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''. Driscoll covers this wide range of musical influences easily and with her highly emotive and distinctive vocals, and with Auger's intense Hammond organ, the album is instrumentally interesting, too.Jurek, Thom: Review of ''Streetnoise''
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Track listing

LP side 1

sub-titled: HOW GOOD WOULD IT BE TO FEEL FREE :1. "Tropic of Capricorn" (

Brian Auger Brian Albert Gordon Auger (born 18 July 1939) is an English jazz rock and rock music keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond organ. Auger has worked with Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Sonny Boy Williamson, an ...

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" ( Julie Driscoll) 6:45 :3. "Take Me to the Water" ( Nina Simone) 4:00 :4. "A Word About Colour" (Julie Driscoll) 1:35

LP side 2

sub-titled: KISS HIM QUICK, HE HAS TO PART :5. " Light My Fire" ( John Densmore, Robby Krieger,

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, Jim MorrisonOriginal pressings of ''Streetnoise'' incorrectly credit "Light My Fire" to Jim Morrison alone.) 4:30 :6. "Indian Rope Man" (

, Joe Price, Mark Roth) 3:00 :7. "When I Was a Young Girl" (Traditional; arranged by Julie Driscoll) 7:00 :8. " The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)" ( James Rado, Gerome Ragni,

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) 3:05

LP side 3

sub-titled: LOOKING IN THE EYE OF THE WORLD :9. "Ellis Island" (Brian Auger) 4:10 :10. "In Search of the Sun" (Dave Ambrose) 4:25 :11. "Finally Found You Out" (Brian Auger) 4:15 :12. "Looking in the Eye of the World" (Brian Auger) 5:05

LP side 4

sub-titled: SAVE THE COUNTRY :13. "Vauxhall to Lambeth Bridge" (Julie Driscoll) 6:30 :14. "

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, Oscar Brown) 5:40 :15. "I've Got Life" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) 4:30 :16. "

" ( Laura Nyro) 3:56

Personnel

* Brian "Auge" Auger - B-3 organ, piano, electric piano, vocals * Julie "Jools" Driscoll - lead vocals, acoustic guitar * David "Lobs" Ambrose - 4- and 6- string electric basses, acoustic guitar, vocals * Clive "Toli" Thacker - drums, percussion

References

External links

BBC - Classic Pop/Rock Review - Brian Auger Julie Driscoll & The Trinity, ''Open, Definitely What!, Streetnoise''
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