Margo Guryan Discography of CDs

Margo Guryan music CDs Originally released on Bell Records. Includes liner notes by David Rosner. Sometimes when an adored cult obscurity is reissued, it becomes clear that a lot (if not all) of its mystique was due to its rarity. However, this time the buzz is justified: TAKE A PICTURE is a 1960s soft-pop masterpiece. The sound is a delightful collision, with surprisingly funky electric piano and Steve Cropper-style guitar leads dueling over prominent, clunky drums and unobtrusive orchestrations. Over it all, Guryan's breathy overdubbed vocals--her wispy, wobbily-pitched babytalk style was clearly heavily influenced by bossa nova pioneer Astrud Gilberto, who covered this album's dreamy "Think of Rain"--give the album its most attractive feature. Guryan is as accomplished a songwriter as she is a singer; her main influences seem to be Antonio Carlos Jobim and Bacharach/David, and that combination of bossa nova and sleek pop sophistication is the watchword. Sweetly poppy, lightly jazzy, and completely irresistible, this is sunshine pop at its finest. Margo Guryan's "Take a Picture" was originally released in 1968 and is now being rediscovered ...

Margo Guryan discography As a companion to Oglio's excellent reissue of Margo Guryan's sole album, 1968's Take a Picture, 25 Demos is useful primarily to die-hard fans, the musical equivalent of the "suggested outside reading" list in AP English classes: potentially enlightening, but not ...

Margo Guryan songs With the reissue of Margo Guryan's 1968 album Take a Picture, interest quickly mounted about this mysterious and reluctant performer. And with bootlegs of the album selling several thousand copies in Japan, it was only a matter of time before somebody unearthed these other songs. Comprised mainly of demos for her publisher Dartmoor Music, the majority of these songs were written in the late '60s, but there are a few ...

Margo Guryan CD discography Limited box edition Track Listing of songs: What Can I Give You; Something's wrong with the morning; I Love; Sunday Morning; Can you tell; Think Of Rain; Sun; Most Of My Life; The 8:17 Northbound Success Merry-Go-Round; Love Songs; Thoughts; I don't intend to spend Christmas without you; Come To Me Slowly; Timothy Gone; It's alright now; Values; I Think A Lot About You; The Hum; Please Believe Me; I'd Like To ...

Margo Guryan albums "16 Words" is a `unique' and hugely original single from a legend of the music industry, Margo Guryan. Her songs have been covered by some of the world's greatest musicians, including Astrud Gilberto, Bobby Gentry and Glen Campbell, St Etienne, Claudine Longet, Mama Cass (The Mamas and the Papas) and many others. Her 1968 psychedelic pop classic, Take A Picture (Bell Records) changes hands on eBay for $400 or more ...