Contact (Silver Apples album)

Contact
Contact
Studio album by Silver Apples
Released	February 1969
Recorded	1968
Length	40:51
Label	Kapp
Producer	Simeon, Danny Taylor, Barry Bryant
Silver Apples chronology
Singles from Contact
	"You and I" / "Confusion"; Released: November 1968;

Last updated August 05, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Contact is the second studio album by American band Silver Apples, released in 1969 by record label Kapp.

Release

Contact was released in 1969 by record label Kapp.

The album was re-released in 1997 by MCA Records compiled with the band's first album, Silver Apples. It was also re-released illegally on compact disc and vinyl in 2003 by Radioactive Records in the UK.

Album cover controversy

The front and back cover artwork is infamous for generating a lawsuit from Pan Am Airlines. The front features the Silver Apples in a Pan Am cockpit, while the back shows the band amongst plane wreckage playing banjos. The resulting lawsuit by Pan Am against Silver Apples led to the breakup of the band.^[3]^[4]

Reception

Bart Bealmear of AllMusic wrote, "Aside from Simeon's use of a banjo on a couple of tracks, the music on Contact does not differ from that of their debut. One aspect improved upon was the lyrics; many possess the same "cosmic" element found on Silver Apples, but others are full of bitterness, pain, paranoia and confusion. In turn, the lead oscillator is used to greater effect, reflecting this newfound intensity."^[2]

The Wire placed Contact in their list "One Hundred Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)".^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Simeon Coxe III and Danny Taylor, with others noted.

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You and I"		3:24
2.	"Water"		4:18
3.	"Ruby"	Joy May Creasy	2:32
4.	"Gypsy Love"	Stanley Warren	5:36
5.	"You're Not Foolin' Me"		6:26

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Have Known Love"	Eileen Lewellen	3:53
2.	"A Pox on You"		5:11
3.	"Confusion"		3:34
4.	"Fantasies"		5:57
Total length:			40:51

Personnel

Silver Apples

Danny Taylor – vocals, drums, percussion
Simeon – vocals, oscillators, banjo

Technical

Jack Hunt – engineering
Charlie Silver – sleeve photography

References

↑ Kirby, Fred (December 14, 1968). "Apples Ring Bell as Electronics Group" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 50. p. 15.
1 2 Bealmear, Bart. "Contact – Silver Apples | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 18, 2015.
↑ Ivers, Brandon (December 6, 2007). "Turn You On – Music – The Stranger". The Stranger. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
↑ "History". silverapples.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
↑ Roy, Daryl Stephen; Uncle Fester (1992). "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)". The Wire . Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

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[1] Kirby, Fred (December 14, 1968). "Apples Ring Bell as Electronics Group" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 50. p. 15.

[Bealmear-2] 1 2 Bealmear, Bart. "Contact – Silver Apples | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 18, 2015.

[3] Ivers, Brandon (December 6, 2007). "Turn You On – Music – The Stranger". The Stranger. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

[4] "History". silverapples.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

[5] Roy, Daryl Stephen; Uncle Fester (1992). "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)". The Wire . Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

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