Barrel (album)

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Barrel
Lee Michaels Barrel.jpg
Studio album by
Released 1970
Recorded1970
StudioLee Michaels' Record Ranch Inc, Mill Valley, CA
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length34:23
Label A&M
Producer Larry Marks
Lee Michaels chronology
Lee Michaels
(1969)
Barrel
(1970)
5th
(1971)
Singles from Barrel
  1. "What Now America"/"Uummmm My Lady"
    Released: September 1970
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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)."

Contents

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

Technical

Charts

Chart (1970)Peak
position
US Pop51

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References

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