Second in a series. To be considered a "chart scraper" album, an artist must have had only one album make the CashBox 200 album chart* during the years 1976-85. Said album spent no more than two weeks on the chart, placing no higher than 196. They're all new to me.
The Time is Right
| Released: 1975 (Capitol) Produced by: David D. Cavanaugh & Lettermen |
| Week | Position |
| January 3, 1976 | 200 |
| January 10, 1976 | 199 |
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What you'd expect from a Lettermen album - lots of covers, close vocal harmonies. Mantovani string arrangements. The group changed personnel over the years, but the lineup for this album was Gary Pike, Donny Pike, and Tony Butala. As you'll read, my thoughts on the album went from bad to good to worse in only a 30 minute time span:
My thoughts on first listen (yes, this has just been added to my vinyl collection - see what I do for you people?).
Side 1 - My grandmother would have loved this back in the '70s...Don't ruin Major Harris for me, guys...Two soul classics in a row...That's a shame...You know, they sound a lot like The Association...I'm digging the harmonies.
Side 2 - "Thank You Girl" is the best effort yet; now we're getting somewhere...That's not half-bad soft rock...What language are they butchering now?..."Love Will Keep Us Together"????...Wonder what Sedaka thinks about this arrangement?...Is that a banjo?...NO, anything but "Send In the Clowns"...I'm done.
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*Cash Box chart information was taken from the book The Cash Box Album Charts, 1976-1985 (Scarecrow Press, 1987)
