Livin' Love

Artist: The Feminine Complex
Label: Teenbeat Records
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording reissued
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 792487019629
EAN: 0792487019629
ASIN: B000008QSK

Release Date: 2000-07-22

Livin' Love

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Tracks:

Hide & Seek
Now I Need You
Are You Lonesome Like Me ?
I Won't Run
Six O'Clock In The Morning
Run That Thru Your Mind
It's Magic
I Don't Want Another Man
Forgetting
I've Been Workin' On You
Time Slips By
Hold My Hand
Love Love Love
I've Been Workin' On You (Demo)
Hold Me
Now I Care
A Summer Morning
The Warmth Of Your Smile
Are You Lonesome Like Me (Demo)
Time Slips By (Demo)
Is This A Dream
Movein

Customer Reviews:

Great 60's all girl high school romantic semi-psychedelic garage-pop band.......2007-03-11

Imaginative, sensitively written and performed, with just enough teen angst.
The first half (tracks 1-11) are the originally released tracks with a few session musicians mixed in, the second half are the previously unreleased studio demos of many of the same songs with just the girls on instruments, which I actually prefer, although the studio mixes are also very well done. Excellent vocals, and electric guitar, bass, organ, and drums played by the band members themselves. Exceptionally good songwriting.

Nostalgic yet refreshing and still relevant.......2005-11-05

One of the joys of eclectic record collecting is to visit a "Mom & Pop" retailer, spot an interesting looking vinyl or CD, buy it, then take it home...and shelve it for future reference - only to discover months later that it became an instant "keeper" - yes, this 1969 album (with 11 additional studio cuts and demos) became my 2005 "Summer album".
Every second of sound brings back sight and sound memories of my first year at college and college related events and regional concerts where an "all-girl group" might be the opening act and in spots they outdo the main attraction - you know, like "so and so was great, but who was that group?...."
The "Livin' Love" album demos are, to me, more enjoyable, in their quiet simplicity - though "I've Been Workin' On You" sounds as if the ladies were listening to the James Brown l.p. "I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me" and referenced "Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby" - indeed the liners say that they did a tribute to JB in their live shows. This sound can only be described as Blue-Eyed Soul. I don't know if it's Pame Stephens or Jean Williams on the lead vocal, but it's a powerful workout whoever's at the lead mike. I also enjoyed the loopy intro. which seems to anticipate Stevie Wonder's much later "You Haven't Done Nothin'". Another ahead-of-it's-time track is number 16, "Now I Care", the chorus of which invites comparison with Chicago's "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" The demonstration "Are You Lonesome Like Me?" is a whispered statement, actually more effective in its' *under*-production, if you will; as is "Hold Me". Other presumptive influences are the Beatles on "Love, Love, Love" and Lesley Gore on "Forgetting".
I doubt that these talented ladies from Nashville will make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - who knows if they were able to continue if the hits would have happened. There's plenty of sound on their first and only album to suggest that the charts would not have eluded them.

These "Local Girls" REALLY make good in this fun compilation.......2004-08-14

As a "collector" in what could be called second generation - as in re-releases of vinyls on to CD, I'm always pleased to see things "new" to me that someone (specifically, Jonathan Marx) made the effort to do legwork on and put together. This CD has been one hard to stop listening to/enjoying as I've done for quite a while now. Not just for the originality of the songs on it, but how well they're performed by the group overall. In this collection, you get to enjoy not only mesmerizing "mellow moods" reminiscent of later artists Carlos Santana and "The Style Council" with tracks like "Now I Need You", "Are You Lonesome Like Me?", "Now I Care" and "Hold Me". There are more "gimmicky" and faster beat tunes - "Hide & Seek" ,"It's Magic", "Time Slips By" - like more polished works of other all-girl band "The Luv'd Ones", IMO. The more whimsical songs in the collection - "Love Love Love" and "Forgetting" - round out the selections and connect you to the 1960's era by giving you a taste of what styles were popular without actually doing covers of other pop hits lots of other starting bands did. Although I would have to say "Forgetting" reminds me an awful lot of Nancy Sinatra's "Sugar Town" or other chirpy "feel good" tunes the Cowsills might have done! It's also nice to hear the demos too. Stripped down of all the production quality these songs hold their own and are well composed. Lastly, although the former group members may or may not want to cringe at the vintage photos throughout the booklet, it's a sweet addition to see that the talented girls belting out so much energy appeared to be just like everyday neighborhood girls you'd be able to walk up to and chat with any time!

Great 60's psychedelic pop!!!.......2001-11-25

I stumbled across this group by accident. I was watching a Debbie Harry movie "Six ways to Sunday" and over the closing credits was an incredible song that I assumed must have been some great late 60s girl group hit that I had never heard. Reading the credits I saw the song was "Love love love" by the Feminine Complex. Searching the internet, I came to find that they were an unsuccessful group who's album, fortunately, was reissued on cd. The music is incredible and very impressive considering that Mindy Dalton, as a 17 year old, could write better music with more intelligent lyrics than a lot of today's artists. The production is first rate with some great bluesy psychedelic rock tracks (which a friend of mine compares to the San Francisco band "Cold Blood" also from about the same era.) The ballads are first rate as well and display the quality of Mindy's voice beautifully. Jean William's one writing composition on the album "Forgetting" is an excellant piece of 60's pop. We can only hope the continued exposure of this music gives the girls the credit they deserve after all these years. The cd is filled out with demo tracks which display a much leaner garage band sound with guitar arrangements, some of which, strangely, remind me of the Smiths. There is a companion cd to this (which is out of print) which collects the rest of the groups known recordings, mainly live takes and early cover versions. If you like this one, the other disc is worth locating.

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Shape of Things to Come ~ George Benson

Tree People ~ Metro

The Greatest Garner ~ Erroll Garner Trio

We'll Be Together Again ~ Pat Martino

Ewe Drumming from Ghana: The Soup Which Is Sweet Draw the Chairs in Closer ~ Various Artists

O Circo da Solidao ~ Mula Manca E a Triste Figura

Zu Zu Man ~ Dr. John

Traditional Yiddish Songs ~ Yaacov Shapiro

Teu Nome, Pixinguinha ~ Marcelo Vianna