Birthday

Artist: The Association
Label: Import [Generic]
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4943674001200
ASIN: B00000I78Q

Release Date: 1999-03-02

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Alternative Masterpices of 60's Rock (Psychedelic Pop era..)
More greats from '68, because the year was just so damn good
"Sunshine, Smiles & Sugary Virtue: White Male Pop Harmony"
My Top Fifteen 1960's LP's

Tracks:

Come on In
Rose Petals, Incense and a Kitten
Like Always
Everything That Touches You
Toymaker
Barefoot Gentleman
Time for Livin'
Hear in Here
Time It Is Today
Bus Song
Birthday Morning
Everything That Touches You [Single Version][*]
Time for Livin' [Single Version][*]
Six Man Band [Single Version][*]

Customer Reviews:

A Mexican that Love the Rock and Roll.......2005-02-24

No cabe duda que es un excelente disco, la canciones son melosas como casi todas las de los Asociados, pero son exquisitas y con unas armonias deliciosas, ese 1968 se caracteriza por buenas producciones discograficas como Electric Ladyland,Albúm Blanco de los Beatles,Child is father to the man,Music from Big Pink,etc y por su puesto este LP Birthday.Es excelente esta edición japonesa con bonus tracks, el famoso Six Man Band que aquí en México se escuchó como nunca ese 1968, bueno eso dicen las personas de 50 años en adelante, y hoy en día se sigue escuchando bastante bien.

Those Were the Days.......2001-12-10

Ah yes, 1968! Touring the Berkshires in my '64 Impala SS,
with the 8-track player maxing out the four-inch speakers.
Having seen the Association perform at Tanglewood the
previous summer,I bought "Birthday" in a heartbeat.
The bouncy "Come On In", which I had heard live, is one of
my personal favorites. "Time for Living" is a lively,
optimstic, wake up and smell the roses tune, and Jim Yester's
crystal-clear tenor, backed by the group's harmonies,
is well represented on "Birthday Morning".
"Everything That Touches You" remains as one of the best
examples of the Association's hallmark ethereal vocal blends.
The tight harmonies perfectly compliment Terry Kirkman's
softly plaintive and unique lyrical stylings.
If you own only one selection by this group, you can't go
too wrong with this.
Whether you are a baby boomer like myself, glad to have our
oldies available on cd, or a younger person exploring ancient
rock history, these guys should be on your "get it" list.
The Association is perhaps best known for their clear,
multi-layered harmonies, tightly woven around lead vocals
shared by the band members. Buy it, and feel good!

Often considered to be their best album..........2001-07-30

...I admit that I don't love "Birthday" as much as everyone else does...while the standout tracks are really *standouts*, all in all there seems to be a bit too much "spirit" and not enough "songcraft" going around. Nevertheless, a very good album, and seemingly everyone else likes it enough to give it a recommendation, so I'll follow suit. I do think, however, that self-titled and Renaissance are better examples of what this band can do, however.

The Association at their peak.......2000-11-01

For those of you who love the Association's hit singles ("Cherish", "Along Comes Mary", "Windy", "Never My Love" etc.) and want to delve deeper into the band's catalog, might I suggest BIRTHDAY-- an album that shows just what this group was capable of doing when in the hands of a top-notch producer (in this case Bones Howe, who cut his teeth with the Fifth Dimension and also worked with such groups as the Monkees and later Tom Waits).

Highlighted by three hit singles-- the top-10 "Everything That Touches You" and two top-40's in "The Time It Is Today" and "Time for Living"-- this album also contains a variety of interesting lp "filler" that is really much more than that. Jim Yester in particular really shines on BIRTHDAY, contributing the heartfelt Pacific Coast ballad "Rose Petals, Incense and a Kitten" (highlighted by session pro Tommy Tedesco's sensitive nylon-string guitar fills), the Spectoresque "Barefoot Gentleman" with its thunderous wall-of-sound climax, and the luscious album closer "Birthday Morning", which was inspired by a poem by C.G. Jung. Yester's associates Terry Kirkman ("Everything That Touches You", "the Bus Song") and Russ Giguere ("the Time It Is Today") also turn in significant contributions, while drummer Ted Bluechel and replacement vocalist Larry Ramos manage one decent contribution each. All the instrumental tracks on BIRTHDAY are performed by a powerhouse Wrecking Crew line-up of Hal Blaine, Larry Knechel, Ray Pohlman, Mike Deasy and others. Overall there are no weak songs on this album, and it routinely rises to a level of artistic competance any vocal group this side of the Beach Boys would be hard pressed to match. The Japanese re-issue of BIRTHDAY sold here also includes yet another top-40 single, the tough "Six Man Band". Get it!

One of the best produced album from the group........1999-11-08

Produced by Bones Howe, from Turtles and 5th Dimension among others, it has very sophisticated instrumental and studio effects with the unique multilayered vocals trademark. Songs like Come On In, a ode to the spiritual awareness for the young, the beautiful Pacific love song Rose, Petals, Incence and a Kitten, the classic and Billboard hit Everything that Touches that until now is requested on FM stations and Birthday Morning, a song based on a C.G. Jung poem that make you daydream. Together with that, a very beautiful psychedelic front cover. Do not miss it.

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