“Seven Separate Fools” [1972] & “First Step” [1970] …revisited!!

  

I was ready to share with you Seven Separate Fools, the sixth album of Three Dog Night, which was released [according to Wikipedia] on March 27, 1972. After visiting the band’s official site, I realized that the releasing date was in July, but the decision had already been taken, so here it is for you.

“Three Dog Night has amassed a following so large that at this time in their ascension they could release an album of Gregorian chants and have it certified gold one week after its release. Never fear, though, this album will not win disfavor with any of their fans. Their choice of material is a little more sophisticated but nonetheless brimming with commerciality. Winners are "Pieces of April," and "Black & White." Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson placed the LP at No. 3 among his all-time Top Ten favorite records in a 2016 conversation with Esquire's Middle East branch. Wilson succinctly stated, "Danny Hutton’s vocals are truly on point. [Billboard, 1972].

I tried to find another album with March 27 as the date of release and found First Step by The Faces. It is their debut album and comes from 1970.

 

“Its title aptly describe how the LP was only just the beginning of what the band had to offer. First Step is, at least in terms of songwriting credits, arguably the most democratic album ever released by the Faces, with each member of the band having their name on at least one song. Whether you want to consider this coincidence or not, it’s also the single longest album ever released by the band, which doubtlessly helped in terms of finding space for everyone to score a songwriting credit.

While still beloved by most Faces fans, there’s little argument that FIRST STEP is an album that shows the band finding their footing, which stands to reason when you consider that they’d really only just gotten together as a group when they entered the studio to record it. Songs like “Flying,” “Three Button Hand Me Down,” and the band’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “Wicked Messenger” show just how much promise there was to be had in the Faces, but it would take another album before most folks could say without fear of argument, “This is one of the best rock and roll bands in the history of the UK!” (Now, of course, they say it all the time.) [rhino.com]