Occasional Rain [Import]

Occasional Rain [Import]

Track Listings

1. Segue #1 - Go Ahead On

2. Ordinary Joe

3. Golden Circle

4. Segue #5 - Go Head On

5. Trance on Sedgewick Street

6. Do You Finally Need a Friend

7. Segue #4 - Go Head On

8. Sweet Edie-D

9. Occasional Rain

10. Segue #2 - Go Head On

11. Blues for Marcus

12. Lean on Me

13. Last Segue - Go Head On

Tracks:

Segue #1 - Go Ahead On
Ordinary Joe
Golden Circle
Segue #5 - Go Ahead On
Trance On Sedgewick Street
Do You Finally Need A Friend
Segue #4 - Go Ahead On
Sweet Edie-D
Occasional Rain
Segue #2 - Go Ahead On
Blues For Marcus
Lean On Me
Last Segue - Go Ahead On

Customer Reviews:

Terry's Song Cycle.......2003-04-17

I first heard this LP back in the early '70's in Providence, RI. Every Sunday afternoon Vincent Thomas did a show entitled the "360 Black Experience" on WBRU. This was before webcasting and on the cusp of amplified radio antennas so, for someone accustomed to New York radio, it was the only time the Providence airwaves came alive since I was never a big Salty Brian fan. I recall strolling down Thayer Street and perusing the record bins at the one record shop. The album "Occasional Rain was stuck among the bunch. I picked it up and put it back. Later, after hearing "Trance on Sedgewick Street" over the air, I raced back, brought it and began a lifelong interest in this wonderful muscian's stories. I later found out that he wrote the Dell's hit, "The Love We Had Stays on My Mind". Step back in time and give this one a listen. It doesn't disappoint.

AMG says: "Recorded more than six years after The New Folk Sound, this was the first album to feature Terry Callier's unusual hybrid sound. The combination of a rich baritone voice and his unique blues/folk/jazz songwriting are met by just a touch of Andy Williams' zim, making Occasional Rain the best of his albums from the early '70s. Often prone to expansive, wandering melodies, Callier has written a tightness into most of the songs here that would generally be abandoned on the records to follow. Two of his most recognizable songs, "Ordinary Joe" and "Lean on Me," make their appearance and are joined by fragments of "Go 'Head On," which are interspersed throughout and provide a conceptual framework for the album as a whole. Highly accessible, this album conjures an intimate and relaxed mood, perfect for that lazy weekend morning."

Open your ears. You have nothing to lose.

his best.......2003-02-10

I never understood why Terry Callier never hit the big time. I wore out 2 copies of this album. I was about to give up on my cassette tape when I found this on CD. Listen to "Blues for Marcus" or "sedgewick street" or "Occasional Rain" and tell me who else can sound like this. This is his best album. Its only fault is the breaking up of "Go Head On" into little pieces, but I can live with that.