Another great set from
Cherry Red Records, this one collects all of the light-soul quartet's best stuff — "Up, Up, and Away," "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In," "Wedding Bell Blues" and more.
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This 6-CD set presents newly remastered editions of all ten Soul City and Bell albums plus a whopping 25 bonus tracks. The six-time Grammy-winning quintet brought their rich vocal harmonies to songs written by Laura Nyro, Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Ashford And Simpson, Neil Sedaka, Paul Williams, and Harry Nilsson to create some of the most enduring music of the 1960-1970s.
The collection includes the chart-topping ‘Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In’ and ‘Wedding Bell Blues’ plus top ten hits ‘Up, Up, And Away,’ ‘Stoned Soul Picnic,’ ‘One Less Bell To Answer,’ and ‘(Last Night) I Didn’t Get To Sleep At All’ as well as the psych-pop classic 'The Magic Garden'.
Bonus tracks encompass non-LP singles, outtakes, the authorised debut of rare live versions, and the previously unreleased Bones Howe production of Carole King and Gerry Goffin’s 'Hi-De-Ho.'
Nick Robbins has remastered the audio. Joe Marchese’s sleeve notes provide an oral history of the group based on a 2025 roundtable with McCoo, Davis, and LaRue; new interviews with Bones Howe and producer John Florez; and archival quotes from McLemore, Townson, Webb, and others. The deluxe booklet additionally boasts rare photos.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE
UP, UP & AWAY
1. Up, Up And Away
2. Another Day, Another Heartache
3. Which Way To Nowhere
4. California My Way
5. Misty Roses
6. Go Where You Wanna Go
7. Never Gonna Be The Same
8. Pattern People
9. Rosecrans Blvd.
10. Learn How To Fly
11. Poor Side Of Town
THE MAGIC GARDEN
12. Prologue
13. The Magic Garden
14. Summer’s Daughter
15. Dreams/Pax/Nepenthe
16. Carpet Man
17. Ticket To Ride
18. Requiem: 820 Latham
19. The Girls’ Song
20. The Worst That Could Happen
21. Orange Air
22. Paper Cup
23. Epilogue
BONUS TRACKS
24. You’re Good Enough For Me
25. Bye Bye Baby
26. I’ll Be Loving You Forever
27. Train Keep On Movin’
28. Too Poor To Die
DISC TWO
STONED SOUL PICNIC
1. Sweet Blindness
2. It’ll Never Be The Same Again
3. The Sailboat Song
4. It’s A Great Life
5. Stoned Soul Picnic
6. California Soul
7. Lovin’ Stew
8. Broken Wing Bird
9. Good News
10. Bobbie’s Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)
11. The Eleventh Song (What A Groovy Day)
THE AGE OF AQUARIUS
12. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
13. Blowing Away
14. Skinny Man
15. Wedding Bell Blues
16. Don’tcha Hear Me Callin’ To Ya
17. The Hideaway
18. Workin’ On A Groovy Thing
19. Let It Be Me
20. Sunshine Of Your Love
21. The Winds Of Heaven
22. Those Were The Days
23. Let the Sunshine In (Reprise)
BONUS TRACKS
24. East Of Java
25. Chissa Se Tornera (Who Knows If He Will Return)
DISC THREE
PORTRAIT
1. Puppet Man
2. One Less Bell To Answer
3. Feelin’ Alright
4. This Is Your Life
5. A Love Like Ours
6. Save The Country
7. Medley: The Declaration/A Change Is Gonna Come/ People Got To Be Free
8. Dimension 5ive
LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES
9. Time And Love
10. Love’s Lines, Angles & Rhymes
11. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love?)
12. Guess Who
13. Viva Tirado
14. Light Sings
15. The Rainmaker
16. He’s A Runner
17. The Singer
18. Every Night
BONUS TRACKS
19. On the Beach (In The Summertime)
20. How Insensitive (Live)
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