- Small Faces (1966 album)
Infobox Album | Name = Small Faces
Type = Studio album
Artist =Small Faces
|Album cover.jpg
Released =May 11 ,1966
Recorded =February 1966 atIBC Studios ,Portland Place ,London, England [21st Para.IanMcLagan.com "Small Faces" recorded at IBC Studios. [http://www.ianmclagan.com/sf/songs.htm] ]
Genre =British Invasion , mod, R&B
Length = 32:47 (original)
62:51 (2006 reissue/Decca)
Label = Decca
Producer = Ian Samwell
Reviews =
*All Music Guide Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zad4vwdva9uk link]
Last album =
This album = "Small Faces"
(1966)
Next album = "From the Beginning"
(1967)
Misc = Singles
Name = Small Faces
Type = studio
single 1 =Whatcha Gonna Do About It
single 1 date =August 6 1965
single 2 =Sha-La-La-La-Lee
single 2 date =January 28 1966 "Small Faces" is the
debut album of theSmall Faces , released in 1966. It includes the hit singles "Whatcha Gonna Do About It " and "Sha-La-La-La-Lee ". The album was well received by music critics and fans alike and rose to number three in theUK album chart remaining at the top for several weeks. ["reached number three in album chart" - Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful Biography pg. 113] ["Small Faces" no. 3 in the UK charts 1966." Retrieved 19/09/07 http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Small-Faces-Biography/F8E5DA87548CAE3F48256D9C000E4651.]Album profile
The album was recorded at the
IBC Studios , Portland Place,London in February 1966.Glyn Johns was the studio engineer. In 1966, the Small Faces became the eleventh biggest selling artists of the year. ["Small Faces - 11th biggest selling artists in 1966" - Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful Biography pg. 111]Jimmy Winston was asked to leave after the band's second single "I've Got Mine " released onNovember 5 1965 failed to make the charts. He still appears on many tracks on this album, including joint writing contributions to "It's Too Late" and providing keyboards and vocals on various tracks. Winston's replacementIan McLagan appears on the album cover.Track listing
Side 1
#"Shake" (Sam Cooke ) 2:55
#"Come on Children" (Jones/Lane/Marriott/Winston) 4:20
#"You'd Better Believe It" (Lynch/Ragovoy) 2:19
#"It's Too Late" (Jones/Lane/Marriott/Winston) 2:37
#"One Night Stand" (Lane/Marriott) 1:50
#"Whatcha Gonna Do About It " (Potter/Samwell) 1:59Side 2
#"Sorry She's Mine" (Lynch) 2:48
#"Own Up Time" (Jones/Lane/Marriott/McLagan) 1:47
#"You Need Loving " (Lane/Marriott) 3:59
#"Don't Stop What You're Doing" (Jones/Lane/Marriott/McLagan) 1:55
#"E Too D" (Lane/Marriott) 3:02
#"Sha-La-La-La-Lee" (Lynch/Shuman) 2:56ingles
For more information on the single releases please see their respective pages.
Album Credits
:
Steve Marriott - vocals, guitar:Ronnie Lane - backing vocals, bass guitar:Kenney Jones - drums:Ian McLagan - keyboards:Jimmy Winston - vocals, keyboardsAdditional releases
The Album was re-released on CD in 1997 by
Deram Records . The new release included alternate versions of "Shake", "Come on Children", "What'cha Gonna Do About It", "Own Up Time" and "E Too D".In 2006 a "40th anniversary edition" with 23 tracks was released by Decca. Included were the Singles A-Sides and Singles B-Sides from that period, "What's A Matter Baby", I've Got Mine", "Grow Your Own", "Hey Girl" and "Almost Grown".ee also
Small Faces discography Notes
External links
* [http://www.makingtime.co.uk/rfr/index1.htm Room for Ravers (unofficial Small Faces website)]
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