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May 21, 2025 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Roger Nichols Treasury

If you don't know the name of Roger Nichols, you know the man's songs.  His compositions have been sung by Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, The Monkees, and Nichols' most frequent lyrical collaborator, Paul Williams - just to name a few.  Many of those songs have become bona fide American standards, among them "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," and "Times of Your Life."  He and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop Tags: Roger Nichols

October 9, 2024 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

John Barry Something's Up

Today, we're rounding up five releases from Ace Records, all of which were released within the past few months by the U.K. label. Ace has followed up its 2022 collection dedicated to the oeuvre of composer John Barry, The More Things Change: Film TV, and Studio Work 1968-1972, with a new volume of the film maestro's works.  Something's Up!  Film, TV, and Studio Work 1964-1967 (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) hardly plays like a collection of runners-up, however.  Barry crafted so

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jackie DeShannon, John Barry, Paul Williams, Roger Nichols, Thom Bell, Various Artists

March 21, 2024 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Pete Jolly Seasons

Pianist/organist/accordionist Pete Jolly (1932-2004), born Peter Ceragioli, Jr., made his debut as a leader in 1955 on the RCA label.  After moves to labels including Liberty and Columbia, Jolly landed at A&M Records in 1968.  Co-founder Herb Alpert - the A in A&M - personally produced or co-produced all three of Jolly's long-players for the Hollywood label.  Songs by A&M mainstays such as Roger Nichols, Burt Bacharach, and Antonio Carlos Jobim populated the albums.  The third of

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Pop Tags: Herb Alpert, Pete Jolly, Roger Nichols

February 14, 2023 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Paul Williams Reprise Singles

He might have been born a someday man, but Paul Williams has proven himself to be a forever artist.  A modern-day renaissance man, the Nebraska native tried his luck as an actor, a songwriter, and a singer from his earliest days in Los Angeles.  A brief three-month stint peddling his tunes at The Turtles' home of White Whale Records ended in disappointment when Williams was shown the door.  But he didn't have to wait long for a new opportunity.  A friend played his songs for Herb Alpert and

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Paul Williams, Roger Nichols

June 30, 2017 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Soft Rock Nuggets 1

As longtime collectors know, great "nuggets" show up in the most unlikely places...and so do Nuggets, naturally.  Warner Music Japan has just issued four volumes of Soft Rock Nuggets, but most of the tracks on these collections are firmly in the harmony-drenched, lushly melodic, sunshine pop genre.  Any fans of Rhino Handmade's Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults (reissued on vinyl this year for Record Store Day) will find much to savor on these latest additions to the

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Dino Desi and Billy, Harpers Bizarre, Jackie Trent, Paul Williams, Roger Nichols, The Association, The Hollies, Tony Hatch, Various Artists

February 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Roger Nichols Treasury

If you don't know the name of Roger Nichols, you know the man's songs.  His compositions have been sung by the Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, The Monkees, and Nichols' most frequent lyrical collaborator, Paul Williams - just to name a few.  Many of those songs have become bona fide American standards, among them "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," and "Times of Your Life."  He and

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Paul Williams, Roger Nichols

November 30, 2010 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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There are certain albums a person returns to, over and over again. These albums often transcend time and genre, and chances are you can name a few of them that reside in your own music collection. I'm talking about that special album you might play when you're down, or when you just need a visit from an old friend to remind you of another time. At The Second Disc, we frequently strive to remind you of those albums. Through the years, one such record for me has been Paul Williams' Someday Man.

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Paul Williams, Roger Nichols

August 24, 2010 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

The Holy Mackerel The Holy Mackerel 2670131

If ever an album was lost in the shuffle, it was the 1968 debut LP by The Holy Mackerel. The LP, assigned as Reprise 6311, fell smack in between Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland (Reprise 6307) and Neil Young's eponymous solo debut (Reprise 6317). But adventurous listeners would find themselves rewarded if they picked up the album by the oddly-named group, with its cover sleeve of five gents and a lady smiling for the camera under three-dimensional comic book-style lettering proclaiming them "The

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Mentor Williams, Paul Williams, Roger Nichols

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