Nobody but Me (Human Beinz album) explained

Nobody but Me
Type:studio
Artist:The Human Beinz
Cover:Nobody_But_Me_album_cover.jpg
Released:1968
Recorded:1967
Studio:Cleveland Recording
Genre:Rock, garage rock
Length:28:40
Label:Capitol Records
Producer:Lex de Azevedo
Next Title:Evolutions
Next Year:1968

Nobody but Me is the debut studio album released by the American rock band The Human Beinz, in 1968 on Capitol Records.

Background

After three singles of cover songs on smaller labels, The Human Beinz signed with Capitol Records, who misspelled the group's name on their contract, leaving out the "g" (Beingz originally).[1] They went into the recording studio in the summer of 1967 to record their debut album. The sessions started with an attempt to record "You Don't Love Me", a Willie Cobbs song that Sonny and Cher had recently covered. When that didn't work out, they recorded "Nobody but Me" from The Isley Brothers. They replaced the dances "The Jerk" and "The Twist" with The Boogaloo and The Shingaling. Several other covers and some original material written by their producer/songwriter Lex de Azevedo filled out the album. The resulting album was not as successful as the single "Nobody but Me", which reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Turn on Your Love Light" reached number 80. The album itself charted as high as number 65 on the Billboard 200, and was on the charts for ten weeks.[2]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Nobody but Me" (Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr.) – 2:22
  2. "Foxey Lady" (Jimi Hendrix) – 2:41
  3. "The Shaman" (Lex de Azevedo) – 2:30
  4. "Flower Grave" (John Belley) – 2:19
  5. "Dance on Through" (Dick Whittington) – 3:08
  6. "Turn on Your Love Light" (Joseph Wade Scott, Deadric Malone) – 2:17

Side two

  1. "It's Fun to Be Clean" (de Azevedo) – 2:12
  2. "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional arranged by de Azevedo) – 4:31
  3. "This Lonely Town" (Bob Sherl, Lon Leatherwood) – 2:29
  4. "Sueño" (Mel Pachuta, Mike Tatman, Belley, Ting Markulin) – 2:10
  5. "Serenade to Sarah" (de Azevedo) – 2:01

Personnel

The Human Beinz

Technical

Charts

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1968"Nobody but Me"Billboard Hot 1008[3]
"Turn on Your Love Light"80[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Human Beinz Story. September 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Billboard 200 – March 30, 1968. September 14, 2017.
  3. Web site: Billboard Hot 100 – February 3, 1968. September 14, 2017.
  4. Web site: Billboard Hot 100 – April 6, 1968. September 14, 2017.