A Way of Life (album)

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A Way of Life
A Way of Life cover
Studio album by The Family Dogg
Released November 1, 1969
Recorded April - May 1969 at
IBC Studios, London;
Chappell Studios, London;
Landsdowne Studios, London.
Genre Pop rock
Folk rock
Length 55:01
Label Bell Records
Producer Steve Rowland
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 4.5/5 stars link
The Family Dogg chronology
n/a A Way of Life
(1969)		 The View from Rowlands Head
(1971)

A Way of Life is the début album by British vocal harmony and folk-rock group The Family Dogg. It features singer-songwriter Albert Hammond, and a session group includes Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham. Elton John may have played piano on the title track. Released by the UK subsidiary of Bell Records in November, 1969, the album was reissued in 1995 as a CD with bonus tracks, which included B-sides and songs found on other compilation and sampler records.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Julie's Just Gone" (Jordan) - 3:20
  2. "All the Best Songs and Marches" (Stamp) - 2:31
  3. "In the Ghetto" (Mac Davis) - 3:06
  4. "Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know" (Roger Cook/Roger Greenaway) - 4:13
  5. "Pattern People" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:40
  6. "Save the Life of My Child" (Paul Simon) - 4:45
  7. "Love Minus Zero (No Limit)" (Bob Dylan) - 2:54
  8. "Reflections.. Of Your Face" (Eden Kane) - 4:05
  9. "Run Run Run Fly Fly Fly" (Ben Findon) - 2:47
  10. "Moonshine Mary" (Pete Ham/Hazle) - 3:26
  11. "You Were On My Mind" (trad.) - 4:37
  12. "Place in the Sun" (Wells/Miller) - 4:55
  13. "A Way of Life" (Rowland/Hammond) - 4:04

[edit] Credits

  • Steve Rowland - Vocals (tracks 1, 3-9, 11, 13), congas, producer
  • Albert Hammond - Vocals (tracks 4-7, 9, 11-13), 12-string guitar
  • Mike Hazelwood - Vocals (tracks 2, 5, 7), acoustic guitar
  • Christine Holmes - Vocals (track 5)
  • Pam "Zooey" Quinn - Vocals (track 10)
  • Jimmy Page - Electric guitars
  • John Paul Jones - Bass guitar, arranger
  • John Bonham - Drums
  • Alan Parker - Acoustic guitar
  • Alan "Hawk" Hawkshaw - Piano, organ
  • Elton John - Piano (track 13)
  • Clem Cattini - Drums
  • Stan Barrett - Percussion
  • Denis Lopez - Percussion
  • Phil Dennys - Arranger
  • Reg Tilsey - Arranger
  • Ken Woodman - Arranger
  • Damon Lyon Shaw - Engineer (IBC Studios)
  • John Iles - Engineer (Chappell Studios)
  • John Timperley - Engineer (Chappell Studios)
  • John Macksmith - Engineer (Landsdowne Studios)
  • Mike Weighell - Engineer (Landsdowne Studios)

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
1969 Billboard Pop albums (Billboard 200)
1969 UK Albums Chart

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1969 "A Way of Life" Billboard Pop Singles (Billboard Hot 100)
1969 "A Way of Life" UK Pop Singles 6
1969 "Arizona" UK Pop Singles

[edit] Additional notes

Catalogue: Bell Records SBLL 122 (UK), Bell BLL 122 (US), Polydor 2310 007 (Europe)