Little Girl (Syndicate of Sound album) explained

Little Girl
Type:	studio
Artist:	Syndicate of Sound
Cover:	Little Girl (Syndicate of Sound album).jpg
Studio:	Golden State, San Francisco
Genre:	Garage rock, pop^[1]
Length:	30:07
Label:	Bell Records
Producer:	Garrie Thompson

Little Girl is the debut album by the American garage rock band Syndicate of Sound. It was released in July1966 by Bell Records.^[2] It blended both garage and psychedelic rock influences. The album was preceded by the single, "Little Girl".

Background

After their single "Little Girl" rose up the charts to the number 8 position in summer of 1966, the Syndicate of Sound entered the studio to record an album. By the time of the album recording, Larry Ray had been replaced on lead guitar by Jim Sawyers. Half of the songs were penned by the group themselves, the remaining were covers from artists as diverse as The Hollies, The Sonics, Chuck Berry and Roy Orbison. John Sharkey has stated that each of the band members picked a song to cover and then they added "Big Boss Man", which was a regular part of their set-list. The album session also produced their follow-up single "Rumors", which peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts on October 1, 1966.^[3]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 2:55
2. "Almost Grown" (Chuck Berry) – 2:13
3. "So Alone" (John Sharkey) – 3:05
4. "Dream Baby" (Cindy Walker) – 2:34
5. "Rumors" (Sharkey) – 2:06
6. "Little Girl" (Don Baskin, Bob Gonzalez) – 2:25

Side two

1. "That Kind of Man" (Baskin) – 2:18
2. "I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard, Jr.) – 2:21
3. "You" (Sharkey) – 2:42
4. "Lookin' for the Good Times (The Robot)" (Sharkey) – 2:26
5. "The Witch" (Gerald Roslie) – 2:33
6. "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Bill Austin, Louis Jordan) – 2:29

Bonus tracks on 1997 release

13. "The Upper Hand" (Baskin, Gonzalez) – 2:14
14. "Mary" (Baskin) – 2:32
15. "Keep It Up" (Baskin) – 2:44
16. "Good Time Music" (Baskin) – 2:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Don Baskin – vocals, guitar
• Jim Sawyers – lead guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–8, 10–12)
• Bob Gonzalez – bass guitar
• John Sharkey – keyboards
• John Duckworth – drums
• Larry Ray – lead guitar (tracks 6,9)

Technical

• Garrie Thompson – producer
• Leo De Gar Kulka – engineer
• Chuck Patti – liner notes

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles

Year	Single	Billboard Hot 100
1966	"Little Girl"	8^[5]
1966	"Rumors"	55

Sources

• Book: Savage . Jon . Jon Savage . 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded . 2015 . . London . 978-0-571-27762-9 . registration . the Internet Archive.

External links

• http://www.waybackattack.com/syndicateofsound.html
• Syndicate of Sound website

Notes and References

1. Billboard Review Panel. Album Reviews. July 16, 1966. Billboard. 88. Google Books. Pop spotilight: Little Girl, Syndicate of Sound... One cut, 'Rumors,' released as a single....
2. New Album Releases. July 16, 1966. Billboard. 67. Google Books.
3. Web site: The Hot 100 Chart . Billboard.com . October 1, 1966 . March 2, 2020.
4. Billboard 200 – Syndicate of Sound. . December 11, 2017.
5. Billboard Hot 100 – Syndicate of Sound. . December 11, 2017.