''David Ackles'' is the self-titled debut album of American singer-songwriter
David Ackles.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1 ...
later reissued it with new cover art under the title ''The Road to Cairo''. Described by music historian
Richie Unterberger as Ackles' "most rock-oriented record", it garnered faint praise from ''
Rolling Stone'' critic Arthur Schmidt, who complained of thin melodies but who nevertheless described Ackles as "one of the best singers I've ever heard".
[Schmidt, Arthur. (September 28, 1968)]
David Ackles
''Rolling Stone''. Accessed November 11, 2007.
Julie Driscoll,
Brian Auger and the Trinity
Brian Auger and the Trinity was a British band led by keyboardist Brian Auger. His duet with Julie Driscoll, the Bob Dylan– penned "This Wheel's on Fire", was a number 5 hit on the 1968 UK Singles Chart.
The song also reached number 13 in C ...
covered "The Road to Cairo" shortly after the album's release. In the early-1970s,
Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth were an English rock band originally formed in Carlisle in 1967. Principally active between 1967 and 1974, the band re-formed several times in later years.
History
Prior to Spooky Tooth, four of the band's five founding members h ...
and
The Hollies would cover "Down River."
Track listing
''All songs composed by David Ackles.''
#"The Road to Cairo" – 5:16
#"When Love is Gone" – 3:20
#"Sonny Come Home" – 2:59
#"Blue Ribbons" – 4:37
#"What a Happy Day" – 2:14
#"Down River" – 3:57
#"Laissez-Faire" – 1:36
#"Lotus Man" – 2:49
#"His Name Is Andrew" – 6:11
#"Be My Friend" – 4:48
Personnel
*David Ackles – piano, vocals
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Danny Weis – guitar
*Douglas Hastings – guitar
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Jerry Penrod – bass guitar
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Michael Fonfara – organ
*Jon Keliehor – percussion
;Technical
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Bruce Botnick
Bruce Botnick (born 1945) is an American audio engineer and record producer, best known for his work with the Doors, the Beach Boys, Eddie Money, Love and film composer Jerry Goldsmith.
Early work
Botnick engineered Love's first two albums, and ...
, Brain Ross-Myring – engineer
*Bob Fisher –
audio mastering
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Joel Brodsky – photography
*William S. Harvey –
art direction
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...
, cover art concept, cover art
*
Richie Unterberger –
liner notes
References
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1968 debut albums
David Ackles albums
Elektra Records albums
Albums produced by David Anderle
Albums with cover art by Joel Brodsky