Dave Mason (album) explained

Dave Mason
Type:Studio album
Artist:Dave Mason
Cover:Davemasonalbum.jpg
Released:October 1974
Studio:Sound Labs, Hollywood
Genre:Rock
Label:Columbia
Producer:Dave Mason
Prev Title:It's Like You Never Left
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:The Best Of Dave Mason
Next Year:1974

Dave Mason is a 1974 album by Dave Mason and was released on the CBS Records label (a subsidiary of Columbia Records). It was reissued on CD on the One Way label in 1995. This album marked a major change in Mason's sound after his blues rock sound with his Blue Thumb Records releases, blending pop rock and yacht rock.

Reception

Allmusic gave a brief but positive retrospective review of the album, giving particular praise to the tracks "Show Me Some Affection," "Every Woman," and "All Along the Watchtower."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dave Mason; except where indicated

Side one

  1. "Show Me Some Affection" - 4:14
  2. "Get Ahold On Love" - 2:41
  3. "Every Woman" - 2:58
  4. "It Can't Make Any Difference To Me" (Lane Tietgen) - 2:15
  5. "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) - 4:03

Side two

  1. "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke) - 2:53
  2. "Harmony and Melody" - 3:35
  3. "Relation Ships" - 5:03
  4. "You Can't Take It When You Go" - 4:08

CD track listing

  1. "Show Me Some Affection"
  2. "Get Ahold On Love"
  3. "Every Woman"
  4. "It Can't Make Any Difference To Me"
  5. "All Along the Watchtower"
  6. "Bring It On Home to Me"
  7. "Harmony & Melody"
  8. "Relation Ships"
  9. "You Can't Take It When You Go"

Personnel and Production

The Dave Mason Band

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