Baker Gurvitz Army

Baker Gurvitz Army were an English rock group. Their self-titled debut album featured a blend of hard rock laced with Ginger Baker's drumming. The lengthy "Mad Jack" was that album's outstanding track, and the album hit the US Billboard 200 chart, and peaked at #22 in the UK Albums Chart. The two following albums contained similar material, although neither charted in the UK nor the US.

History

Former The Gun and Three Man Army members Paul and Adrian Gurvitz joined forces with ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker in 1974. Things had not been going too well for Ginger Baker since the demise of his own band Ginger Baker's Air Force. The Gurvitz Brothers, too, were looking for a new way ahead after the early success of their band The Gun.

When Cream split up in 1968, Baker was invited to join Blind Faith, which formed the following year. This was not such a successful venture and following its demise, Baker put together his own outfit, Ginger Baker's Airforce, in 1970. This band included many of his friends and musicians such as Graham Bond, Phil Seamen, Denny Laine and Steve Winwood. The band recorded two albums in 1970, one live and one studio album.

Baker Gurvitz Army (album)

Baker Gurvitz Army is Baker Gurvitz Army's first studio album.

Track listing

  • "Help Me" (Adrian Gurvitz) – 4:34
  • "Love Is" (Gurvitz) – 2:47
  • "Memory Lane" (Ginger Baker, Gurvitz) – 4:46
  • "Inside Of Me" (Gurvitz) – 5:33
  • "I Wanna Live Again" (Baker, Gurvitz) – 4:22
  • "Mad Jack" (Baker, Gurvitz) – 7:54
  • "4 Phil" (Baker, Gurvitz) – 4:25
  • "Since Beginning" (Gurvitz) – 5:18
  • Personnel

  • Ginger Bakercomposer, drums, percussion, producer, vibraphone, vocals
  • Madeline Bell – vocals
  • Cyrano – engineer
  • Martyn Fordorchestration
  • Adrian Gurvitz – composer, guitar, producer, vocals
  • Paul Gurvitz – bass guitar, producer, vocals
  • Rosetta Hightower – vocals
  • Ulf Marquardt Liner Notes
  • Anton Matthews – engineer
  • John Mitchell – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Barry St. John – vocals
  • Liza Strike – vocals
  • Mixed at Trident Studios and Island Studios
  • References


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    by: Baker Gurvitz Army

    Inside of me is someone who's trying
    To learn while I'm dying
    Inside of me
    See inside me
    Sit beside me
    Feel me, love me, oh, so love me
    Can you take me
    Never break me, no
    Try except me
    Never rape me
    I will love you, always be there
    When you need me
    You can see me always
    Inside of me
    Don't conform to society
    Don't refuse to see poverty
    I get so blue when I cannot see
    Inside of me
    The way I think to carry on
    I think it's real, don't think it's wrong
    I know it's life, life lived so long together
    Life lived for health not gain of wealth
    But love of song, you can't go wrong
    You can't go wrong
    You can't go wrong forever
    There's something more in what we see
    Than looking in and feeling me
    'Cos eyes look out and all around
    Not in for selfish gain I found




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