It's a Beautiful Day (album)

Occupation

  • David LaFlamme: violin, flute, vocals
  • Linda LaFlamme: piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, celesta, harpsichord
  • Hal Wagenet: Guitars
  • Mitchell Holman: bass, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Val Fuentes: drums, backing vocals
  • Pattie Santos: percussion, backing vocals

It's a Beautiful Day is the eponymous debut album by the American rock band It's a Beautiful Day in San Francisco. It was released in 1969 and reached number 47 in the U.S. charts.

The cover of the album of George Hunter and Kent Hollister is based on the cover of a magazine in 1900 and was chosen by Rolling Stone ranked 24 of its list of the 100 best covers.

Formation

In December 1967 David and Linda LaFlamme lived on the top floor of a Victorian house in Seattle. White Bird, the most famous song of the band was born here, as they einfingen the mood on a rainy winter day when looking out the skylight.

"Where the ' white bird ' thing came from ... We were like caged birds in attic did. We had no money, no transportation, the weather was miserable. We were just barely getting by on a very small food allowance Provided to us. It was quite an experience, but it was very creative in a way. "

"Where the matter of the 'White Bird' came forth ... We were like birds captured because under the roof. We had no money, no transportation, the weather was miserable. We came through a small food subsidy ends meet. It was quite an experiment, but in a creative way. "

Back in San Francisco, the band had their breakthrough as the opening act for Cream on their farewell tour. They jumped one for the band Traffic, was ill at the Steve Winwood. The rave reviews they owed ​​their record contract with CBS.

Music

Characteristic of the sound of the album is playing the violin David LaFlammes, a former soloist of the Utah Symphony Orchestra, which takes over the role of lead guitar here. In addition, more unusual instruments like celesta and harpsichord (Girl With No Eyes) are also used in rock music. The melody of the instrumental piece Bombay Calling In Rock was the intro for her song Child used by Deep Purple on the album in time. Wasted Union Blues is a distorted psychedelic blues-rock and with time is, the last song of the album, including a hard-rock pieces is represented

Title list

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With Bruce Steinberg ( harmonica) on Hot Summer Day:

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