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The Pipe Dream – January Girl [New York, USA ; Baroque Pop / Psychedelic Pop] (1969)
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˝One familiar name crops up in conjunction with this album, Steve Schwartz.˝
˝None of the biographies of Stephen Schwartz allude to this record / group but it is undoubtedly him.˝
˝His website states, *”Stephen Schwartz was born in New York City on March 6, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama. Upon coming back to live in New York City, he went to work as a producer for RCA Records, but shortly thereafter began to work in the Broadway theatre”*. http://www.stephenschwartz.com/about/full-bio/ (my underlining … this album is released on RCA at that time).˝
˝Schwartz went on to do “Pippin” (1972) and “Wicked” (2003) for Broadway as well as songs for the films Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Enchanted (2007) and others.˝
˝We know that the “group” is three guys and two girls (David, Steve, Pete, Chris and Pat) and it was recorded at RCA’s Studio B, New York City and was arranged by, produced by, and largely written by Steve Schwartz.˝
˝At the age of 21 to get an album deal, as well as write, arrange and produce shows some balls but he had it … after all he had two major Broadway successes under his belt by the time he was 24.˝
˝Group member and songwriter, David Spangler, is also from Broadway having done “Nefertiti the Musical” (1977) and worked with Schwartz on “The Magic Box” (1974). Interestingly he worked with John-Michael Tebelak on the musical “Elizabeth 1” (1972).˝
˝This album breathes 1969.˝
˝The cover suggests, that there are two women and three men in the band but the female vocalists are more prominent across the whole album.˝
˝It’s sunshine pop with all its glorious harmonies with some, not surprising, asides and references to theatre and Broadway as well as some bubblegum and psych touches. It is well arranged with a lot of musicality. Lyrically, it is of its time also, questioning, gently cynical (look at the name of the band), with touches of humour. They were aiming at the Fifth Dimension audience but it is also apt to think The Mamas and the Papas or the late 60s Beach Boys if they were a Broadway revue, or perhaps, theatre kids discover free love, drugs and class consciousness.˝
(source: https://whatfrankislisteningto.negstar.com/sunshine-pop-and-baroque/the-pipe-dream-wanderers-lovers-rca-1969/ )
Bubblegum baroque pop! I haven’t heard this before!