''Here We Are Again'' is the fourth album by the

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

band Country Joe and the Fish. It was released in 1969 with the US catalog number Vanguard VSD 79299. It peaked on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 48, and stayed on the charts for eleven weeks. Only Country Joe McDonald and Melton remained from the original lineup that began breaking up since the previous album. The past members would appear as guest musicians however. The songs were composed by

Country Joe McDonald Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (born January 1, 1942) is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.Richard Brenneman"Country Joe McDonald Revives Anti-War Anthem", ''Berkeley ...

and

Barry Melton Barry "The Fish" Melton (born June 14, 1947) is the co-founder and original lead guitarist of Country Joe and the Fish and Dinosaurs. He appears on all the Country Joe and the Fish recordings and he also wrote some of the songs that the band re ...

. In addition to "Country Joe" McDonald (vocals, guitar) and Barry "The Fish" Melton (lead guitar, vocals), the founding members of the band—Gary "Chicken" Hirsh on drums and David Bennett Cohen on Hammond organ, piano and guitar—also played on the recording. The remaining instruments were played by Mark Ryan and President Flyer. For the first time ever, some titles were accompanied by string and brass, which gave the album a somewhat poppier character. The tracks "I'll Survive" and "Maria" were recorded at Vanguard Studios in 23rd Street, New York. The remaining compositions were recorded at Pacific High Studios in San Francisco. A single from the album, "Here I Go Again"/"Baby, You're Driving Me Crazy", was released, but it did not place in the charts.cf. Whitburn, Joel: ''Top Pop Singles 1955-1993''. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 136

Track listing

All tracks composed by

, except where indicated. ;Side one # "Here I Go Again" — 3:24 # "Donovan‘s Reef" — 4:18 # "It‘s So Nice to Have Love" — 3:25 # "Baby, You’re Driving Me Crazy" — (

) — 2:43 # "Crystal Blues" — 6:18 ;Side two #

"For No Reason" — 3:55 # "I’ll Survive" — 2:28 # "Maria" — 3:30 # "My Girl" — (Melton) — 2:16 # "Doctor of Electricity" — (Melton) — 3:58

Personnel

;Country Joe and The Fish *

— lead vocals (tracks 1-3, 5-8); harmony vocals (track 4), guitars * Barry "The Fish" Melton — electric guitar (tracks 1-6, 9, 10), electric slide guitar (tracks 7, 8), backing vocals (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8), lead vocals (tracks 4, 9, 10) * David Cohen — keyboards (tracks 1-5, 8-10) * Gary "Chicken" Hirsh — drums, percussion (all tracks) ;Additional Personnel * Mark Ryan — bass (tracks 1, 2, 6) *

Jack Casady John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " So ...

— bass (tracks 3-5, 9, 10) * Peter Albin — bass (tracks 7, 8) * Mark Kapner — piano (tracks 7, 8)

References

External links

William Ruhlmann in Allmusic

Website of Country Joe McDonald
{{Authority control Country Joe and the Fish albums 1969 albums Albums produced by Samuel Charters Vanguard Records albums