| A Session with The Dave Clark Five | ||||
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| Released | April 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Adrian Clark (pseudonym for Adrian Kerridge and Dave Clark) | |||
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A Session with The Dave Clark Five is the UK debut studio album by the English pop rock band the Dave Clark Five, released in the United Kingdom in April 1964 on EMI's Columbia Records. The album consists of the single "Can't You See That She's Mine" along with covers of "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Ray Men, "On Broadway" by the Drifters, and the Walt Disney song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah". It peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Writing for Beat Instrumental, Dave Gell opined that the album was a good representation of Dave Clark and Mike Smith's songwriting talent. He additionally praised the band's musical abilities, particularly noting that Smith is "well-represented" on the organ.[2] He added that the LP's "overall effect is of a group thoroughly in love with what they're doing".[2]
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote: "As the group's first venture in making an LP, it's not as strong as their later efforts, though it does show off their range around the sound that would make them international stars. The lack of the presence of a hit single, however, leaves it weaker than most of the group's American-released LPs."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't You See That She's Mine" | Dave Clark, Mike Smith | 2:22 |
| 2. | "I Need You, I Love You" | Clark, Smith | 2:32 |
| 3. | "I Love You No More" | Clark, Smith | 2:18 |
| 4. | "Rumble" | Link Wray, Mill Grant | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Funny" | Clark, Denis Payton | 1:51 |
| 6. | "On Broadway" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 2:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" | Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert | 2:30 |
| 2. | "Can I Trust You" | Clark | 2:05 |
| 3. | "Forever and a Day" | Clark, Smith | 2:08 |
| 4. | "Theme Without a Name" | Clark, Lenny Davidson | 2:01 |
| 5. | "She's All Mine" | Clark, Smith | 2:11 |
| 6. | "Time" | Clark | 2:17 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from 1968 Music for Pleasure reissue,[3] except where noted.
The Dave Clark Five
- Dave Clark – drums
- Mike Smith – organ, lead vocals
- Lenny Davidson – guitar
- Denis Payton – tenor sax
- Rick Huxley – bass guitar
Additional personnel
- Adrian Kerridge – co-producer
- Dave Clark – co-producer, musical director (1–9, 11–12)
- Les Reed – musical director (10)
- Bruce Fleming – photography[4]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 3 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "A Session with The Dave Clark Five > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ a b Gell, Dave (May 1964). "New Discs" (PDF). Beat Instrumental (5): 19 – via WorldRadioHistory.
- ^ Machin, Blaise (1968). A Session with The Dave Clark Five (LP liner notes). The Dave Clark Five. Music for Pleasure. MFP 1260.
- ^ A Session with The Dave Clark Five (LP liner notes). Columbia Records. 1964. 33SX 1598.
- ^ "The Dave Clark Five | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
