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cashboxI albore reviews POP PICKS LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE-Isaac Hayes- CALL ME-AI Green-Hi XSHL 32077 Enterprise ENX 2-5005 Al's brand new LP is titled after his most His third two -disk set (its predecessors be- recent Top 10 pop and soul smash. It's prede- ing "Shaft" and "Black Moses") is a specially - cessor, "You Ought To Be With Me" is also priced in concert outing that captures the here, making this a most appealing package pageantry and black power of the stage pre- right away. Green has also done two tunes he sentation from which it was taken. His biggest didn't write here; both are perfect choices- hits are here: "Shaft," "Never Can Say Good- Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away" bye," "Do Your Thing." So are two BA! Withers' (last famoused as a souler by Joe Hinton) and tunes ("Use Me," "Ain't No Sunshine"), "Light Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could My Fire," "The First Time" and a strong version Cry." Green usually does not draw future sin- of "It's Too Late" which could step out in an gles from his LPs, but the infectious rhythm edited version as a single. With more than number, "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" twenty minutes to each side, the buyer really would make a good exception. Once again, gets his money's worth after initially being at- Green's goin' gold. tracted by the packing and the artist's charisma. DOWN THE ROAD-Stephen Stills/Manassas- ALADDIN SANE-David Bowie-RCA. LSP- Atlantic SD 7250 4852 When asked at a recent concert by a mem- The first new Bowie product since "Ziggy ber of a press why she had shelled out $50 for Stardust" contains his last newly recorded sin- a front row seat to see this act, an avid fan gle, "The Jean Genie" and a full program of replied "Well $50 is a lot of money; but Steve glitter power. One track is not from his own Stills is a lot of music!" The group fronted by pen, being Mick Jagger & Keith Richard's him follows up their debuting 2 -record LP with "Let's Spend The Night Together." Best of the a more concise one -disk package. "Isn't It new originals include the very Marlene Dietrich - About Time" is already a charted single. Mate- styled -Time" and "Cracked Actor." Cover is rial ranges from the CSN&Y school of vocal sure to prove one of the most striking of the harmony to Latin and country rock. Group year. What's inside is going to complete the remains the same in line-up (Stills with Dallas Bowie ascension into the realm of supra - Taylor, Chris Hillman, Joe Lala, Al Perkins, stardom. Fuzzy Samuels and Paul Harris) but they are here aided and abetted by Joe Walsh, Bobby Whitlock and others. NICE DAY FOR SOMETHING-Lee Michaels- MELANIE AT CARNEGIE HALL-Melanie- Columbia KC 32275 Nee Day For Some. ,v Neighborhood NRS 49001 The two -man band is now with Columbia, Ms. Safka's second live set available on but with a difference. Drummer Keith Knudsen disk, and her first for the Famous -distributed has more to work off of than Lee's vocals and label, is a specially -priced and attractively de- keyboards here, for Michaels explores guitar signed two record set. Recorded earlier this r and bass as well on two cuts. Basically a very year, it presents Melanie in the same frame of straightforward LP on the production level, reference that brought her to such a peak of "Bell" and "Nothing Matters" do get into the success on the concert scene where she re- level of multi -textures. Best choice for a single mains quite happily. With just her voice and would be the agrammatical but very funky her guitar, she smiles and muses through "Went Saw Mama." There's still a basic majes- CflRpE f(1 "Brand New Key," "Bitter Bad." "Together ty in his organ work that's totally his own. A ;í Alone" and older material like "Beautiful Peo- long-awaited LP that should be his biggest. ple" and "Any Guy." Should be a long-range seller. WHERE ARE YOU NOW, MY Baez LIVE SONGS-Leonard Cohen-Columbia KC SON?-Joan LEONARD COHEN:LIVE SOINT A&M SP4390 31724 This album has everything on it but the The long awaited sequel to his '71 LP, feeling of compromise. Side One begins with a "Songs Of Love And Hate" is the poet/ singles -oriented beauty of a production, "Only singer's first live effort. Some familiar material Heaven Knows." It continues on with short, ("Bird On The Wire," "Nancy") but some new folk/art songpoems by Joan, Hoyt Axton and things as well. Two in particular-"Don't Pass Mimi Farina and ends with a captivating in- Me By" and "Passing Thru"-set him up as a strumental called "Windrose." Side Two is Ms. Woody Guthrie stylist. "You Know Who I Am" ^ Baez's first attempt at documentary outside will probably see the most play, being in his the confines of a melody. It serves as the title familiar ultra -illusion -riddled -with -mysticism of the package and is a sound montage of her genre. Album puts the important musical in- experiences in Hanoi last winter. The point, formation curiously on the front, rather than and the points, are made quite clearly. the back cover. Vocalists in support include Donna Washburn and Jennifer Warren. SONGS-B. J. Thomas-Paramount PAS 6052 ANTHOLOGY - Quicksilver - Capitol SVBB- The singer's singer is back with another 11165 finely honed Steve Tyrell production. This time, Patterned after the label's successful Steve most of the backup muscianship is courtesy of Miller Band anthology, the historical apparoach Blood, Sweat & Tears and Bulldog. The materi- is given to one of the primary if ever - al is stupendous-convincing, commercial chameleon forces in the San Francisco scene, tunes from Mann & Weill, Gerry Goffin, Mark the band originally called Quicksilver Messen- James and Carole King. This is B. J.'s first for ger Service. Material spans their seven LPs, as Paramount, and it's bound to yield a bunch of recorded from late '67 to '71. Sixteen cuts are hit singles. The first should be the title song; included on this specially -priced two -disk set, others to watch for future release include from Hamilton Camp's "Pride Of Man" to "I "Talkin' Confidentially" and "We're Over." Found A Love." The album's been a long time comin', but it's gonna be a long time on the charts. ANTHOLOGY o ORIGINAL CAST PICKS IRENE-Original Cast-Columbia KS 32266 SONDHEIM/A MUSICAL TRIBUTE - Warner The big hit of the early part of this century "Debbielktirlds Bros. 2WS 2705 (1919) is, with some old and new song addi- Stephen Sondheim, top man in the musical tions, a current big hit on Broadway. "Irene" theatre these days, was honored in March with this time around is Debbie Reynolds, who, a musical tribute at the Schubert Theatre, with along with the cast and brightly orchestrated funds going to the American Musical & Dra- (Ralph Burns) backdrop, keep things at a spir- matic Academy (AMDA) and the National He- ited level. "Alice Blue Gown" is from the origi- mophilia Foundation. Here's a 2 -LP "caster" of nal Harry Tierney -Joseph McCarthy score, while the event, recalling Sondheim's creative flow McCarthy favorites "I'm Always Chasing Rain- over the past 20 years, including songs bows" and "You Made Me Love You" are part dropped from various shows. The production- of the additions. and recording-is excellent. So, by the way, are the wonderful words and music. Performers include many members of the original casts of Sondheim-associated shows. 28 Cash Box - May 12, 1973 www.americanradiohistory.com.