The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark

The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark
Studio album by Dillard & Clark
Released October 1968
Recorded 1968
Genre Country rock, progressive bluegrass
Length 28:49
Label A&M
Producer Larry Marks
Gene Clark chronology
Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
(1967)		 The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark
(1968)		 Through the Morning, Through the Night
(1969)

The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark is a country rock album by Dillard & Clark. The album was recorded in 1968, shortly after Gene Clark departed The Byrds for the second time, and Doug Dillard left The Dillards. The album is hailed by critics and musicians as a masterpiece of the country rock genre.

Background

Clark's debut solo album, Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers, had been a commercial failure. After the dismissal of David Crosby from The Byrds, Clark had rejoined his previous band but after performing only three shows, he left the tour due to his anxieties and fear of flying. He then signed with A&M and began sessions for his debut album on his new label with instrumentalist Douglas Dillard. Bernie Leadon co-wrote six of the songs and also performed on the album. Due to Clark's refusal to tour, only a short series of shows at The Troubadour was the only promotion for the album and it too was a commercial failure.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Rolling Stone(positive)[3]

Music critic Matthew Greenwald, writing for Allmusic, called the album "perhaps [Clark's] most brilliant recording... Graceful, spellbinding, and tasteful all at the same time. Absolutely essential."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Out on the Side" (Gene Clark) – 3:49
  2. "She Darked the Sun" (Clark, Bernie Leadon) – 3:10
  3. "Don't Come Rollin'" (Clark, Douglas Dillard, Leadon) – 2:54
  4. "Train Leaves Here This Morning" (Clark, Leadon) – 3:49
  5. "With Care from Someone" (Clark, Dillard, Leadon) – 3:49
  6. "The Radio Song" (Clark, Leadon) – 3:01
  7. "Git It on Brother" (Lester Flatt) – 2:51
  8. "In the Plan" (Clark, Dillard, Leadon) – 2:08
  9. "Something's Wrong" (Clark, Dillard) – 2:57

The following bonus tracks have been included on CD reissues of the album:

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs.[5]

Production

  • Larry Marks – producer
  • Dick Bogert – recording engineer
  • Tom Wilkes – art direction
  • Guy Webster – photography
  • Bob Garcia – liner notes

References

  1. ↑ Robertson, Ray (2016). Lives of the Poets (with Guitars). Biblioasis. ISBN 9781771960731.
  2. 1 2 Greenwald, Matthew. "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bickhart, Jim (15 February 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.
  4. ↑ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 483. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
  5. ↑ "Dillard & Clark - The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark".
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