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Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
Studio album by
Classics IV
Released1968
Recorded1968
Studio Studio One
Genre Soft rock, blue-eyed soul
Label Imperial Records
Producer Bill Lowery
Classics IV chronology
Spooky
(1967) 		Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
(1968) 		Traces
(1969)
Singles from Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
  1. "Soul Train"
    Released: 1968
  2. "Mama's and Papa's"
    Released: 1968
  3. " Stormy"
    Released: 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Mamas and Papas/Soul Train is the second album by Classics IV, released in 1968 on Imperial Records. The album was reissued in 1984 by Liberty Records, with " The Girl from Ipanema" omitted from it. [2] [3] [4]

The album scratched the Billboard Top LPs, peaking at No. 196. " Stormy" was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Reception

The album was met with mixed reviews. Joe Viglione of AllMusic describes the album as a compilation of pop and soul acts, in which the band attempted to sound like the Mamas and the Papas. [1] Bad Cat calls the album inconsistent, but praised the group for bringing an entertaining mix of commercial pop and blue-eyed soul. [4]

Track listing

All songs are written by Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soul Train" 2:40
2."Bed of Roses" Buie, Cobb, Adkins2:12
3."Strange Changes" 2:22
4."Ladies Man"Buie, Adkins2:15
5."Waves" 2:14
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6." Stormy" 2:45
7."Mama's And Papa's" 2:06
8."Pity The Fool"Buie, Goldsboro2:08
9." It Ain't Necessarily So" G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin1:45
10."24 Hours Of Loneliness" 2:05
11." The Girl from Ipanema" Jobim, Gimbel, de Moraes2:28

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1968 Billboard Top LPs 196
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1968 "Soul Train" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 90
" Stormy" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 5
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [7] 26

References

  1. ^ a b "Mamas and Papas/Soul Train: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mamas and Papas/Soul Train". Crawdaddy (21–23). Crawdaddy Publishing Company. 1969. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. pp. 498–499. ISBN  9780851129396. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Classics IV". Bad Cat. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Soul Train". Music VF. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Stormy (Hot 100)". Music VF. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Stormy (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

External links

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