10661 - JERRY CORBETTA (1978)

JERRY CORBETTA
''JERRY CORBETTA''
1978
40:36

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1 Sensitive Soul 03:23 (Bob Crewe, Jerry Corbetta)
2 If I Never Had Your Love 03:44 (Bob Crewe, Jerry Corbetta)
3 I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter 04:47 (Jerry Corbetta, Sky Keegan)
4 Caribbean Lady 05:35 (Jerry Corbetta, Robert Yeazel)
5 I Wish I Was Makin' Love (To You Tonight) 03:34 (Jerry Corbetta, Molly Ann Leikin)
6 Free Man 03:35 (Jerry Corbetta, Robert Yeazel)
7 Green-Eyed Lady 05:26 (David Riordan, J.C.Phillips, Jerry Corbetta)
8 Celebrate Our Love 03:26 (Jerry Corbetta, Molly Ann Leikin)
9 Between A Rock And A Hard Place 07:01 (Bob Crewe, Jerry Corbetta)

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Arranged (Strings & Horns) – Jay Graydon
Backing Vocals – Bill Champlin On 1 to 3, Carmen Twilley On 1 to 3, Cindy Bullens On 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, Jim Haas On 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, Jon Joyce On 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, Kathy McKee On 3, Larry Wilkins On 3, Marie Franklin On 3, Nancy Franklin On 3, Phyllis Murray On 1, Venette Gloud On 1 to 3
Bass Guitar – Mike Porcaro On 2, 5, Rusty Buchanan On 1, 3, 4, 6 to 9
Drums – Mike Baird On 2, 5, Myron Pollock On 1, 3, 4, 6 to 9
Flute (Solo) – Ernie Watts On 9
Guitar – Bob Webber On 1, 3, 4, 6 to 9, Jay Graydon On 1 to 7
Guitar (Solo) – Bob Webber On 7, Jay Graydon On 6
Horns – Chuck Findley, Dana Hughes, Dick Hyde, Ernie Watts, Fred Selden, Gary Grant
Keyboards – Jerry Corbetta On 1, 3 to 9
Percussion – Chet McCracken On 1, 3, 6, 8, Victor Feldman On 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9
Piano – Greg Mathieson On 2, 5
Saxophone (Solo) – Jim Horn On 1
Synthesizer (Arp) – Michael Omartian On 9
Synthesizer (Oberheim) – Michael Omartian On 1, 2, 6, 9
Trumpet (Solo) – Chuck Findley On 4
Vibraphone (Solo) – Victor Feldman On 4

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10660 - SUGARLOAF ALIVE IN AMERICA (2006)

SUGARLOAF
''ALIVE IN AMERICA''
RECORDED AT EBBETS FIELD, DENVER, CO, JULY 1975
2006
56:09

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1 Buzzard Stomp Back Door Man 14:49
2 Chest Fever 05:10
3 Kiss The Sky 07:22
4 I Got A Song 05:29
5 Don't Call Us, We'll Call You 04:53
6 The Boogieman 07:19
7 Bread And Butter 02:33
8 Green Eyed Lady 08:27

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Jerry Corbetta
Bob Webber
Bob Raymond
Myron Pollock
Bobby Pickett

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
www.bobyeazel.com/JerryCorbettaPage3.htm
A live recording was made at Ebbets Field in Denver in July of 1975 that was released in 2006 on the Renaissance Label as Sugarloaf Alive in America. It was a good show and a nice sounding recording, but I was not at all happy with the packaging of the CD. The owner of the label stole photos from this site that were from 1970 and 1971 with Yeazel, MacVittie, and Bobby Pickett, and was prepared to release them this way. At my insistence, he finally decided to use the photo I sent him from the top of this page for the cover with a very poor looking design backing it. After telling him several times that Bobby Pickett was not on the CD, which is further proven when the individual band members are introduced during the show, he still put Bobby's name on the front cover and credits him on the inner sleeve as playing guitar on the disc. He also placed small versions of the pics from 1970-71 on the inner sleeve and took information from another site for the liner notes. At least it didn't turn out like he originally intended which was made to look just like it was a release from 1970 or 1971.

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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Steve Huey
Best known for their 1970 AM pop classic "Green-Eyed Lady," Sugarloaf was formed in 1969 in Denver out of the ashes of the Moonrakers, which had released an album in 1968. Singer/keyboardist Jerry Corbetta and guitarist Bob Webber founded the group, adding Moonraker mates Bob MacVittie on drums and Veeder Van Dorn on rhythm guitar, plus bassist Bob Raymond. Originally dubbed Chocolate Hair, the band lost Van Dorn after just a few months when he joined Mescalero Space Kit. On the strength of their demos, the band was signed to Liberty, and changed their name to Sugarloaf, after a Colorado mountain popular with skiers (the record company was concerned about the possible racial overtones of Chocolate Hair). Sugarloaf recorded their self-titled debut album in 1970, and the single "Green-Eyed Lady" -- co-written by Corbetta and based on a piece of a scale exercise in a practice book -- slowly became a nationwide hit, catching on in more and more markets until it finally peaked at number three on the pop charts. For the follow-up album, 1971's Spaceship Earth, Sugarloaf added guitarist/songwriter Bob Yeazel, who had previously played on two albums as part of a Denver band called the Beast. Spaceship Earth didn't produce any hits, and disagreements over the band's choice of producers followed. Yeazel wound up leaving prior to the release of 1973's I Got a Song, which appeared on the smaller Brut label and featured former Beast drummer Larry Ferris. Resurfacing on Claridge in 1975, Sugarloaf finally scored that elusive follow-up hit with the title track from their fourth and final album, Don't Call Us -- We'll Call You. However, they subsequently disbanded. Corbetta went on to release a solo album on Warner Bros., and later worked with Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons as a writer, producer, and backing musician.

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10659 - SUGARLOAF - SPACESHIP EARTH (1971)

SUGARLOAF
''SPACESHIP EARTH''
1971
40:55

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1 Spaceship Earth 04:28 (Robert Yeazel)
2 Hot Water 04:13 (Jerry Corbetta, Robert Yeazel)
3 Rusty Cloud 03:04 (Robert Yeazel)
4 I Don't Need You Baby 05:17 (Jerry Corbetta, Bob Webber, Robert Yeazel)
5 Rollin' Hills 03:41 (Robert Yeazel)
6 Mother Nature's Wine 03:00 (Jerry Corbetta, J.C.Phillips, Dave Riordan)
7 Country Dawg 02:39 (Robert Yeazel)
8 Woman 04:20 (Jerry Corbetta, Bob MacVittie, Bob Webb, Robert Yeazel)
9 Music Box 02:29 (Robert Yeazel)
10 Tongue in Cheek 07:39 (Robert Yeazel)

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Jerry Corbetta/Chimes, Clavichord, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals
Bob Webber/Guitar, Dobro, Bass Guitar, Vocals
Bob Raymond/Bass Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
Robert Yeazel/Guitar, Classical Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Bob MacVittie/Drums
Glen Grab/Cello
Joe Julian/Viola

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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Steve Huey
Best known for their 1970 AM pop classic "Green-Eyed Lady," Sugarloaf was formed in 1969 in Denver out of the ashes of the Moonrakers, which had released an album in 1968. Singer/keyboardist Jerry Corbetta and guitarist Bob Webber founded the group, adding Moonraker mates Bob MacVittie on drums and Veeder Van Dorn on rhythm guitar, plus bassist Bob Raymond. Originally dubbed Chocolate Hair, the band lost Van Dorn after just a few months when he joined Mescalero Space Kit. On the strength of their demos, the band was signed to Liberty, and changed their name to Sugarloaf, after a Colorado mountain popular with skiers (the record company was concerned about the possible racial overtones of Chocolate Hair). Sugarloaf recorded their self-titled debut album in 1970, and the single "Green-Eyed Lady" -- co-written by Corbetta and based on a piece of a scale exercise in a practice book -- slowly became a nationwide hit, catching on in more and more markets until it finally peaked at number three on the pop charts. For the follow-up album, 1971's Spaceship Earth, Sugarloaf added guitarist/songwriter Bob Yeazel, who had previously played on two albums as part of a Denver band called the Beast. Spaceship Earth didn't produce any hits, and disagreements over the band's choice of producers followed. Yeazel wound up leaving prior to the release of 1973's I Got a Song, which appeared on the smaller Brut label and featured former Beast drummer Larry Ferris. Resurfacing on Claridge in 1975, Sugarloaf finally scored that elusive follow-up hit with the title track from their fourth and final album, Don't Call Us -- We'll Call You. However, they subsequently disbanded. Corbetta went on to release a solo album on Warner Bros., and later worked with Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons as a writer, producer, and backing musician.

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10658 - SUGARLOAF (1970)

SUGARLOAF
''SUGARLOAF''
1970
37:56

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1 Green-Eyed Lady 06:50 (David Riordan, J.C.Phillips, Jerry Corbetta)
2 The Train Kept A-Rollin' (Stroll On) 02:25 (Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf)
3 Bach Doors Man; Chest Fever (Medley) 09:06 (Jery Corbetta, Bob Webber; Robbie Robertson)
4 West Of Tomorrow 05:29 (Jerry Corbetta, J.C.Phillips)
5 Gold And The Blues 07:21 (Jery Corbetta, Bob Webber)
6 Things Gonna Change Some 06:41 (Jery Corbetta, Bob Webber)

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Jerry Corbetta/Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Vocals
Bob Webber/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Raymond/Bass Guitar
Bob MacVittie/Drums

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REVIEW/AMG
Jim Newsom
"Green Eyed Lady" was a classic radio hit that reached number three in the fall of 1970, but aside from that track with its memorable bassline and extended pseudo-jazz organ and guitar solos, this is mostly generic rock of its era. An instrumental version of the Yardbirds' "Train Kept A-Rollin'" cooks, but the instrumental "Chest Fever," combined with some classical keyboard noodling, goes nowhere. Side two is instantly forgettable, with "Things Gonna Change," a rock song based on Paul Desmond's "Take Five."

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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Steve Huey
Best known for their 1970 AM pop classic "Green-Eyed Lady," Sugarloaf was formed in 1969 in Denver out of the ashes of the Moonrakers, which had released an album in 1968. Singer/keyboardist Jerry Corbetta and guitarist Bob Webber founded the group, adding Moonraker mates Bob MacVittie on drums and Veeder Van Dorn on rhythm guitar, plus bassist Bob Raymond. Originally dubbed Chocolate Hair, the band lost Van Dorn after just a few months when he joined Mescalero Space Kit. On the strength of their demos, the band was signed to Liberty, and changed their name to Sugarloaf, after a Colorado mountain popular with skiers (the record company was concerned about the possible racial overtones of Chocolate Hair). Sugarloaf recorded their self-titled debut album in 1970, and the single "Green-Eyed Lady" -- co-written by Corbetta and based on a piece of a scale exercise in a practice book -- slowly became a nationwide hit, catching on in more and more markets until it finally peaked at number three on the pop charts. For the follow-up album, 1971's Spaceship Earth, Sugarloaf added guitarist/songwriter Bob Yeazel, who had previously played on two albums as part of a Denver band called the Beast. Spaceship Earth didn't produce any hits, and disagreements over the band's choice of producers followed. Yeazel wound up leaving prior to the release of 1973's I Got a Song, which appeared on the smaller Brut label and featured former Beast drummer Larry Ferris. Resurfacing on Claridge in 1975, Sugarloaf finally scored that elusive follow-up hit with the title track from their fourth and final album, Don't Call Us -- We'll Call You. However, they subsequently disbanded. Corbetta went on to release a solo album on Warner Bros., and later worked with Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons as a writer, producer, and backing musician.

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