Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros album)

Rhinoceros
Studio album by Rhinoceros
Released	October 1968 (1968-10)
Recorded	Spring 1968
Genre	Rock
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild
Rhinoceros chronology
Rhinoceros (1968) Satin Chickens (1969)
Singles from Better Times Are Coming
"Apricot Brandy" Released: January 1969

Rhinoceros is the 1968 debut album of Rhinoceros. The fold-out cover artwork by Gene Szafran shows a brightly colourful, beaded rhinoceros. ^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

1. "When You Say You're Sorry" (Alan Gerber) - 3:51
2. "Same Old Way" (John Finley) - 2:02
3. "Apricot Brandy" - instrumental (Danny Weis, Michael Fonfara) - 1:57
4. "That Time of the Year" (Alan Gerber) - 4:11
5. "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)" (Beth Beatty, Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby) - 4:38
6. "I Need Love" (Larry Williams) - 4:23
7. "I've Been There" (Alan Gerber, John Finley) - 4:24
8. "Belbuekus" (Danny Weis, John Finley) - 2:25
9. "Along Comes Tomorrow" (Alan Gerber) - 4:37
10. "I Will Serenade You" (John Finley) - 3:19

Personnel

Rhinoceros

• John Finley - vocals (tracks 1,2,4-8,10)
• Alan Gerber - vocals (tracks 1,6-9), piano
• Danny Weis - guitar, piano
• Doug Hastings - guitar
• Michael Fonfara - organ
• Jerry "The Bear" Penrod - bass
• Billy Mundi - drums, percussion

Technical

• John Haeny - engineer
• Gordon Anderson - executive producer
• William S. Harvey - art direction, design concept
• Gene Szafran - cover illustration
• Guy Webster - photography

References

1. Colin Larkin -The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes -2006 0195313739 Volume 10 - Page 871 The spectacular fold-out cover artwork on their debut by Gene Szafran showed a brightly colourful, beaded Rhinoceros. Unfortunately the music was disappointing; only the Buddy Miles-influenced 'You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)' and their 'greatest hit', the instrumental 'Apricot Brandy", stood out. The BBC adopted the latter as a Radio 1 theme. Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. • ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968) ...
2. Colin Larkin - 1997 The Virgin encyclopedia of sixties music - Page 372 Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. •ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968)***, Satin Chickens (Elektra 1969)**, Better Times Are Coming (Elektra 1970) .