| Looking Glass | ||||
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| Released | June 6, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Studio | Regent Sound Studios, New York, New York | |||
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| Length | 31:00 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Looking Glass, Bob Liftin | |||
| Looking Glass chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Looking Glass | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C− [2] |
Looking Glass is the self-titled debut album released by the band Looking Glass in 1972.
The group had been playing all up and down the East Coast in clubs, and one night they were spotted by Clive Davis at the Whisky a Go Go. [3] Davis, who at the time was the president of Columbia Records, signed them to the Epic Records label. After trying to record two times (once with Steve Cropper in Memphis), the band began working with Bob Liftin and recorded "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". It was not released as the single's A-side, but as the B-side to "Don't It Make You Feel Good" in early 1972. The song went unnoticed by most, but not by Harv Moore, a disc jockey in Washington, D.C. The song would go on to peak 6 months after its release, and the album charted for 16 weeks in the U.S. [4]
In his review of the album, Robert Christgau said simply: "This automatic good time doesn't even have the courage of its own slickness." [5]
Original LP order listed. The cassette listing differs in that "From Stanton Station" replaces "Brandy" on the A-Side while "Brandy" opens the B-Side.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jenny-Lynne" | Pieter Sweval | Sweval | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" | Elliot Lurie | Lurie | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Catherine Street" | Sweval | Sweval | 5:48 |
| 4. | "Don't It Make You Feel Good" | Lurie | Lurie | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Golden Rainbow" | Lurie | Lurie | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Dealin' With The Devil" | Sweval | Sweval | 3:18 |
| 7. | "From Stanton Station" | Lurie | Lurie | 3:48 |
| 8. | "One By One" | Sweval | Sweval | 6:01 |
All songs published by Evie Music Inc./ Spruce Run Music and Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
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