Little Girl (Syndicate of Sound album)

Little Girl
Studio album by
Syndicate of Sound
ReleasedJuly 1966 (1966-07)
StudioGolden State, San Francisco
GenreGarage rock, pop[1]
Length30:07
LabelBell Records
ProducerGarrie Thompson
Singles from Little Girl
  1. "Little Girl"
    Released: April 1966[2]
  2. "Rumors"
    Released: July 1966[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Little Girl is the debut album by the American garage rock band Syndicate of Sound. It was released in July 1966 by Bell Records.[4] It blended both garage and psychedelic rock influences. The album was preceded by the single, "Little Girl".

Background

After their single "Little Girl" rose up the charts to the number 8 position in summer of 1966, the Syndicate of Sound entered the studio to record an album. By the time of the album recording, Larry Ray had been replaced on lead guitar by Jim Sawyers. Half of the songs were penned by the group themselves, the remaining were covers from artists as diverse as The Hollies, The Sonics, Chuck Berry and Roy Orbison. John Sharkey has stated that each of the band members picked a song to cover and then they added "Big Boss Man", which was a regular part of their set-list. The album session also produced their follow-up single "Rumors", which peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts on October 1, 1966.[5]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 2:55
  2. "Almost Grown" (Chuck Berry) – 2:13
  3. "So Alone" (John Sharkey) – 3:05
  4. "Dream Baby" (Cindy Walker) – 2:34
  5. "Rumors" (Sharkey) – 2:06
  6. "Little Girl" (Don Baskin, Bob Gonzalez) – 2:25

Side two

  1. "That Kind of Man" (Baskin) – 2:18
  2. "I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard, Jr.) – 2:21
  3. "You" (Sharkey) – 2:42
  4. "Lookin' for the Good Times (The Robot)" (Sharkey) – 2:26
  5. "The Witch" (Gerald Roslie) – 2:33
  6. "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Bill Austin, Louis Jordan) – 2:29

Bonus tracks on 1997 release

Source:[3]

  2. "The Upper Hand" (Baskin, Gonzalez) – 2:14
  3. "Mary" (Baskin) – 2:32
  4. "Keep It Up" (Baskin) – 2:44
  5. "Good Time Music" (Baskin) – 2:12

Personnel

Musicians

  • Don Baskin – vocals, guitar
  • Jim Sawyers – lead guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–8, 10–12)
  • Bob Gonzalez – bass guitar
  • John Sharkey – keyboards
  • John Duckworth – drums
  • Larry Ray – lead guitar (tracks 6,9)

Technical

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1966 Billboard 200 148[6]

Singles

Year Single Billboard Hot 100
1966 "Little Girl" 8[7]
1966 "Rumors" 55[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Billboard Review Panel (July 16, 1966). "Album Reviews". Billboard. p. 88 – via Google Books. Pop spotilight: Little Girl, Syndicate of Sound ... One cut, 'Rumors,' released as a single ...
  2. ^ Savage 2015, p. 556.
  3. ^ a b Cub Koda. "Little Girl – Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "New Album Releases". Billboard. July 16, 1966. p. 67 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. October 1, 1966. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200 – Syndicate of Sound". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100 – Syndicate of Sound". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

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