Monday 19 August 2013

First Love / Country Love


A twofer of unreleased Mike Love albums from October/November 1978. Joy!
First Love (which contains "Brian's Back") is rather good, but as the album's history ended in lawsuits it's unlikely it'll ever achieve release.
Country Love was an attempt to gear Mike towards a country audience, a move that was slightly misguided given such family classics included on the album as "Wrinkles". Honestly it isn't all bad ("Brand New Start" ain't half bad really), but it's clear from many of the recordings that Mike's voice wasn't built for country.
See also Mike's 3rd unreleased solo album Mike Love Not War.
If you'd like an in-depth analysis of Country Love by a renowned critic, click here.

First Love
01. First Love
02. Too Cruel
03. You're Looking Better
04. Little Darlin'
05. I Don't Wanna Know
06. Brian's Back
07. Viggie
08. The Right Kind Of Love
09. Sumahama
10. Daybreak
11. Tricia (bonus track)

Country Love
12. Today I Started Loving You Again
13. Dallas
14. Beth On The Mesa
15. Brand New Start
16. Baby I'm A Changed Man
17. Rock 'n' Roll Country Bride
18. Everything I Touch Turns To Tears
19. Wrinkles
20. My Side Of The Bed
21. Everyone's In Love With You
22. Some Sweet Day
23. Hey Good Lookin' (bonus track)

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