MAMA'S PRIDE
''UPTOWN & LOWDOWN''
1977
43:25
1/Can I Call You a Cab/Liston/5:00
2/She's a Stranger to Me Now/Liston/4:42
3/Lucky Lady/Baker, Liston/4:50
4/You Can't Fool Yourself/Liston/7:14
5/The End of Our Road/Penzabene, Strong, Whitfield/2:58
6/Merry-Go-Round/Liston, Liston/5:19
7/Now I Found You/Baker, Liston, Liston, Sanders/3:35
8/Long Time/Liston/9:48
Max Baker/Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Lenny Castro/Percussion
Jim Delehant/Arranger, Horn Arrangements, Horn Conductor
Dennis Dreith/Horn, String Arrangements, String Conductor
Jerry Jumonville/Horn
Joe Lala/Percussion
Danny Liston/Guitar, Vocals
Pat Liston/Guitar, Keyboards, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Jim Mason/Bass, Producer
Kevin Sanders/Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Dickie Stettenpohl/Bass, Vocals
Joe Turek/Bass, Vocals
Paul Willett/Keyboards, Vocals
BIO
The group was then dropped by the label after recording and releasing their second album. Originally, the record label tried to push the group as a southern rock band and paired them with groups like The Outlaws and others on concert bills. However, the members of Mama's Pride never were really comfortable with this label and many audiences, after hearing the group, did not consider them a southern rock group when comparing them to Lynyrd Skynyrd and others.
Finally, in 1982, the group disbanded. There were a number of reasons for the breakup besides being dropped by their record label. Pat and Dan each had personal problems they were dealing with which resulted from the rock and roll lifestyle.
Then, in October 1987, a local radio station in St. Louis sponsored a Mama's Pride reunion concert. The show was a huge success with standing room only. There was hope in their hometown that "The Pride" was back. However, this was a one-time only show and a short-lived reunion of the group. The band had decided against working up any new material for the show or staying together afterwards to record any songs.
In 1992, Mama's Pride decided to have another go at writing and recording some new material. Initially, Pat Liston was not in favor of reforming the band. His younger brother Dan, was the driving force behind making it happen. They wrote and worked on new music with the idea of recording another album. At the time, the idea of playing bars and clubs didn't seem like the thing to do. The resulting album "Guard Your Heart" was released in 1992.
"Guard Your Heart" was much different in sound from their two previous albums. Even though Pat and Dan Liston are each born again Christians, the album is not what would be categorized as "Christian rock". The songs are about real life situations and the lives of the songwriters. The album was produced by Jim Gaines, who has also produced Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, and Steve Miller.
Mama's Pride released a total of three albums and each is described in the Mama's Pride Discography pages. Their first two albums are out of print and have not been re-released on compact disc. Each of these albums are sought after collectors items. According to Pat Liston, he has approached Atlantic Records, on more than one occasion, about obtaining the rights to the recordings so they could be re-released on compact disc. Pat was able to verify that Atlantic has the original master tapes to the first two albums. However, Atlantic is not willing to allow Pat (or anyone else) the use of the masters in order to press CDs of the albums. Word has it that Atlantic is not even willing to discuss a deal at this time. (Editor's note: With all the other recordings that Atlantic has re-released over the years, you would think they would be willing to come to some sort of agreement. Instead, the masters sit in a vault somewhere of no benefit to anyone. Why Atlantic is holding onto these tapes and refusing to release them is a mystery. Maybe if enough fans were to send e-mails to Atlantic Records, a division of Time-Warner, requesting that these albums be released on CD, something might happen.)
Some of Mama's Pride's best known songs include: "Blue Mist", "In the Morning", "She's a Stranger to Me Now", "Merry-Go-Round", and "Maybe". To my knowledge, there is only one other recording by the group in existence. (This does not include 8-tracks of their first two albums. Yes, these do exist.) There is a 45 RPM, released in 1980 on Tapestry Records, of the song "Maybe" which contains a different mix than the version on the "Guard Your Heart" compact disc. The song "Maybe" was originally written in 1976. The flip side of the single is a song called "Monkee's Gun" written by Pat Liston. To my knowledge, this song was never released on any other album or CD. This single may still be available in some St. Louis, Missouri USA record stores.
The original Mama's Pride, with members, Pat Liston, Danny Liston, Max Baker, Kevin Sanders, Dickie Steltenpohl and Paul Willett, are currently doing two concerts a year with sell-out crowds at The Pageant Theater in St. Louis. The individual members also continue to play and perform with their own bands and musical projects.
DoWnLoAd
''UPTOWN & LOWDOWN''
1977
43:25
1/Can I Call You a Cab/Liston/5:00
2/She's a Stranger to Me Now/Liston/4:42
3/Lucky Lady/Baker, Liston/4:50
4/You Can't Fool Yourself/Liston/7:14
5/The End of Our Road/Penzabene, Strong, Whitfield/2:58
6/Merry-Go-Round/Liston, Liston/5:19
7/Now I Found You/Baker, Liston, Liston, Sanders/3:35
8/Long Time/Liston/9:48
Max Baker/Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Lenny Castro/Percussion
Jim Delehant/Arranger, Horn Arrangements, Horn Conductor
Dennis Dreith/Horn, String Arrangements, String Conductor
Jerry Jumonville/Horn
Joe Lala/Percussion
Danny Liston/Guitar, Vocals
Pat Liston/Guitar, Keyboards, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Jim Mason/Bass, Producer
Kevin Sanders/Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Dickie Stettenpohl/Bass, Vocals
Joe Turek/Bass, Vocals
Paul Willett/Keyboards, Vocals
BIO
The group was then dropped by the label after recording and releasing their second album. Originally, the record label tried to push the group as a southern rock band and paired them with groups like The Outlaws and others on concert bills. However, the members of Mama's Pride never were really comfortable with this label and many audiences, after hearing the group, did not consider them a southern rock group when comparing them to Lynyrd Skynyrd and others.
Finally, in 1982, the group disbanded. There were a number of reasons for the breakup besides being dropped by their record label. Pat and Dan each had personal problems they were dealing with which resulted from the rock and roll lifestyle.
Then, in October 1987, a local radio station in St. Louis sponsored a Mama's Pride reunion concert. The show was a huge success with standing room only. There was hope in their hometown that "The Pride" was back. However, this was a one-time only show and a short-lived reunion of the group. The band had decided against working up any new material for the show or staying together afterwards to record any songs.
In 1992, Mama's Pride decided to have another go at writing and recording some new material. Initially, Pat Liston was not in favor of reforming the band. His younger brother Dan, was the driving force behind making it happen. They wrote and worked on new music with the idea of recording another album. At the time, the idea of playing bars and clubs didn't seem like the thing to do. The resulting album "Guard Your Heart" was released in 1992.
"Guard Your Heart" was much different in sound from their two previous albums. Even though Pat and Dan Liston are each born again Christians, the album is not what would be categorized as "Christian rock". The songs are about real life situations and the lives of the songwriters. The album was produced by Jim Gaines, who has also produced Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, and Steve Miller.
Mama's Pride released a total of three albums and each is described in the Mama's Pride Discography pages. Their first two albums are out of print and have not been re-released on compact disc. Each of these albums are sought after collectors items. According to Pat Liston, he has approached Atlantic Records, on more than one occasion, about obtaining the rights to the recordings so they could be re-released on compact disc. Pat was able to verify that Atlantic has the original master tapes to the first two albums. However, Atlantic is not willing to allow Pat (or anyone else) the use of the masters in order to press CDs of the albums. Word has it that Atlantic is not even willing to discuss a deal at this time. (Editor's note: With all the other recordings that Atlantic has re-released over the years, you would think they would be willing to come to some sort of agreement. Instead, the masters sit in a vault somewhere of no benefit to anyone. Why Atlantic is holding onto these tapes and refusing to release them is a mystery. Maybe if enough fans were to send e-mails to Atlantic Records, a division of Time-Warner, requesting that these albums be released on CD, something might happen.)
Some of Mama's Pride's best known songs include: "Blue Mist", "In the Morning", "She's a Stranger to Me Now", "Merry-Go-Round", and "Maybe". To my knowledge, there is only one other recording by the group in existence. (This does not include 8-tracks of their first two albums. Yes, these do exist.) There is a 45 RPM, released in 1980 on Tapestry Records, of the song "Maybe" which contains a different mix than the version on the "Guard Your Heart" compact disc. The song "Maybe" was originally written in 1976. The flip side of the single is a song called "Monkee's Gun" written by Pat Liston. To my knowledge, this song was never released on any other album or CD. This single may still be available in some St. Louis, Missouri USA record stores.
The original Mama's Pride, with members, Pat Liston, Danny Liston, Max Baker, Kevin Sanders, Dickie Steltenpohl and Paul Willett, are currently doing two concerts a year with sell-out crowds at The Pageant Theater in St. Louis. The individual members also continue to play and perform with their own bands and musical projects.
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