Fresh (Raspberries album) explained

Fresh
Type:studio
Artist:Raspberries
Cover:Fresh_raspberries.jpg
Released:November 13, 1972
Recorded:Abbey Road Studios, London, Record Plant Studios, New York
Length:31:00
Label:Capitol
Producer:Jimmy Ienner
Prev Title:Raspberries
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Side 3
Next Year:1973

Fresh is the second studio album by Raspberries, released in 1972. It contains the two top 40 singles "I Wanna Be with You" which reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] number 10 on Cash Box[2] and number 7 on Record World, and "Let's Pretend" which reached number 35 on Billboard, number 18 on Cashbox, and number 14 on Record World. It was their highest-charting album, peaking at number 36 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Creem critic Mike Saunders said of it that "This is the best album I've heard in a long time, and it looks like we have an important group on our hands."[3] Music critic Greg Shaw said that the album is "every bit as enjoyable as the classic Beatles albums."[3]

Record World called the single "Drivin' Around" a "Beach Boys-styled hot rod rocker."[4] Music critic Robert Christgau called it a "remarkable Beach Boys takeoff that has tape decks in it."[5]

This album was re-released on CD as part of Power Pop Vol. 1, also containing their first album, Raspberries.

Track listing

Timings and credits taken from the original Capitol issue (ST-11123).

Charts

Chart (1972/73)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 31
United States (Billboard 200)36

Band members

Production

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.top40db.net/find/Songs.asp?By=Artist&ID=1590&Match=Raspberries Raspberries lyrics
  2. http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19730120.html Cash Box Top 100 1/20/73
  3. Web site: Cult heroes: Raspberries – 60s-loving progenitors of powerpop. Hann, Michael. 2023-04-06. The Guardian. July 12, 2016.
  4. Record World. May 18, 1974. 2023-03-16. Single Picks. 10.
  5. Web site: Consumer Guide '70s: R. Christgau, Robert. robertchristgau.com. 2023-04-10.
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 246.