The Voice of Scott McKenzie

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The Voice of Scott McKenzie
Studio album by Scott McKenzie

Publication
(s)

1967

Label (s) Ode Records

Format (s)

LP, CD, MC

Title (number)

11 (new edition 19)

running time

33:37

production

Lou Adler, John Phillips

chronology
- The Voice of Scott McKenzie Stained Glass Morning
Single releases
San Francisco
Like an Old Time Movie
Celeste
No, No, No, No, No

The Voice of Scott McKenzie is the debut album by Scott McKenzie , the internationally successful in December 1967 after his single San Francisco on the then fledgling label Ode Records of Lou Adler was released.

The album was produced by Lou Adler and John Phillips , a longtime friend of McKenzie's, who also composed the included world hit San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) . Another single is Like an Old Time Movie , which was, however, a much smaller success.

In addition, the album contains many pieces that were previously hits by other artists or later became hits. McKenzie's interpretation of Donovan's Celeste has been described as a lazy beauty. It's Not Time Now is a cover by John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky . A more rhythmic folk rock piece. With What's the Difference , the original version of the album also contains two parts of McKenzie's composed trilogy (which was later completed with a third part and appeared as the B-side to the follow-up single Holy Man ). Reason to Believe is a cover by Tim Hardins and has also been covered by other artists such as The Carpenters and Rod Steward . The version by Rod Steward was the most successful and became a hit, but McKenzie's version also received praise. No, No, No, No, No is an English version of the hit La Poupée qui fait non by Michel Polnareff , which deals with sexual persecution and frustration. Don't make promises is also a cover version by Tim Hardin, which was also recorded by numerous other artists. Including The Beau Brummels , Bobby Darin , Marianne Faithfull , Gary Puckett & The Union Gap or Cliff Richard . Twelve-Thirty , also written by John Phillips, was originally intended to be the follow-up single from San Francisco . For contractual reasons, however, The Mamas and Papas recorded this song as a single, which became a minor hit for them and is therefore the better known version. With Rooms , the album contains another John Phillips track.

The Voice of Scott McKenzie was released at a time when the Summer of Love had just died down, which is why it had rather moderate success.

The album received numerous re-releases from record labels such as Sony Music , Columbia or Epic, some as a compilation, or simply under the title San Francisco . In 2006 the album appeared on Repertoire Records as an extended edition and was supplemented by the mono and single versions, as well as the follow-up single Holy Man .

Track list

  1. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) - 2:56 ( Phillips )
  2. Celeste - 3:30 ( Donovan )
  3. It's Not Time Now - 2:45 ( Sebastian , Yanovsky )
  4. What's the Difference, Chapter 2 - 2:40 ( McKenzie )
  5. Reasons to Believe - 2:20 (Hardin)
  6. Like an Old Time Movie - 3:15 (Phillips)
  7. No, No, No, No, No - 2:51 ( Polnareff , Stephens )
  8. Don't Make Promises - 3:50 ( Hardin )
  9. Twelve Thirty - 3:17 (Phillips)
  10. Rooms - 3:27 (Phillips)
  11. What's the Difference, Chapter 1 - 2:18 (McKenzie)

Bonus title (extended edition)

  1. San Francisco (Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair) (Mono Single Version) (Phillips)
  2. What's The Difference (Single Mix) (McKenzie)
  3. Like An Old Time Movie (Mono Single Version) (Phillips)
  4. What's The Difference [Chapter II] (Mono Single Version) (McKenzie)
  5. Celeste (Mono Single Version) ( Donovan )
  6. No, No, No, No, No (Mono Single Version) ( Polnareff , Stephens )
  7. Holy man (Phillips)
  8. What's The Difference [Chapter III] (McKenzie)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scott McKenzie - Holy Man. In: Discogs. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
  2. ^ The Voice of Scott McKenzie - Scott McKenzie | Songs, reviews, credits. Retrieved September 29, 2019 (American English).
  3. ↑ a b Scott McKenzie: The Voice Of Scott McKenzie (CD) - jpc. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .
  4. ^ The Voice Of Scott McKenzie. In: Discogs. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .