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Leading off with "Never Learned to Dance," one of his most frenetic singles, Averne certainly didn't let up for his second album. The opener is a great piece of boogaloo popcorn, with a background of punchy brass and wild-man electric piano solos. The first side of The Harvey Averne Dozen alternates vocal tracks (usually slow-dance period pieces) with some hot instrumentals, more in a funk vein than salsa. The album wins out with instrumentals like the original "Dynamite" and the Beatles cover "I Feel Fine," while the bland vocal tracks "Girl That I Love" and "Central Park" only succeed in dragging down the proceedings. The second side takes a slight dip in quality, with rote versions of "Goin' Out of My Head" and even "Lullaby From Rosemary's Baby." It's not an LP masterpiece by any means, but surprisingly good for the times.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - SONNY BONO, ComposerLyricist - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Vibraphone, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Harvey Averne Dozen, MainArtist - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Harvey Averne Dozen, MainArtist - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Christopher Komeda, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Weinstein, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Randazzo, ComposerLyricist - Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Alderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer - Michael Fein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Leading off with "Never Learned to Dance," one of his most frenetic singles, Averne certainly didn't let up for his second album. The opener is a great piece of boogaloo popcorn, with a background of punchy brass and wild-man electric piano solos. The first side of The Harvey Averne Dozen alternates vocal tracks (usually slow-dance period pieces) with some hot instrumentals, more in a funk vein than salsa. The album wins out with instrumentals like the original "Dynamite" and the Beatles cover "I Feel Fine," while the bland vocal tracks "Girl That I Love" and "Central Park" only succeed in dragging down the proceedings. The second side takes a slight dip in quality, with rote versions of "Goin' Out of My Head" and even "Lullaby From Rosemary's Baby." It's not an LP masterpiece by any means, but surprisingly good for the times.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:06
- Main artists: Harvey Averne
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fania
- Genre: World
© 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1969 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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