Looking Back with Love
Looking Back with Love is the debut album by American musician Mike Love of the Beach Boys, released in 1981 by Boardwalk Records.[5] Produced by Curt Boettcher, the album includes a mix of covers and originals.
| Looking Back with Love | ||||
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| Released | October 8, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980-1981 | |||
| Studio | Santa Barbara Sound and Mike Love's mobile studio, Santa Barbara, California | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 32:26 | |||
| Label | Boardwalk | |||
| Producer | Curt Boettcher[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | woof![3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Songs
The lyrics to the title track were written by Love's manager, Dan Parker.[6]
"On and On and On" is a cover of an ABBA song which was itself influenced by the 1968 Beach Boys song "Do It Again".
Love's cover of "Be My Baby" originates from July 1980 sessions produced by his Beach Boys bandmate and cousin Brian Wilson.[7] However, the released track features additional overdubs and production completed without Wilson, and Curt Boettcher receives the sole production credit.
Reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "notable only for its title track: an egregious 'salute' to those crazy ol' '60s that would probably make a dandy Republican campaign jingle."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Looking Back With Love" | Jim Studer, Craig Thomas, Dan Parker | 3:38 |
| 2. | "On and On and On" | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Runnin' Around the World" | James Haymer, Blair Aaronson | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Over and Over" | Robert James Byrd | 2:16 |
| 5. | "Rockin' the Man in the Boat" | Studer, Jim Arnold, Michael Brady | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Calendar Girl" | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Be My Baby" | Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector | 2:39 |
| 8. | "One Good Reason" | Studer, Brady | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Teach Me Tonight" | Sammy Cahn, Gene De Paul | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Paradise Found" | Mike Love, Studer | 3:51 |
References
- "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 31, 1981 – via Google Books.
- Looking Back with Love at AllMusic
- Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 84. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 41–42.
- "Mike Love | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Grove, Lloyd (July 3, 1981). "Beach Boys Surf In for The Fourth" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- "gigs80". www.esquarterly.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.