The Beat Goes On (album)

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The Beat Goes On
The Beat Goes On cover
Studio album by Vanilla Fudge
Released 1968
Genre Psychedelic rock
Label Atco Records
Producer Shadow Morton
Professional reviews
Vanilla Fudge chronology
Vanilla Fudge
(1967)		 The Beat Goes On
(1968)		 Renaissance
(1968)

The Beat Goes On (Atco Records 33-237/mono, SD 33-237/stereo) is the second album by the American psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge, released in early 1968. There aren't any real "songs" on this album; rather, it's a sound collage featuring just about anything and everything to make it interesting: the voices of world leaders past and present, the band reciting pre-written mantras and reflections, and excerpts of songs (done "Vanilla Fudge style") by The Beatles and Sonny Bono.

The group was at odds with their producer George "Shadow" Morton during this album's recording sessions, as Morton made his own concept album without significant input from the band. In the liner notes to the Sundazed Records 1990's CD reissue of the album, the band denounces it as a failed experiment on their producer's part. Vanilla Fudge's third album Renaissance, which was released quickly after The Beat Goes On, would be Morton's last collaboration with the band.

While not as successful as their debut album, The Beat Goes On was a moderate hit despite the band's reservations, peaking at #17 on the Billboard album charts in March 1968.

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Sketch" (Appice/Bogert/Martell/Stein)
    • Phase 1:
  2. "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono)
  3. Variations On A Theme By Mozart: "Divertimento No. 13 In F Major"
  4. "Old Black Joe" (Traditional)
  5. "Don't Fence Me In" (Cole Porter)
  6. "12th Street Rag" (Bowman-Razaf)
  7. "In The Mood" (Garland-Razaf)
  8. "Hound Dog" (Leiber-Stoller)
  9. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" / "I Feel Fine" / "Day Tripper" / "She Loves You" (Lennon-McCartney)
    • Phase 2:
  10. "The Beat Goes On"
  11. "Fur Elise/Moonlight Sonata" (Ludwig von Beethoven)
  12. "The Beat Goes On"
    • Phase 3:
  13. "Voices In Time": Thomas Edison, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, and other historical voice recordings
    • Phase 4:
  14. "The Beat Goes On"
  15. "Merchant" (Appice/Bogert/Martell/Stein) / "The Game Is Over" (Bourtayre/Bouchety): Vince
  16. "Merchant" / "The Game Is Over": Tim
  17. "Merchant" / "The Game Is Over": Carmine
  18. "Merchant" / "The Game Is Over": Mark
  19. "The Beat Goes On"

[edit] Personnel