''Part One'' is the second album by the American

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 ...

group

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (WCPAEB) was an American psychedelic rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965. The group created music that possessed an eerie, and at times sinister atmosphere, and contained material that was ...

, and was released in February 1967 on

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. It features compositions by Bob Johnston,

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Baker Knight Thomas Baker Knight Jr. (July 4, 1933 – October 12, 2005) was an American songwriter and musician. His best known compositions were "Lonesome Town", "The Wonder of You", and " Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time". His songs have ...

, P.F. Sloan and Van Dyke Parks with input from studio drummer

Hal Blaine Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. ...

. It has a song most well known as "

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" composed by Bonnie Dobson with arrangement by Danny Harris. This is the first album with input from guitarist Ron Morgan. The song "I Won't Hurt You" was later featured in the 2018

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animated film, ''

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''.

Track listing

Track list information from CD liner notes of the 2001 re-master of Part One, from Sundazed Music, Inc.

Personnel

Bob Markley Robert H. Markley (August 29, 1935 – September 9, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and record producer who co-founded the psychedelic rock band, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, in the late 1960s, and became one of the most c ...

–

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, backing vocals * Michael Lloyd – vocals, electric guitar *Danny Harris – vocals, electric guitar *Ron Morgan – electric guitar *

Shaun Harris Shaun Harris (born March 2, 1946) is an American musician best-remembered as the bassist of the psychedelic rock band the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (WCPAEB). Throughout his music career, Harris worked closely with Michael Lloyd on pro ...

– vocals, bass guitar *John Ware – drums

References

{{Authority control 1967 albums The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band albums Reprise Records albums