LONGBRANCH PENNYWHISTLE
''LONGBRANCH PENNYWHISTLE''
1969
31:45
1. JUBILEE ANNE (John David Souther)/3:00
2. RUN BOY RUN (Glenn Frey)/2:58
3. REBECCA (Glenn Frey)/2:45
4. LUCKY LOVE (John David Souther)/2:26
5. KITE WOMAN (John David Souther)/2:30
6. BRING BACK FUNKY WOMEN (J.D. Souther - G. Frey)/2:21
7. STAR SPANGLED BUS (John David Souther)/3:10
8. MISTER, MISTER (John David Souther)/4:10
9. DON'T TALK NOW (James Taylor)/3:18
10. NEVER HAVE ENOUGH (John David Souther)/5:00
James Burton /Guitar
Ry Cooder /Guitar
Buddy Emmons /Guitar (Steel)
Glenn Frey /Guitar, Vocals
Jim Gordon /Drums
Doug Kershaw /Guitar, Vocals
Larry Knechtel /Piano
Joe Osborn /Bass
J.D. Souther /Guitar, Vocals
1/Jubilee Anne (J.D. Souther)
On the banks of the Sacramento
runnin' up in a redland farm
I looked up and love came
walkin' down......
Knee deep in the grassy sunshine
Never singin' me same old song.
By myself until she comes along...
Whatcha doin?
(bathin' in the funky water)
Whatcha name?
(got none I'm a mudcat's daughter)
But are you goin straight home afterward?
and could I change your mind
with a kind word?
(You're never gonna do it with talkin'
You better put up city boy
or shut up and start walkin')
Jubilee Anne
She's a livin' little piece of California country soul.
She don't walk fast
She don't have to...
The lovin' that's livin' at the right speed
bringin' the country what the city needs
The lovin' that's livin' at the right speed
...got to be home grown
...... Jubilee Anne
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2/Run, Boy, Run (Glenn Frey)
Well, it won't be long until mornin'
And I know I won't be hard to find.
Bloodhound leadin all the state police
I gotta make it to the Georgia line.
I met a girl in Montgomery
She told me she was twenty-three
Turned out she was in high school,
now her daddy wants to walk me
to the hangin' tree
Run, boy, run you gotta move
Well, an easy going rock n'roll refugee
booked trouble on a southbound train
The law books say that I'm a guilty man
And I wouldn't get time to explain.
Dead run, ain't no stoppin'
'til I make the border line.
Two more miles on a bottom land run
'Til I find a sanctuary
in the Georgia pine
Hey! Run, boy, run You gotta move
----------
3/Rebecca (Glenn Frey)
She looked on me sweetly
I told her I couldn't stay.
I reasoned discreetly,
yet I couldn't turn away.
Two nights I'd played
and I still hadn't prayed
for the girl in L.A. who called me
today, to say, I love you.
If I really loved you
why'd Rebecca come today.
And I placed her above you
blind to all except my own way.
In a cold country town,
In a green gingham gown,
I'm pledged to a dove.
but I must give some love to Rebecca.
She'd been walkin' at my heels
and I know just how it feels to see a face.
She never asked my name
she knew it was the same as my embrace.
Soar through the night
with mellow smiling love is mine,
It all takes time.
----------
4/Lucky Love (J.D. Souther)
Lucky Love
and you couldn't be better
livin' on misery that you paid for
two-bits - to keep it together
lucky love and you finally met her
Lucky love - you finally met your Waterloo.
It's a long time past my bedtime and
when you feel good it isn't good enough
You got to read my main brain headline
lucky lovin's gonna get tough.
Lucky Love
you're a sugar dandy
thumbin' a ride was a long time back
on the make with a bag of candy
lucky love you're a little too handy
Lucky Love - you just a little old handyman.
Lucky Love
and you couldn't be better
livin' on misery that you paid for
Bye-bye - keep it together
Lucky Love.
----------
5/Kite Woman (J.D. Souther)
She's got a way about her - no need to mention
how she makes you at home
with your feet up in the sky.
She's got your attention
'cause you're just hangin' by a thread
if she cuts it you will die.
She's a kite woman
high flyin' woman.
Kite woman's got you strung out
somewhere down the line
but you don't mind.
Ain't no doubt about her style or her intentions.
She looks farther away
as she's reelin' you in.
But it's damn near worth the magic
of that minute or two when you think you might win.
She's a kite woman
high flyin' woman.
Kite woman's got you strung out
somewhere down the line
but you don't mind.
God, I know how it feels comin' down
makes you wonder if anyone knows you're still around...
My young friend you'll never get accustomed
to part time sunshine / full time rain
and I know how you're sufferin'
but maybe the lightnin' will ease all your pain.
----------
6/Bring Back Funky Women (J.D. Souther / Glenn Frey)
You have pleased every man you knew
but you never had a lover.
Now you're beggin' me to listen
tellin' me lies you told to your mother......
Totally new and unafraid - thinkin' that you got your own.
Bold as love and shoes to match - no one's stayin' home.
Got a friend who's busy tellin' someone who you are
friendly stranger busy sellin' silly dogs and foreign cars.
Better get down mama
before I lose my lovin' mind.
And bring back funky women
my eyes are goin' blind.
Lady Magazine Madonna I think it's time you knew
that the pants your [sic] puttin' on
ain't equipped to love......
Do you have to get off by yourself to get on good with a brother
but you got love in your hands
holdin' too tight
Wouldn't you rather get down mama
before I lose my mind - get down, barefoot
before I just go blind - sing, sing to me woman
keep a man from losin' his mind
and Bring Back Funky Women.
----------
7/Star-Spangled Bus (J.D. Souther)
If my captain tells me
that I'm makin' too much noise
it's his trip and I guess I could be walkin'.
But I believe there's folks on board
who paid their dues and dollars
and they'll be damned
if they ain't gonna be talkin'......
Ridin' on the Star-Spangled bus
we're gonna whip on down to Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill.
The ones in front are dyin'
to shake the hand of Jesus
and them that shook before are shakin' still.
Hey buddy take a seat
and rest your mind a minute
jumpin' from the one side to the other.
Don't you see the weight's in front
shiftin' to the inside
so come on back and help us
won't you brother? ......
Ridin' on the Star-Spangled bus
we're gonna whip on down to Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill.
The dirty ones are dyin'
to bathe in the River Jordan
and glory hallelujah, yes they will.
Don't it strike you kinda dumb
to find me sittin' shotgun
ridin' on the window of the nation.
But I believe I could walk
and still get there before......
you'll see me shakin' hands - congratulatin'
All the Winners on the Star-Spangled Bus
Roll on into Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill
You see the dirty one's [sic] are drownin'
sinkin' in the River Jordan.
Glory Hallelujah......
Glory Hallelujah, yes they will.
----------
8/Mister, Mister (J.D. Souther)
Mister, mister... where you goin'
pardon me sir, but where've you been.
Why don't you look me in the eye, mister?
All you need's a friend.
Mister there's a space between us
stretchin' far as I can see.
Don't you think everybody could stand
just a whole lot closer together
and still be free?
Just a dream I had walkin' down a street......
didn't see any bars on the windows
no locks on the doors
and love......
Did you see your daughter smilin'
she's betrayed your selfish plans.
Must be someone else's world
your little girl in holdin' in her hands.
You say men are born in anger
to be cruel is to be strong.
Wouldn't it make you happy
to open your eyes and find you wrong?
Just a dream I had walkin' down a street......
didn't see any bars on the windows
no locks on the doors
and love......
more love
----------
9/Don't Talk Now (James Taylor)
Where I've been, you don't know
And what I've got, babe it don't show.
Now I won't try, to teach you how,
Don't talk now.
Don't talk roads, don't talk sand.
Don't talk dust, don't talk no man.
Don't talk rules, don't talk vows.
Don't talk now.
I don't wanna hear the same old song,
and too many rights still make her wrong.
She can't hurt me less by talking more,
she can't make good what was bad before.
It's too late, for me to lie
and I can't make a second try.
I just came on back got to say goodbye.
Don't talk now.
----------
10/Never Have Enough (J. D. Souther)
Never have enough been ready
that's why it took me so long.
Everybody that feels happy inside
already knows the song.
REVIEW
by Richie Unterberger
Longbranch Pennywhistle's only album is mostly of interest to collectors and intense Eagles fans, as it features Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther collaborating before either had risen to fame. It's more low-key and less slick than the Eagles -- than even the early Eagles records, in fact -- but undeniably also lacks the pop hooks that made the Eagles successful stars from the git-go. Sometimes there's a rollicking boogie or bar band rock flavor that works against the pair's primary strengths, which were their easygoing country-rock harmonies. It's best on the folkiest ballads, the standout number being "Mister, Mister." The most famous song on this minor early country-rock LP, however, is "Kite Woman," which Souther would do again for his early-'70s solo debut album.
ABOUT
The duo Longbranch Pennywhistle, who made one obscure self-titled album in 1969, are remembered primarily for featuring a pre-Eagles Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther (who of course went on to write much material for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt). Frey had moved to Los Angeles from Detroit, where he had played with Bob Seger, and hooked up there with ex-Texan J.D. Souther. The two attracted attention in the burgeoning Southern California country-rock scene via gigs at the Troubadour club and were signed by Amos Records. Their lone LP was produced by Tom Thacker and featured a wealth of outstanding session musicians, such as guitar heroes James Burton and Ry Cooder, Buddy Emmons, Larry Knechtel, Joe Osborn, Jim Gordon and Doug Kershaw.
J.D. Souther moved from Texas to California to follow the footsteps of the great B's: The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Longbranch Pennywhistle is a pleasant album of early country-rock. Pre-echoes of the sound of the Eagles and 1970s mellow Californian rock can be heard and some songs sound like the later days Byrds meet Poco. Souther would re-record one of the better songs, "Kite Woman," for his early-'70s solo debut. The album sold little and the duo broke up in mid-1970. However, Frey was soon playing in Linda Ronstadt's band The Stone Poneys and forming the nucleus of the Eagles, to whom Souther would frequently contribute as a songwriter. Souther and Frey would continue to collaborate, also with fellow Eagle Don Henley, occasionally on such Eagles classics as The Best of My Love, New Kid in Town, Victim of Love, The Sad Café, and Heartache Tonight.
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''LONGBRANCH PENNYWHISTLE''
1969
31:45
1. JUBILEE ANNE (John David Souther)/3:00
2. RUN BOY RUN (Glenn Frey)/2:58
3. REBECCA (Glenn Frey)/2:45
4. LUCKY LOVE (John David Souther)/2:26
5. KITE WOMAN (John David Souther)/2:30
6. BRING BACK FUNKY WOMEN (J.D. Souther - G. Frey)/2:21
7. STAR SPANGLED BUS (John David Souther)/3:10
8. MISTER, MISTER (John David Souther)/4:10
9. DON'T TALK NOW (James Taylor)/3:18
10. NEVER HAVE ENOUGH (John David Souther)/5:00
James Burton /Guitar
Ry Cooder /Guitar
Buddy Emmons /Guitar (Steel)
Glenn Frey /Guitar, Vocals
Jim Gordon /Drums
Doug Kershaw /Guitar, Vocals
Larry Knechtel /Piano
Joe Osborn /Bass
J.D. Souther /Guitar, Vocals
1/Jubilee Anne (J.D. Souther)
On the banks of the Sacramento
runnin' up in a redland farm
I looked up and love came
walkin' down......
Knee deep in the grassy sunshine
Never singin' me same old song.
By myself until she comes along...
Whatcha doin?
(bathin' in the funky water)
Whatcha name?
(got none I'm a mudcat's daughter)
But are you goin straight home afterward?
and could I change your mind
with a kind word?
(You're never gonna do it with talkin'
You better put up city boy
or shut up and start walkin')
Jubilee Anne
She's a livin' little piece of California country soul.
She don't walk fast
She don't have to...
The lovin' that's livin' at the right speed
bringin' the country what the city needs
The lovin' that's livin' at the right speed
...got to be home grown
...... Jubilee Anne
----------
2/Run, Boy, Run (Glenn Frey)
Well, it won't be long until mornin'
And I know I won't be hard to find.
Bloodhound leadin all the state police
I gotta make it to the Georgia line.
I met a girl in Montgomery
She told me she was twenty-three
Turned out she was in high school,
now her daddy wants to walk me
to the hangin' tree
Run, boy, run you gotta move
Well, an easy going rock n'roll refugee
booked trouble on a southbound train
The law books say that I'm a guilty man
And I wouldn't get time to explain.
Dead run, ain't no stoppin'
'til I make the border line.
Two more miles on a bottom land run
'Til I find a sanctuary
in the Georgia pine
Hey! Run, boy, run You gotta move
----------
3/Rebecca (Glenn Frey)
She looked on me sweetly
I told her I couldn't stay.
I reasoned discreetly,
yet I couldn't turn away.
Two nights I'd played
and I still hadn't prayed
for the girl in L.A. who called me
today, to say, I love you.
If I really loved you
why'd Rebecca come today.
And I placed her above you
blind to all except my own way.
In a cold country town,
In a green gingham gown,
I'm pledged to a dove.
but I must give some love to Rebecca.
She'd been walkin' at my heels
and I know just how it feels to see a face.
She never asked my name
she knew it was the same as my embrace.
Soar through the night
with mellow smiling love is mine,
It all takes time.
----------
4/Lucky Love (J.D. Souther)
Lucky Love
and you couldn't be better
livin' on misery that you paid for
two-bits - to keep it together
lucky love and you finally met her
Lucky love - you finally met your Waterloo.
It's a long time past my bedtime and
when you feel good it isn't good enough
You got to read my main brain headline
lucky lovin's gonna get tough.
Lucky Love
you're a sugar dandy
thumbin' a ride was a long time back
on the make with a bag of candy
lucky love you're a little too handy
Lucky Love - you just a little old handyman.
Lucky Love
and you couldn't be better
livin' on misery that you paid for
Bye-bye - keep it together
Lucky Love.
----------
5/Kite Woman (J.D. Souther)
She's got a way about her - no need to mention
how she makes you at home
with your feet up in the sky.
She's got your attention
'cause you're just hangin' by a thread
if she cuts it you will die.
She's a kite woman
high flyin' woman.
Kite woman's got you strung out
somewhere down the line
but you don't mind.
Ain't no doubt about her style or her intentions.
She looks farther away
as she's reelin' you in.
But it's damn near worth the magic
of that minute or two when you think you might win.
She's a kite woman
high flyin' woman.
Kite woman's got you strung out
somewhere down the line
but you don't mind.
God, I know how it feels comin' down
makes you wonder if anyone knows you're still around...
My young friend you'll never get accustomed
to part time sunshine / full time rain
and I know how you're sufferin'
but maybe the lightnin' will ease all your pain.
----------
6/Bring Back Funky Women (J.D. Souther / Glenn Frey)
You have pleased every man you knew
but you never had a lover.
Now you're beggin' me to listen
tellin' me lies you told to your mother......
Totally new and unafraid - thinkin' that you got your own.
Bold as love and shoes to match - no one's stayin' home.
Got a friend who's busy tellin' someone who you are
friendly stranger busy sellin' silly dogs and foreign cars.
Better get down mama
before I lose my lovin' mind.
And bring back funky women
my eyes are goin' blind.
Lady Magazine Madonna I think it's time you knew
that the pants your [sic] puttin' on
ain't equipped to love......
Do you have to get off by yourself to get on good with a brother
but you got love in your hands
holdin' too tight
Wouldn't you rather get down mama
before I lose my mind - get down, barefoot
before I just go blind - sing, sing to me woman
keep a man from losin' his mind
and Bring Back Funky Women.
----------
7/Star-Spangled Bus (J.D. Souther)
If my captain tells me
that I'm makin' too much noise
it's his trip and I guess I could be walkin'.
But I believe there's folks on board
who paid their dues and dollars
and they'll be damned
if they ain't gonna be talkin'......
Ridin' on the Star-Spangled bus
we're gonna whip on down to Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill.
The ones in front are dyin'
to shake the hand of Jesus
and them that shook before are shakin' still.
Hey buddy take a seat
and rest your mind a minute
jumpin' from the one side to the other.
Don't you see the weight's in front
shiftin' to the inside
so come on back and help us
won't you brother? ......
Ridin' on the Star-Spangled bus
we're gonna whip on down to Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill.
The dirty ones are dyin'
to bathe in the River Jordan
and glory hallelujah, yes they will.
Don't it strike you kinda dumb
to find me sittin' shotgun
ridin' on the window of the nation.
But I believe I could walk
and still get there before......
you'll see me shakin' hands - congratulatin'
All the Winners on the Star-Spangled Bus
Roll on into Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill
You see the dirty one's [sic] are drownin'
sinkin' in the River Jordan.
Glory Hallelujah......
Glory Hallelujah, yes they will.
----------
8/Mister, Mister (J.D. Souther)
Mister, mister... where you goin'
pardon me sir, but where've you been.
Why don't you look me in the eye, mister?
All you need's a friend.
Mister there's a space between us
stretchin' far as I can see.
Don't you think everybody could stand
just a whole lot closer together
and still be free?
Just a dream I had walkin' down a street......
didn't see any bars on the windows
no locks on the doors
and love......
Did you see your daughter smilin'
she's betrayed your selfish plans.
Must be someone else's world
your little girl in holdin' in her hands.
You say men are born in anger
to be cruel is to be strong.
Wouldn't it make you happy
to open your eyes and find you wrong?
Just a dream I had walkin' down a street......
didn't see any bars on the windows
no locks on the doors
and love......
more love
----------
9/Don't Talk Now (James Taylor)
Where I've been, you don't know
And what I've got, babe it don't show.
Now I won't try, to teach you how,
Don't talk now.
Don't talk roads, don't talk sand.
Don't talk dust, don't talk no man.
Don't talk rules, don't talk vows.
Don't talk now.
I don't wanna hear the same old song,
and too many rights still make her wrong.
She can't hurt me less by talking more,
she can't make good what was bad before.
It's too late, for me to lie
and I can't make a second try.
I just came on back got to say goodbye.
Don't talk now.
----------
10/Never Have Enough (J. D. Souther)
Never have enough been ready
that's why it took me so long.
Everybody that feels happy inside
already knows the song.
REVIEW
by Richie Unterberger
Longbranch Pennywhistle's only album is mostly of interest to collectors and intense Eagles fans, as it features Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther collaborating before either had risen to fame. It's more low-key and less slick than the Eagles -- than even the early Eagles records, in fact -- but undeniably also lacks the pop hooks that made the Eagles successful stars from the git-go. Sometimes there's a rollicking boogie or bar band rock flavor that works against the pair's primary strengths, which were their easygoing country-rock harmonies. It's best on the folkiest ballads, the standout number being "Mister, Mister." The most famous song on this minor early country-rock LP, however, is "Kite Woman," which Souther would do again for his early-'70s solo debut album.
ABOUT
The duo Longbranch Pennywhistle, who made one obscure self-titled album in 1969, are remembered primarily for featuring a pre-Eagles Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther (who of course went on to write much material for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt). Frey had moved to Los Angeles from Detroit, where he had played with Bob Seger, and hooked up there with ex-Texan J.D. Souther. The two attracted attention in the burgeoning Southern California country-rock scene via gigs at the Troubadour club and were signed by Amos Records. Their lone LP was produced by Tom Thacker and featured a wealth of outstanding session musicians, such as guitar heroes James Burton and Ry Cooder, Buddy Emmons, Larry Knechtel, Joe Osborn, Jim Gordon and Doug Kershaw.
J.D. Souther moved from Texas to California to follow the footsteps of the great B's: The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Longbranch Pennywhistle is a pleasant album of early country-rock. Pre-echoes of the sound of the Eagles and 1970s mellow Californian rock can be heard and some songs sound like the later days Byrds meet Poco. Souther would re-record one of the better songs, "Kite Woman," for his early-'70s solo debut. The album sold little and the duo broke up in mid-1970. However, Frey was soon playing in Linda Ronstadt's band The Stone Poneys and forming the nucleus of the Eagles, to whom Souther would frequently contribute as a songwriter. Souther and Frey would continue to collaborate, also with fellow Eagle Don Henley, occasionally on such Eagles classics as The Best of My Love, New Kid in Town, Victim of Love, The Sad Café, and Heartache Tonight.
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