Pleasant if unambitious mid-tempo rock & roll, very well-played (especially the guitar, played by Buddy Knox) by the Rhythm Orchids with something of a country flavor, although the best track here is the slow, Elvis-style ballad "Last Night." The name of the CD is a bit of a cheat -- this is simply Bowen's first (and only) album for Roulette with a new title grafted on; it does include several of his modest chart successes following in the wake of "I'm Sticking With You," but doesn't include "By the Light of the Silvery ...
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Pleasant if unambitious mid-tempo rock & roll, very well-played (especially the guitar, played by Buddy Knox) by the Rhythm Orchids with something of a country flavor, although the best track here is the slow, Elvis-style ballad "Last Night." The name of the CD is a bit of a cheat -- this is simply Bowen's first (and only) album for Roulette with a new title grafted on; it does include several of his modest chart successes following in the wake of "I'm Sticking With You," but doesn't include "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (admittedly, not a high point of his career, but it did chart better than some of the singles that are here). The sound is decent, as the master was obtained from Capitol/EMI's Roulette holdings, and the interior of the insert reprints the original LP's jacket notes, which are surprisingly involved and thorough for their period. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
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