The Comfortable Chair is a West Coast musical group that released one self-titled album, ''The Comfortable Chair'', in 1968.

Name

The name of the band refers to sitting in a comfortable chair while meditating. Several members were involved with Maaharishi’s Transcendental Meditation program.

Members

History

The group was never big outside of the 1960s California circuit. The album features original songs written collectively by the band.

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produced the album, along with

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. The record was released on CBS-Ode Records in 1968. Songs on the album include: "Ain't No Good No More"; "Be Me”; "Now", written by Barbara Baczek-Wallace; "Let Me Through", by Keith Wallace and Barbara Baczek- "Princess", "The Beast", and "Some Soon, Some Day", written by Bernie Schwartz; "Pale, Night of Quiet", written by Schwartz and Tad Baczek; "The Stars in Heaven" by Garfin, Schwartz, Wallace, Baczek. The group appeared in the 1968

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'' as a rock group associated with the young people in the plot, performing their protest song "A Child's Garden".

External links

Official website
from the

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Further information on the band

{{DEFAULTSORT:Comfortable Chair Musical groups established in 1968 Musical groups disestablished in 1971 Ode Records artists Psychedelic rock music groups from California