| Lake Shore Drive | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 34:06 | |||
| Label | Bigfoot Records | |||
| Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Lake Shore Drive | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Lake Shore Drive is the third album by Chicago-based rock group Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, released in 1973 on the Big Foot Records label.
Over half of the songs included on this album had been released previously. "Uppers and Downers" had appeared on the 1970 album Aliotta Haynes Music during Ted Aliotta's tenure in the band before keyboardist John Jeremiah had joined [3] , while "For Eddie", "Long Time Gone", "Leaving Chicago A.M.F.", and "One Night Stand" were from the latter iteration's first album in 1971. [4]
The title track pays homage to the Chicago boulevard Lake Shore Drive, which extends along Lake Michigan north and south of the downtown area of Chicago for approximately 16 miles. Outside of the Chicago area, the song was generally interpreted as a reference to the drug LSD.
The song, along with "Snow Queen," was recorded at a session lasting from New Year's Eve 1971 to New Year's Day 1972. The two were released as a single soon afterward, but failed to make an impact.
In a 1993 interview with WTTW , band member/songwriter Skip Haynes recalled that he never expected "Lake Shore Drive" to become a hit. The initial lukewarm response to the song had convinced the band not to play it during subsequent performances. When its popularity suddenly exploded in 1973 though, an album was quickly assembled to capitalize on the band's newfound fortune. [5] Ironically, the members found that they could not play the song live because they had forgotten how.
"We had to buy our own album at list price to learn the song. That's how much we knew 'Lake Shore Drive!'" [6]
All tracks are written by Skip Haynes, except where noted. Credits adapted from the original LP and sleeve. [7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lake Shore Drive" | 3:50 | |
| 2. | "For Eddie" | 3:39 | |
| 3. | "Medley: Long Time Gone / When I Was a Cowboy" | Bob Dylan / Huddie William Ledbetter | 5:46 |
| 4. | "Uppers and Downers" | 3:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Snow Queen" | 4:28 | |
| 6. | "Leaving Chicago A.M.F." | 5:54 | |
| 7. | "One Night Stand" | 3:30 | |
| 8. | "Last of Night People" | Michael "Mick" Scott | 3:45 |
Notes:
Adapted from AllMusic [2] and an interview with Skip Haynes. [5] Neither the original album nor its re-releases indicate liner credits.
