Psychedelic rock
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Larry Marks
Prev Title:	Lee Michaels
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	5th
Next Year:	1971

Barrel is the fourth album by Lee Michaels and was released in 1970. It reached #51 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.^[1] Former Paul Revere & the Raiders' guitarist Drake Levin played guitar on the album. The album featured a cover of Moby Grape's "Murder in My Heart (For the Judge)."

The album featured the single "What Now America" which did not chart on the Billboard single's chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Lee Michaels except where noted.

1. "Mad Dog" (Michaels/Sheffield/Eddie Shuler) – 3:44
2. "What Now America" – 3:25
3. "Uummmm My Lady" – 3:00
4. "Thumbs" – 4:05
5. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Louis Lambert) – 2:04
6. "Murder in My Heart (For the Judge)" (Jerry Miller/Don Stevenson) – 3:36
7. "Day of Change" – 3:32
8. "Think I'll Cry" – 2:42
9. "Games" (Bobby Womack) – 3:09
10. "Didn't Know What I Had" – 3:12
11. "As Long as I Can" – 1:27

Personnel

Musicians

• Lee Michaels – lead vocals, piano, Hammond organ
• Drake Levin- guitar
• Barry "Frosty" Smith – drums^[2]

Technical

• Larry Marks – producer
• Tom Wilkes – art direction, photography
• Chuck Beeson – art direction
• Jim McCrary – photography

Notes and References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/barrel-mw0000648455/awards Lee Michaels, Barrel
2. https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Michaels-Barrel/release/1226289 Lee Michaels, Barrel credits