Looking Back with Love
| Looking Back with Love | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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] | |||
| Mike Love chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | woof![3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
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.
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".[citation needed]
Love's cover of "Be My Baby" originates from July 1980 sessions produced by (and featuring keyboards by) his Beach Boys bandmate and cousin Brian Wilson.[7][8] However, the released track features additional overdubs and production completed without Wilson, and Curt Boettcher receives the sole production credit.[citation needed]
Critical 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Doe, Andrew G.; et al. "Guest Appearances". Bellagio10452.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
