The Beau Brummels, Volume 2

The Beau Brummels, Volume 2
Studio album by the Beau Brummels
Released	October 1965 [1]
Recorded	April-August 1965 [2]
Studio	Coast Recorders (San Francisco, CA) [3]
Genre	Pop rock, folk rock
Length	30:17
Label	Autumn
Producer	Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart
The Beau Brummels chronology
Introducing the Beau Brummels (1965) The Beau Brummels, Volume 2 (1965) Beau Brummels '66 (1966)

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The Beau Brummels, Volume 2 is the second studio album by the American rock group the Beau Brummels. Released in August 1965, the album contains the U.S. top 40 hit "You Tell Me Why" ^[5] and follow-up single "Don't Talk to Strangers."

The album was produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone, although his involvement, according to lead singer Sal Valentino and guitarist-songwriter Ron Elliott, had diminished to the point the band does not recall any producer being in charge. ^[6]

Volume 2, unlike the band's debut, Introducing the Beau Brummels , failed to chart on the Billboard 200. The album's lack of commercial success has been linked to the band's label, Autumn Records, verging on collapse at the time of the album's release, ^[7] leading to a lack of distribution and promotion of the band's material. ^{[6] [8]}

Track listing

All songs written by Ron Elliott, except where noted.

Side 1

1. "You Tell Me Why" — 3:05
2. "I Want You" — 4:00
3. "Doesn't Matter" — 2:00
4. "That's Alright" (Sal Valentino) — 2:12
5. "Sometime at Night" (Bob Durand, Elliott) — 1:50
6. "Can It Be" (Durand, Elliott) — 2:28

Side 2

1. "Sad Little Girl" — 3:30
2. "Woman" (Durand, Elliott) — 2:48
3. "Don't Talk to Strangers" (Durand, Elliott) — 2:21
4. "I've Never Known" (Durand, Elliott) — 2:03
5. "When It Comes to Your Love" — 2:11
6. "In Good Time" — 1:49

Personnel

• Sal Valentino - vocals, harmonica
• Ron Elliott - lead guitar, lead vocal on "Doesn't Matter"
• Declan Mulligan - guitar, lead vocal on "Woman" (mixed out)
• Ron Meagher - bass
• John Petersen - drums, lead vocal on "Sometimes At Night"

References

1. liner notes for The Beau Brummels, Magic Hollow, Rhino Handmade – RHM2 7892, 2005, CD
2. liner notes for The Beau Brummels, Magic Hollow, Rhino Handmade – RHM2 7892, 2005, CD
3. liner notes for The Beau Brummels, Magic Hollow, Rhino Handmade – RHM2 7892, 2005, CD
4. Allmusic review
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 53. ISBN   978-0-8230-7499-0.
6. Unterberger, Richie (2000). Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. pp.  177. ISBN   978-0-87930-616-8.
7. Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N Roll Gold Rush: A Singles Un-Cyclopedia (8th ed.). New York: Algora Publishing. p. 192. ISBN   978-0-87586-207-1.
8. Whitcomb, Ian (2004). Rock Odyssey: A Chronicle of the Sixties. New York: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 265. ISBN   978-0-87910-182-4.

External links

• The Beau Brummels, Volume 2 at Allmusic