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Revelation: Revolution '69

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Revelation: Revolution '69 is an album by The Lovin' Spoonful, released in 1969.

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History

Revelation: Revolution '69 was the final studio album by the group, featuring Joe Butler as lead singer on most tracks, following the departure of former lead vocalist and songwriter John B. Sebastian. Primary songwriting for the album was by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon, notable for their earlier compositions for The Turtles, although Butler contributed more songs to this album than to any previous Lovin' Spoonful release.

The album was originally scheduled to be released with the title "Till I Run With You". First pressings of the album bear labels with this title, and the front cover (a naked woman running after a naked Joe Butler, with their genitals covered by a running lion, and the woman's breasts obscured by either a body suit or photo retouching) bears witness to the intended original title.

Three of the songs were released as A-sides of singles: "Never Going Back" (retitled "Never Goin' Back" on some issues), "(Till I) Run With You" (retitled "'Til I Run with You") on some issues), and "Me about You".

Revelation: Revolution '69 was re-issued on CD in 2008, in Japan only, with three bonus tracks--two edited versions of the title track, and the remixed single edit of "Me about You".

While many U. S. reviews were negative, possibly owing to the negative press response to the group's earlier debacles, the album received a fairly warm reception, although not enough to gain it a place on the Billboard album charts of the time.

Track listing

  1. "Amazing Air" (Bonner/Gordon) – 2:50
  2. "Never Going Back" (John Stewart)– 2:48
  3. "The Prophet" (Finiz/Butler) – 2:45
  4. "Only Yesterday" (Dino/Sembello)– 2:43
  5. "War Games" (Butler) – 7:02
  6. "(Till I) Run With You" (Gordon/Bonner) b– 2:52
  7. "Jug of Wine" (Dino/Sembello) – 2:31
  8. "Revelation: Revolution '69" (Butler/Finiz) – 2:29
  9. "Me About You" (Bonner/Gordon) – 3:48
  10. "Words" (Dino/Sembello) – 2:18
    2008 rerelease bonus tracks:
  11. "Revelation: Revolution '69" [Single Version/Alternate Mix]
  12. "Revelation: Revolution '69" [Single Version/Alternate Mix, Vocal]
  13. "Me About You" [Single Version/Alternate Mix])

Personnel

References

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