Projections (album)

Projections
Studio album by The Blues Project
Released	November 1966
Recorded	Fall, 1966
Genre	Blues rock, psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, jazz
Length	49:24
Label	Verve/Folkways
Producer	Tom Wilson Marcus James on "Flute Thing" and "Fly Away"
The Blues Project chronology
Live at The Cafe Au Go Go (1966)Live at The Cafe Au Go Go1966 Projections (1966) Live at Town Hall (1967)Live at Town Hall1967
Singles from Projections
"I Can't Keep From Crying" Released: November, 1966 "Steve's Song" Released: February, 1967

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Projections is an album by American blues rock band The Blues Project. Produced by Tom Wilson and released by Verve/Folkways in November 1966, the album was their first studio release and examined a more rock-based sound.^[2] Jim Marshall was credited as the photographer of the album cover.

Soon after the release of this album, Al Kooper left the band in the spring of 1967 to form Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Track listing

1. "I Can't Keep From Crying" (Arranged by Al Kooper) – 4:25
2. "Steve's Song" (Steve Katz) – 4:55
3. "You Can't Catch Me" (Chuck Berry) – 4:14
4. "Two Trains Running" (McKinley Morganfield) – 11:20
5. "Wake Me, Shake Me" (Arranged by Kooper) – 5:15
6. "Cheryl's Going Home" (Bob Lind) – 2:35
7. "Flute Thing" (Kooper) – 5:58
8. "Caress Me Baby" (Jimmy Reed) – 7:12
9. "Fly Away" (Kooper) – 3:30

Personnel

Musicians

• Danny Kalb – guitar, vocals
• Al Kooper – keyboards, vocals
• Steve Katz – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Andy Kulberg – bass, flute
• Roy Blumenfeld – drums

Technical

• Tom Wilson – producer
• Marcus James – producer (tracks 7,9)
• Val Valentin – engineer
• Ken Kendall - design
• Jim Marshall – photography

References

External links

• YouTube videoclips:
  • I Can't Keep From Crying
  • Wake Me Shake Me
  • Caress Me Baby
  • Steve's Song
  • Cheryl's Going Home