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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''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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