Dave Mason (album)

Dave Mason
Studio album by
Dave Mason
ReleasedOctober 1974
StudioSound Labs, Hollywood
GenreRock
LabelColumbia
ProducerDave Mason
Dave Mason chronology
It's Like You Never Left
(1973) 		Dave Mason
(1974) 		The Best Of Dave Mason
(1974)

Dave Mason is a 1974 album by Dave Mason and was released on the CBS Records label (a subsidiary of Columbia Records). It was reissued on CD on the One Way label in 1995. This album marked a major change in Mason's sound after his blues rock sound with his Blue Thumb Records releases, blending pop rock and yacht rock.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Allmusic gave a brief but positive retrospective review of the album, giving particular praise to the tracks "Show Me Some Affection," "Every Woman," and "All Along the Watchtower."[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dave Mason; except where indicated

Side one

  1. "Show Me Some Affection" - 4:14
  2. "Get Ahold On Love" - 2:41
  3. "Every Woman" - 2:58
  4. "It Can't Make Any Difference To Me" (Lane Tietgen) - 2:15
  5. "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) - 4:03

Side two

  1. "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke) - 2:53
  2. "Harmony and Melody" - 3:35
  3. "Relation Ships" - 5:03
  4. "You Can't Take It When You Go" - 4:08

CD track listing

  1. "Show Me Some Affection"
  2. "Get Ahold On Love"
  3. "Every Woman"
  4. "It Can't Make Any Difference To Me"
  5. "All Along the Watchtower"
  6. "Bring It On Home to Me"
  7. "Harmony & Melody"
  8. "Relation Ships"
  9. "You Can't Take It When You Go"

Personnel and Production

The Dave Mason Band
  • Dave Mason - guitar, lead vocals
  • Mike Finnigan - keyboards, vocals
  • Bob Glaub - bass
  • Rick Jaeger - drums
  • Jim Krueger - guitar (lead solo on tracks 4,6,7), vocals

with:

  • Richard Bennett - pedal steel guitar
  • Gary Barone, Jerry Jumonville, Jock Ellis, Sal Marquez - horn section
  • Tim Weisberg - flute
  • Horns arranged by Dave Mason and Mike Finnigan
  • Strings written and arranged by Nick DeCaro
  • Harry Bluestone - concertmaster
  • Recording and Mixing Engineer : Al Schmitt
  • Assistant Engineer : Linda Tyler

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1974 Billboard Pop Albums 25

References

  1. ^ a b Dave Mason at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.