Sugar and Spice (The Cryan' Shames album)

Sugar & Spice
Studio album by The Cryan' Shames
Released	October 17, 1966
Recorded	August 25–26, 1966
Genre	garage rock
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	MG Production
The Cryan' Shames chronology
Sugar & Spice (1966) A Scratch in the Sky (1967)

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Sugar & Spice is the 1966 debut album by The Cryan' Shames, originally released in mono (CL 2589) and in stereo (CS 9389). The cover photography was done by Don Bronstein. The album was recorded in two days (August 25 and 26, 1966). The liner photography was done by Rich Dienethal of River Grove, Illinois. The cover photograph was taken at The Sweet Tooth in Pipers Alley, Old Town, Chicago. The album is dedicated to Fred Bohlander. The back of the album contains six photos of the band in concert. There are only four original songs on this record, all written by lead guitarist, Jim Fairs: "We Could Be Happy", "Ben Franklin's Almanac", "July", and "I Wanna Meet You".

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Sugar & Spice" - 2:27
2. "We Could Be Happy" - 2:34
3. "We'll Meet Again" - 2:07
4. "Ben Franklin's Almanac" - 2:05
5. "She Don't Care About Time" - 1:57

Side 2

1. "Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)" - 2:23
2. "If I Needed Someone" - 2:40
3. "July" - 1:34
4. "I Want To Meet You" - 2:05
5. "We Got To Get Out Of This Place" - 3:38

Personnel

• Tom Doody – vocals
• Jim Pilster – tambourine
• Dennis Conroy – drums
• Gerry Stone – guitar
• Jim Fairs – guitar
• Dave Purple – bass, organ and harpiscord

References

External links

• Sugar & Spice - Sugar And Spice Original Recording Reissued by Sundazed
• Blogspot - review of the re-issue by Sundazed