Fresh (Raspberries album)

Fresh
Studio album by Raspberries
Released	October 1972
Recorded	Abbey Road Studios, Record Plant Studios, New York
Genre	Power pop
Label	Capitol
Producer	Jimmy Ienner
Raspberries chronology
Raspberries (1972) Fresh (1972) Side 3 (1973)

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Fresh is the second album from Raspberries, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). It contained two Top 40 singles. "I Wanna Be With You" reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[1] number 10 on Cash Box^[2] and number 7 on Record World. "Let's Pretend" reached number 35 on Billboard, number 18 on Cashbox, and number 14 on Record World. It was their highest-charting album, peaking at number 36 on the Billboard album chart.

This album was re-released on CD as part of the Power Pop Vol. 1, also containing their first album Raspberries.

Track listing

1. "I Wanna Be With You" (Carmen) – 3:05 / Lead vocal: Eric
2. "Goin' Nowhere Tonight" (Carmen, Smalley) – 2:30 / Lead vocal: Dave
3. "Let's Pretend" (Carmen) – 3:42 / Lead vocal: Eric
4. "Every Way I Can" (Smalley) – 2:44 / Lead vocal: Dave
5. "I Reach for the Light" (Carmen) – 4:01 / Lead vocal: Eric
6. "Nobody Knows" (Carmen, Smalley) – 2:19 / Lead vocal: Eric
7. "It Seemed So Easy" (Carmen, Smalley) – 3:53 / Lead vocal: Dave
8. "Might as Well" (Bryson) – 2:25 / Lead vocal: Wally
9. "If You Change Your Mind" (Carmen) – 3:59 / Lead vocal: Eric
10. "Drivin' Around" (Carmen, Smalley) – 3:03 / Lead vocal: Eric

Timings and credits taken from the original Capitol issue (ST-11123).

Band members

• Eric Carmen - vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
• Wally Bryson - vocals, lead guitar
• Dave Smalley - vocals, bass
• Jim Bonfanti - drums

References

v t e Raspberries Eric Carmen Wally Bryson Dave Smalley Jim Bonfanti Studio albums Raspberries Fresh Side 3 Starting Over Compilation albums Raspberries' Best Capitol Collectors Series Singles "Go All the Way" Related topics The Choir The Choir (EP) Choir Practice Fotomaker Jimmy Ienner Book