Together (Country Joe and the Fish album)

Together is the third album by the San Francisco psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish, released in 1968.[6][7] Country Joe McDonald had briefly left the band prior to the recording sessions.[8] All of the band members contributed to the songwriting.[8] Together is the most commercially successful album from the band.[2]

Together
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1968
RecordedNovember 1967
StudioSierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, California
and February 1968 Vanguard Studios, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, NY
Genre
Length34:31
LabelVanguard VSD-79277[1]
ProducerSamuel Charters
Country Joe and the Fish chronology
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die
(1967)
Together
(1968)
Here We Are Again
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

The original lineup of the band broke up after the release of Together.[9][10]

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that "McDonald tended to favor droning mantras like the album-closing 'An Untitled Protest', which worked better when contrasted with the likes of Melton's catchy anti-New York diatribe, 'The Streets of Your Town', and the group-written 'Rock and Soul Music'."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Rock and Soul Music" (McDonald, Melton, Cohen, Barthol, Hirsh) – 6:51
  2. "Susan" (Hirsh) - 3:28
  3. "Mojo Navigator" (Denson, Melton, McDonald) - 2:23
  4. "Bright Suburban Mr. & Mrs. Clean Machine" (Hirsh, Melton) - 2:19
  5. "Good Guys/Bad Guys Cheer / The Streets of Your Town" (Melton) - 3:43
  6. "The Fish Moan" - 0:27
  7. "The Harlem Song" (McDonald) - 4:19
  8. "Waltzing in the Moonlight" (Hirsh, Melton) - 2:13
  9. "Away Bounce My Bubbles" (Hirsh) - 2:25
  10. "Cetacean" (Barthol) - 3:38
  11. "An Untitled Protest" (McDonald) - 2:45

Personnel

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Country Joe and the Fish
Additional personnel

Chart positions

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Billboard 200 - No. 23[11]

References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin.
  2. ^ a b c "AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 576.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 279.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 164.
  6. ^ "Artist Biography by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ Oberman, Michael (2020). Fast Forward, Play, and Rewind. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 124.
  8. ^ a b Harkins, Thomas (2019). Woodstock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Fabled Garden. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 211.
  9. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 219.
  10. ^ Taylor, Steven (2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 75.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 193.