The Braillettes were a vocal group from
Alameda, California, United States. The group consisted of three women (Maggie Liebnitz, Jackie Overalls, and Kay Smith), two of whom (Overalls and Smith) were
blind. They released one album, titled ''Our Hearts Keep Singing'', in 1968. The album is now out of print.
The
album cover
An album cover (also referred to as album art) is the front packaging art of a commercially released studio album or other audio recordings. The term can refer to either the printed paperboard covers typically used to package sets of and 78-r ...
for ''Our Hearts Keep Singing'' is often credited as one of the worst album covers of all time.
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The cover photograph was taken by their high school classmate, John Skoglund, who later married Maggie Liebnitz.
"Our Hearts Keep Singing" and (alt-pop blues musician) Captain Beefheart's seminal "Trout Mask Replica" album were both recorded at Whitney Studios in Glendale during the same time period (1968–1969) – musician Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by wikt:nonconformity, nonconformity, Free improvisation, free-form improvisation, sound experimen ...
's ''Hot Rats
''Hot Rats'' is the second solo album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1969. It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original version of the Mothers of Invention. Five of the six songs are instrumental; while "Wil ...
'' and other Zappa albums (as well as countless independently produced religious LPs) were also recorded at owner Loren Whitney's classic studio, which was known for its superlative Wurlitzer organ.
''Our Hearts Keep Singing''
Track listing:
#"His Smile"
#"The Innkeeper"
#"How Rich I Am"
#"Tenderly He Calls"
#"This Is My Prayer"
#"He'll Never Let You Fall"
#"All Day Long My Heart Keeps Singing"
#"The First Thing I Do Every Morning"
#"That's What He Did For Me"
#"Will He Know Me"
#"Soon It Is Over"
References
Musical groups from California
American girl groups
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