DESCRIPTION:
From Cathy Young's 1973 GRT Album "Travel Stained". Recorded in October, 1972 by the great George Semkiw at RCA Studios in downtown Toronto. Cathy won a Juno award the following year for Most Promising Female Vocalist. The album was re-issued in 2009 by Big Pink Music in Korea (Big Pink 14).

'Travel Stained' was produced by the late Shel Safran, who also produced 'Journey to the Center of Your Mind' for Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes. He also worked with Bob Shad from Mainstream Records, producing Big Brother & the Holding Company's demo for the label. The group featured a singer who would later prove to be an icon herself - Janis Joplin.

Shel brought Bob Shad to Toronto following up on an article written by Ritchie Yorke, to see Cathy Young perform at the Rock Pile, and was responsible for Cathy's signing to Mainstream Records, making Cathy one of the first Canadian musicians to have a world release in 1969. Subsequently, the album 'A Spoonful of Cathy Young' was selected as Billboard Magazine's 'Pick of the Week' in the United States.

On the 'Travel Stained' album, Shel featured the most Canadian musicians to appear on a solo artist's album in Canadian history - 35 musicians, including a young Brenda Russell ('Get Here' and 'Piano In the Dark'). 'Eagle' was also the first music video that was ever recorded in Toronto, backed by Mike McDonald and Fingerwood. It was produced at Advertel in downtown Toronto, and Shel and Cathy took it to Los Angeles in January, 1973. When they went to screen it, it turned out the major record label in L.A. had no "video equipment" to view it with!

Cathy Young -- Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Dianne Brooks (R.I.P) -- Vocals
Zeke Sheppard (R.I.P.) -- Vocals
Brenda Gordon (Brenda Russell) -- Vocals
Gord Waszek -- Electric Guitar
Danny McBride -- Electric Guitar
Greg Fitzpatrick -- Acoustic Guitar
Mike Brewes -- Piano and Organ
Pete Csanky -- Mellotron and Piano
Gord Neave -- Drums and Percussion
Mike Harrison -- Bass and Arrangements
Produced by Shel Safran (R.I.P.)