Fred Neil Do You Ever Think Of Me? CD - Import

DO YOU EVER THINK OF ME is a nicely packaged reissue of 1960s folk-rock legend Fred Neil's two albums for Capitol Records, 1966's FRED NEIL and 1967's SESSIONS. FRED NEIL was a more pop-oriented work than Neil's strictly acoustic 1965 debut, with producer Nik Venet adding a fuller, electrified folk-rock sound. It contains his two most famous songs, "The Dolphins" and "Everybody's Talkin'," the latter of which Harry Nilsson turned into a worldwide hit in 1969. The altogether different SESSIONS, true to its title, consists of seven live-in-the-studio jams, complete with lengthy acid-raga soloing and unedited studio-floor banter. The combination of the brightly polished folk-pop classic and its woozy, stoned-sounding follow-up neatly encapsulates both sides of Fred Neil's stormy, idiosyncratic musical personality.

2009 collection containing two albums from the Folk artist, the most famous unknown songwriter in the world. Fred was so admired by his contemporaries that his songs are everywhere; covered by Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, the Lovin' Spoonful, Tim Buckley, Jefferson Airplane (who also wrote two songs *about* Fred!) and most famously by Harry Nilsson, whose mega-hit cover of 'Everybody's Talking' (from the soundtrack of "Midnight Cowboy") means that Fred Neil is the writer of one of the seven most played songs in the world! Here are some of his best recordings, produced for Capitol by Nik Venet: the Pop-structured Fred Neil album, and it's experimental follow up Sessions. Includes his version of 'Everybody's Talkin'' and many more. Rev-Ola.

Recording information: Capitol Records Studio B (??/??/1966-10/15/1967); Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1966-10/15/1967).

Personnel: Peter O. "Super Fingers" Childs (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John T. Forsha (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric 12-string guitar); Cyrus Faryar (guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki); Alan Wilson (harmonica); Billy Mundi (drums, bass drum, cymbals, tambourine); Rusty Faryar (cymbals, finger cymbals).

Liner Note Author: Joe Foster.

Q (12/03, p.155) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Recalling a baritone Tim Buckley at his bluesiest..."
Mojo (Publisher) (9/03, p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This is a welcome primer of some of Neil's best work..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "In the 70s he withdrew from a music business that he didn't respect, but has left us with superb material like this. Quite simply, everybody ought to own this, especially any Dylan fan."