''Gypsy'' is the debut double album by the

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

band

Gypsy The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...

. It was recorded at Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, California, and released in 1970. The album was re-released in 1979 on a

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label named Cognito and again in 1999 on CD by

Bedrock Records Bedrock Records is an English record label for trance, progressive house and techno started by Nick Muir and John Digweed. Its name comes from a long running and successful club night held in Hastings and also at Heaven nightclub, London - both ...

. "Gypsy Queen" is the band's only charted single, peaking at #64. The album peaked at #44 on the

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Pop Albums charts in 1970.

Reception

Writing for

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, music critic Richard Foss wrote of the album "Though nothing else on Gypsy's debut album came quite up to the standard of the opening number, the whole album is enjoyable for connoisseurs of jazzy progressive rock... In retrospect, it's hard to believe that this debut didn't make a bigger splash when it was first released. Gypsy's work has held up very well compared to most albums from this era, and is still a delightful listen."

Track listing

All songs by

Enrico Rosenbaum Enrico Rosenbaum (June 18, 1944 in Italy – September 10, 1979) was an American songwriter, arranger, producer, guitarist and singer. 'Rico' was a founding member of Minneapolis-Saint Paul Rock band, bands The Escapades (on New Year's Eve 19 ...

except as noted.

Side 1

# "Gypsy Queen Part I" – 4:21 # "Gypsy Queen Part II" – 2:33 # "Man of Reason" (Johnson) – 2:59 # "Dream If You Can" (Rosenbaum, Epstein) – 2:48 # "Late December" – 4:12

Side 2

# "The Third Eye" (Walsh) – 4:55 # "Decisions" – 8:16 # "I Was So Young" – 4:00 #

Side 3

# "Here in My Loneliness" – 3:10 # "More Time" – 5:35 # "The Vision" – 7:30

Side 4

# "Dead and Gone" – 11:07 # "Tomorrow is the Last to be Heard" – 5:48

Bonus track

A bonus track, "The Innocence", was recorded in 1999 by Walsh and Johnson and included on the Bedrock Records re-issue.

Personnel

- guitar, vocals *James Walsh - keyboards, vocals *James Johnson - guitar, vocals *Jay Epstein - drums *Donnie Larson - bass *Preston Epps - percussion *

Jimmie Haskell Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman, November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer and arranger for motion pictures and a wide variety of popular artists, including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely Da ...

- string arrangements *James SK Wān - bamboo flute

Production notes

*Produced by James Walsh, Enrico Rosenbaum, Glen Pace

Charts

Single

References

External links

Gypsy Tribute site
{{Authority control 1970 debut albums Albums arranged by Jimmie Haskell Bedrock Records albums Gypsy (band) albums