A Scratch in the Sky

A Scratch in the Sky
Studio album by
The Cryan' Shames
ReleasedDecember 6, 1967
GenrePop rock
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob Monaco
The Cryan' Shames chronology
Sugar and Spice
(1966) 		A Scratch in the Sky
(1967) 		Synthesis
(1968)

A Scratch in the Sky (1967) is the second album by The Cryan' Shames. For this album, new members Isaac Guillory and Lenny Kerley join the lineup. Dave Purple and Jerry Stone are no longer listed on the credits. All but two songs are original compositions by Jim Fairs and Lenny Kerley.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Richie Unterberger's retrospective review for Allmusic assessed that the album was heavily inspired by The Beach Boys and The Association but was not nearly as good nor as well-suited for radio as the works of those bands, though above average for the genre.[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Jim Fairs and Lenny Kerley, except where indicated.

Side 1
  1. "A Carol for Lorelei" – 4:05
  2. "The Sailing Ship" – 3:36
  3. "In The Cafe" – 3:12
  4. "Mr. Unreliable" – 2:52
  5. "The Town I'd Like To Go Back To" – 4:30
Side 2
  2. "Up on the Roof" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:23
  3. "It Could Be We're in Love" – 2:35
  4. "Sunshine Psalm" – 2:17
  5. "I Was Lonely When" – 4:03
  6. "Cobblestone Road (She's Been Walkin')" – 2:51
  7. "Dennis Dupree from Danville" (Jeffrey Boyan, Ron Holden) – 3:12

Personnel

The Cryan' Shames
  • Tom "Toad" Doody – lead vocals, autoharp, bells
  • Jim Fairs – guitar, backing vocals, bass, mandolin, flute, bagpipes
  • Lenny Kerley – guitar, backing vocals, bass, tamboura
  • Isaac Guillory – bass, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, accordion, cello
  • Jim "J C Hooke" Pilster – tambourine, backing vocals, cowbell, backwards cowbell, French horn
  • Dennis Conroy – drums, percussion

References

  1. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. A Scratch in the Sky at AllMusic