Here We Are Again (album)

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Here We Are Again
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Studio album by
Country Joe and the Fish
ReleasedJune 1969 (1969-06)
RecordedJanuary – March 1969
Studio Pacific High (San Francisco)
Genre
Length36:15
Label Vanguard
Producer Samuel Charters
Country Joe and the Fish chronology
Together
(1968)		Here We Are Again
(1969)		 CJ Fish
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard (positive) [1]
Rolling Stone (negative) [2]

Here We Are Again is the fourth album by the psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish. It was released in 1969 with the US catalog number Vanguard VSD 79299. [3] It peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 48, and stayed on the charts for eleven weeks. [4] Only "Country Joe" McDonald and Barry "The Fish" Melton remained from the original lineup, which had begun breaking up since the previous album. Past members would appear as guest musicians though. The songs were composed by McDonald and Melton. The album was produced by Sam Charters. [5]

Contents

In addition to McDonald (vocals, guitar) and Melton (lead guitar, vocals), founding members of Country Joe and The Fish—Gary "Chicken" Hirsh on drums and David Bennett Cohen on Hammond organ, piano and guitar—also played on the recordings.

The album also featured David Getz and Peter Albin from Big Brother & The Holding Company on drums and bass and Jack Cassady from Jefferson Airplane on bass. [6] [7] The remaining instruments were played by Mark Ryan and President Flyer. [8] [9] For the first time ever, some titles were accompanied by string and brass, which gave the album a somewhat poppier character. The tracks "I'll Survive" and "Maria" were recorded at Vanguard Studios in 23rd Street, New York. The remaining compositions were recorded at Pacific High Studios in San Francisco. [10] [11]

A single from the album, "Here I Go Again" [12] /"Baby, You're Driving Me Crazy", was released, but did not place in the charts. [13]

"Here I Go Again"

The song "Here I Go Again" was covered in 1976 by the model, actress, singer Twiggy. It reached #17 on the UK charts as the first single off her self-titled debut album. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Country Joe McDonald, except where indicated.

Side one
  1. "Here I Go Again" – 3:24
  2. "Donovan‘s Reef" – 4:18
  3. "It‘s So Nice to Have Love" – 3:25
  4. "Baby, You’re Driving Me Crazy" – (Barry Melton) – 2:43
  5. "Crystal Blues" – 6:18
Side two
  2. "For No Reason" – 3:55
  3. "I’ll Survive" – 2:28
  4. "Maria" – 3:30
  5. "My Girl" – (Melton) – 2:16
  6. "Doctor of Electricity" – (Melton) – 3:58

Personnel

Country Joe and the Fish
Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard . June 28, 1969. p. 32.
  2. ↑ Morthland, John (August 9, 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone . No. 39. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 37.
  3. ↑ In Great Britain the album was released on Vanguard SRVL 19048.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1996, p. 183
  5. ↑ Here We Are Again - Country Joe & the Fish | A... | AllMusic , retrieved July 4, 2025
  6. ↑ Country Joe & The Fish - Here We Are Again, 1990, retrieved July 7, 2025
  7. ↑ Here We Are Again - Country Joe & the Fish | A... | AllMusic , retrieved July 7, 2025
  8. ↑ For full details see Tilch, K.D.: Rock LPs 1955–1970. Bd. 1: A-E. 3. erw. Aufl. Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, p. 353
  9. ↑ Here We Are Again - Country Joe & the Fish | A... | AllMusic , retrieved July 4, 2025
  10. ↑ "Country Joe McDonald, Here We Are Again". countryjoe.com.
  11. ↑ Country Joe & The Fish - Here We Are Again, 1969, retrieved July 4, 2025
  12. ↑ For other recordings of this title, see Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Album Tracks 1955–1992. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc., 1993, p. 160
  13. ↑ cf. Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 136
  14. ↑ "Twiggy: "My career has been one very big adventure"". Harper's BAZAAR. April 30, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lobb, Adrian (March 9, 2025). "Fashion Icon Twiggy: 'David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life'". Big Issue. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Twiggy: The life and career of the 1960s cultural icon". Gold Radio. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Twiggy releases new album of romantic songs". The Telegraph. August 24, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  18. ↑ Twiggy Lawson (September 9, 2010). TWIGGY - HERE I GO AGAIN live TOTP 1976 . Retrieved July 4, 2025– via YouTube.
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