Barrel (album)

Barrel
Studio album by Lee Michaels
Released	1970
Recorded	1970
Studio	Lee Michaels' Record Ranch Inc, Mill Valley, CA
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	34:23
Label	A&M
Producer	Larry Marks
Lee Michaels chronology
Lee Michaels (1969) Barrel (1970) 5th (1971)
Singles from Barrel
"What Now America"/"Uummmm My Lady" Released: September 1970

Professional ratings

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Allmusic	[1]

Barrel is the fourth album by Lee Michaels and was released in 1970. It reached #51 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. ^[2] Former Paul Revere & the Raiders' guitarist Drake Levin played guitar on the album. The album featured a cover of Moby Grape's "Murder in My Heart (For the Judge)."

The album featured the single "What Now America" which did not chart on the Billboard single's chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Lee Michaels except where noted.

1. "Mad Dog" (Michaels/Sheffield/Eddie Shuler) – 3:44
2. "What Now America" – 3:25
3. "Uummmm My Lady" – 3:00
4. "Thumbs" – 4:05
5. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Louis Lambert) – 2:04
6. "Murder in My Heart (For the Judge)" (Jerry Miller/Don Stevenson) – 3:36
7. "Day of Change" – 3:32
8. "Think I'll Cry" – 2:42
9. "Games" (Bobby Womack) – 3:09
10. "Didn't Know What I Had" – 3:12
11. "As Long as I Can" – 1:27

Personnel

Musicians

• Lee Michaels – lead vocals, piano, Hammond organ
• Drake Levin- guitar
• Barry "Frosty" Smith – drums ^[3]

Technical

• Larry Marks – producer
• Tom Wilkes – art direction, photography
• Chuck Beeson – art direction
• Jim McCrary – photography

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
US Pop	51

References

1. Barrel at AllMusic
2. Lee Michaels, Barrel Retrieved June 25, 2016.
3. Lee Michaels, Barrel credits Retrieved June 25, 2016.