The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins

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The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins
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Studio album by
Released1966
Genre Pop rock
Length34:11
Label CBS
Producer Shel Talmy
Nicky Hopkins chronology
The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins
(1966)
Jamming with Edward!
(1972)

The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins is a studio album made by the English musician and session pianist Nicky Hopkins and produced by Shel Talmy. It was released in 1966 by CBS Records. It was described as an "orchestrated, easy-listening collection of standards" by Ultimate Classic Rock. [1] The album contains multiple remastered versions of songs, such as Yesterday by The Beatles. [1] The album was later released as a CD on March 6, 1995, by Sony Music. [2]

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Track listing

A Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr. Big" Whitaker, Hopkins 2:28
2."Yesterday" Lennon, McCartney 4:11
3."Goldfinger" Newley, Barry, Bricusse 2:20
4."Don't Get Around Much Anymore" Ellington 3:02
5."Jenni"Hopkins2:33
6."Acapulco 22" Allan, Talmy 2:21
Total length:16:55
B Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" Russell, Brooks 2:35
2."Love Letters" Heyman, Young 2:38
3."The Unlonely Bull"Whitaker, Hopkins2:40
4."Satisfaction" Jagger, Richards 3:08
5."Paris Bells" Birchell 2:54
6."The Ilejistry Pig"Hopkins3:29
Total length:17:24

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References

  1. 1 2 Lifton, Dave (14 June 2019). "50 Wildly Diverse Covers of the Beatles' 'Yesterday'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. "The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins - Nicky Hopkins | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. "The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins". AllMusic.