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Realization is the fifth studio album by the American musician Johnny Rivers, released in 1968. Rivers wrote two of the songs and co-wrote a third. The remaining seven are covers of popular songs from the mid-1960s.
Reception
The album reached No. 5 and included the No. 14 pop chart single "Summer Rain", written by James Hendricks, a former member of the Mugwumps. The album reflected some of the psychedelic influences of the time, like the song "Hey Joe" with a two-minute introduction and also marked a change in Rivers' musical direction with more introspective songs such as "Look to Your Soul" and "Going Back to Big Sur".
Track listing
= Side one
="Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) – 4:49
"Look to Your Soul" (James Hendricks) – 3:11
"The Way We Live" (Johnny Rivers) – 3:08
"Summer Rain" (James Hendricks) – 3:52
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Keith Reid/Gary Brooker) – 5:36
= Side two
="Brother, Where Are You" (Oscar Brown, Jr.) – 3:36
"Something Strange" (Johnny Rivers/James Hendricks) – 3:28
"What's the Difference" (Scott McKenzie) – 2:48
"Going Back to Big Sur" (Johnny Rivers) – 2:28
"Positively 4th Street" (Bob Dylan) – 5:03
Personnel
= Musicians
=Johnny Rivers – vocals, electric guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Joe Osborn – electric bass guitar, guitar
Larry Knechtel – organ
James Burton – guitar
James Hendricks – rhythm guitar
= Technical
=Johnny Rivers, Lou Adler – producers
Armin Steiner – engineer
Marty Paich – horns and strings arranger/conductor
Woody Woodward – art direction
George Rodriguez – photography
Wayne Kimbell – design and collage
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
Johnny Rivers official website
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