Two Days Away

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Two Days Away
Two Days Away cover
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released 1977 (UK)
Recorded 1976
Genre Rock/Pop/Soul
Label A&M Records
Producer Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Elkie Brooks chronology
Rich Man's Woman
(1975)		 Two Days Away
(1977)		 Shooting Star
(1978)

Two Days Away is an album by Elkie Brooks.

Contents

[edit] Background

Brooks' breakthrough second album, released in 1977, propelled her into solo stardom in the UK and Europe. Featuring the top ten hits Pearl's A Singer and Sunshine After The Rain, it had a distinct American feel largely due to the work of legendary writers and producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It remains one of Brooks' finest albums and despite the inclusion of hit songs and its lengthy chart residency it has only ever been released on CD as a double CD paired with the compilation album "Pearls" released by A&M in 1992. Two Days Away was also released by A&M in 1981 on a double chromdioxid cassette (CAM CR003) paired with Live and Learn(1979).

[edit] Single releases

  • Pearl's A Singer (UK #8, 1977)
  • Saved (1977)
  • Sunshine After The Rain (UK #10, 1977)
  • Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (1977)

[edit] Details

  • Recorded 1976, Electric Lady Studios, New York, USA, Record Plant, New York, USA, Air Studios, London, England. Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, USA.
  • Issued on Vinyl and Cassette in 1977 through A&M Records.
  • Two Days Away reached number 16 and remained in the UK charts for 20 weeks.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Love Potion No. 9 (Leiber/Stoller) - 3:42
  2. Spiritland (Elkie Brooks/Pete Gage) - 3:19
  3. Honey, Can I Put On Your Clothes (Jean Monte Ray) - 3:22
  4. Sunshine After The Rain (Ellie Greenwich) - 3:23
  5. Pearl's a Singer (Leiber/Stoller/Ralph Dino/John Sembello) - 3:39
  6. Mojo Hannah (Fay Hale/Clarence Paul/Barbara Paul) - 3:00
  7. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Lincoln Moman/Dan Penn) - 3:28
  8. You Did Something For Me (Leiber/Stoller) - 2:50
  9. Nightbird (Leiber/Stoller/Pete Gage/Steve York) - 3:06
  10. Saved (Leiber/Stoller) - 2:40

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional Personnel

  • Mike Stoller - Piano / Keyboards
  • Pete Gage, Jerry Friedman, Eric Weissberg - Guitars
  • George Devens, Carl Hall, Peggy Blue, Morris Pert - Percussion
  • Corky Hale - Harp
  • George Devens - Vibraphone
  • New York Horns
    • Meco Monardo (Arranger)
    • Bob Millikam
    • Danny Kahn
    • Barry Rogers
    • Dave Taylor
    • George Young
    • Lew Del Gatto
  • Muscle Shoals Horns
    • Harrison Calloway (Arranger)
    • Charlie Rose
    • Harvey Thompson
    • Ronnie Eades
  • Meco Monardo (Arranger), Tony Posk, Guy Lumia, Elliot Rosoff, Rick Sortonne, Carol Webb, Joe Goodman, Julien Barber, Jesse Levy - Strings
  • Carl Hall, Peggy Blue, Marry Ellen Johnson, Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson, Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler, Lee Vanderbilt - Backing Vocals
  • Steve Nye, Carmine Rubino - Engineering
  • Bod Ludwig - Mastering
  • Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - Production