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''The Merry-Go-Round'' is the only album by 1960s pop group
the Merry-Go-Round The Merry-Go-Round was an American psychedelic rock, Los Angeles based band, best known for the singer-songwriter Emitt Rhodes and featuring Joel Larson on drums, Gary Kato on lead guitar, and Bill Rinehart on bass. The group gained inspiration ...
. It was released in the United States in November 1967 and reached No. 190 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart. Soon afterward bass player Bill Rinehart departed, and was replaced by Rick Dey of
the Vejtables The Vejtables were an American rock band from Millbrae, California, United States. They recorded for the Autumn label and found limited success with such songs as " I Still Love You" and a cover version of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind ...
. Several further singles, including "She Laughed Loud"/"Had to Run Around", "Come Ride, Come Ride"/"She Laughed Loud", "Listen, Listen!"/"Missing You" and Til the Day After"/"Highway", were released in 1967 and 1968 but failed to chart. After fan interest in the group dissipated, they decided to disband in 1969. Singer
Emitt Rhodes Emitt Lynn Rhodes (February 25, 1950 – July 19, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer. At 14 years, Rhodes began his career in musical ensembles the Palace Guard as the group's drummer before jo ...
was the main songwriter for the group, writing or co-writing eleven of the twelve songs on their only album. Rhodes went on to produce four solo albums from 1970 to 1973, and one last album in 2016.


Track listing

All songs are written by
Emitt Rhodes Emitt Lynn Rhodes (February 25, 1950 – July 19, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer. At 14 years, Rhodes began his career in musical ensembles the Palace Guard as the group's drummer before jo ...
except where noted. Side one #"Live" – 2:32 #"Time Will Show the Wiser" – 2:25 #"On Your Way Out" – 2:29 #"Gonna Fight the War" – 2:00 #"Had to Run Around" – 3:34 #"We're in Love" – 2:22 Side two #"You're a Very Lovely Woman" – 2:45 #"Where Have You Been All My Life" – 2:14 #"Early in the Morning" – 2:05 #"Low Down" (Gary Kato) – 2:57 #"A Clown's No Good" – 2:18 #"Gonna Leave You Alone" (Rhodes, Kato) – 2:16


''Listen, Listen: The Definitive Collection''

On November 8, 2006,
Rev-Ola Rev-Ola Records is a British independent record label formed in 1990 that specializes in reissues, as well as select new releases. The label is headed by Joe Foster, a former child actor and musician/producer. He, along with Alan McGee and ...
re-released the stereo version of the original 12-track album along with Rhodes' 1970 debut solo album, ''The American Dream'' (tracks 13 thru 24), as ''Listen, Listen: The Definitive Collection'', with six bonus tracks for 30 tracks total, the last track being a hidden track. The reissue compiles all of the Merry-Go-Round's material except the mono mix of "The Merry-Go-Round" and the single mixes of "Come Ride, Come Ride" and Til the Day After". Bonus tracks (Emitt Rhodes)
  1. "Mother Earth"
  2. "Pardon Me"
  3. "Textile Factory"
  4. "Someone Died"
  5. "Come Ride, Come Ride"
  6. "Let's All Sing"
  7. "Holly Park"
  8. "Mary Will You Take My Hand"
  9. "The Man He Was"
  10. "In The Days Of Old"
  11. Til The Day After"
  12. "Saturday Night"
Bonus tracks (The Merry-Go-Round)
  1. "She Laughed Loud"
  2. "Listen, Listen!"
  3. "Missing You" (Larry Marks)
  4. "Highway" (Kato, Joel Larson)
  5. "Time Will Show the Wiser" (Mono 45)
  6. "California Girls" (hidden track)


Singles

* "Live" (1967) - US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 #63''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - * "Time Will Show the Wiser" (1967) * "You're a Very Lovely Woman" (1967) - US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 #94


References

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