DESCRIPTION:
Song composed by : Johnny Rivers/ Micheal Georgiades
Originally recorded in 1972 as the campaign theme for Hubert Humphrey's Presidential campaign. The song was released as a 45 rpm single and the 1972 album LA Reggae.
From the rare 2009 Soul City Records CD Shadows On The Moon
Review:
Johnny Rivers was once described in a Rolling Stone review for Slim Slow Slider as "...having a voice like softly curling cigarette smoke.".Another way to think of him as an artist who never has a note out of place on any recording,
The rockabilly cat of the Whiskey,transformed himself on Changes and Rewind then went full circle with the masterpiece of Realization. Last Train To Memphis and Reinvention Highway in recent years proved Rivers was no "oldies act" living on the memories of his aging fan base.Shadows On The Moon is a totally ,fresh, vibrant sound. Don't expect to hear Chuck Berry covers here,instead a CD highlight is the 40 year too late collaboration with Jimmy Webb Where Words End a song that brings tears to your eyes if you've ever lost a loved one, This album's sound is tinged with reggae,Indian,and guitar work to die for.This is not just another typical reworking of familar hits that so many older artists get caught up in but another chapter in the career of one of an important fiqure in American Musical History.
by : Pete Bowling
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