Dave Mason - Alone Together (Marble vinyl)
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Dave Mason — guitars, vocals
Leon Russell, Larry Knechtel, John Simon — keyboards
Michael DeTemple, Don Preston — guitars
Chris Ethridge, Larry Knechtel, Carl Radle — bass
John Barbata, Jim Capaldi, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner — drums
Bonnie Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, Mike Coolidge, Lou Cooper, Claudia Lennear, Bob Norwood, Jack Storti — backing vocals
1 LP, gatefold cover
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Marble
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Blue Thumb Records
Recorded at Sunset Sound by Al Schmitt
Produced by Dave Mason, Tommy LiPuma
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1970
Reissued in 2018
Tracks:
Side A :
- Only You Know And I Know
- Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving
- Waitin' On You
- Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave
Side B :
- World In Changes
- Sad And Deep As You
- Just A Song
- Look At You Look At Me
Reviews :
"Dave Mason's first solo album was one of several recordings to come out of the Leon Russell/Delaney & Bonnie axis in 1970. (Other notables included Eric Clapton's solo debut and Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen.) Alone Together contains an excellent batch of melodically pleasing songs, built on a fat bed of strumming acoustic guitars with tasteful electric guitar accents and leads. Mason's vocals are embellished with harmonies from Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear, and Delaney & Bonnie. Besides the well-known semi-hit "Only You Know and I Know," and which was also a number 20 hit for Delaney & Bonnie, highlights include the bouncy gospel-inflected "Waitin' on You" and the banjo-bejeweled "Just a Song." "Look at You Look at Me" and the wonderfully wah-wahed "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" are reminiscent of Mason's former band, Traffic, whose drummer, Jim Capaldi is among the all-star cast assembled here. Alone Together represents Dave Mason at his peak. Later releases would betray lyrical shallowness, forced rhymes, and clichéd guitar licks. But here, everything comes together perfectly. The original vinyl release of Alone Together was also noteworthy for the marble grain of the record itself -- as the record played on the turntable, the tone arm appeared to be floating through the clouds." AllMusic Review by Jim Newsom
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,08 / 5