''Double Diamond'' is the sixth album by British jazz-rock group
If and the second to be issued in the U.S. on the Metromedia Records label. With only
Dick Morrissey
Richard Edwin Morrissey (9 May 1940 – 8 November 2000) was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute.
Biography Background
He was born in Horley, Surrey, England. Dick Morrissey emerg ...
left from the original band, the new line-up featured
Fi Trench (keyboards) and Pete Arnesen (keyboards), Steve Rosenthal (guitar/lead vocals), Kurt Palomaki (bass) and
Cliff Davies (drums). It was recorded at
The Manor recording studios shortly after
Mike Oldfield
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documen ...
's ''
Tubular Bells
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'', and released in 1973.
In that same year, following the success of the group in Germany, as part of the ''This is ...'' series, Brain Records (a division of
Metronome
A metronome, from ancient Greek μέτρον (''métron'', "measure") and νομός (nomós, "custom", "melody") is a device that produces an audible click or other sound at a regular interval that can be set by the user, typically in beats pe ...
) brought out a vinyl LP version of ''Double Diamond'' for distribution in Germany only, changing the title to ''This Is If''. The track listing is identical in both cases.
The original cover design, and possibly the title, is a reference to the
beer brand of the same name.
Track listing
Side one
#"Play, Play, Play"
(D. Morrissey, K. Palomaki) – 3:45
#"Pebbles on the Beach"
(D. Morrissey, B. Morrissey) – 4:34
#"Pick Me Up (And Put Me Back on the Road)"
(Davies) – 5:03
#"Another Time Around (Is Not for Me)"
(Davies) – 6:57
Side two
#"Groupie Blue (Every Day She's Got the Blues)"
(D. Morrissey, T. Preston) – 4:09
#"Fly, Fly, The Route, Shoot"
(Palomaki) – 4:27
#"Feel Thing Part 1"
(Arnesen) – 4:18
#"Feel Thing Part 2"
(Arnesen) – 4:54
#"Feel Thing Part 3"
(Arnesen) – 3:18
Personnel
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Dick Morrissey
Richard Edwin Morrissey (9 May 1940 – 8 November 2000) was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute.
Biography Background
He was born in Horley, Surrey, England. Dick Morrissey emerg ...
- tenor and alto saxophones, lead and backing vocals, flute
*Steve Rosenthal - guitar, lead and backing vocals
*Pete Arnesen - piano, backing vocals, organ, synthesizer
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Fi Trench - piano, backing vocals
*Kurt Palomaki - bass, backing vocals
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Cliff Davies - drums, backing vocals, percussion
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1973 albums
If (band) albums