Fresh (Raspberries album)

Fresh is the second studio album by Raspberries, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). It contained two Top 40 singles. "I Wanna Be With You" reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] number 10 on Cash Box[4] and number 7 on Record World. "Let's Pretend" reached number 35 on Billboard, number 18 on Cashbox, and number 14 on Record World. It was their highest-charting album, peaking at number 36 on the Billboard album chart.

Fresh
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 1972
RecordedAbbey Road Studios, London, Record Plant Studios, New York
Genre
Length31:00
LabelCapitol
ProducerJimmy Ienner
Raspberries chronology
Raspberries
(1972)
Fresh
(1972)
Side 3
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideB–[1]
CreemC[2]

This album was re-released on CD as part of the Power Pop Vol. 1, also containing their first album Raspberries.

Track listing

Timings and credits taken from the original Capitol issue (ST-11123).

No.TitleLead VocalsLength
1."I Wanna Be with You" (Carmen)Eric Carmen3:05
2."Goin' Nowhere Tonight" (Carmen, Smalley)Dave Smalley2:30
3."Let's Pretend" (Carmen)Carmen3:42
4."Every Way I Can" (Smalley)Smalley2:44
5."I Reach for the Light" (Carmen)Carmen4:01
6."Nobody Knows" (Carmen, Smalley)Carmen2:19
7."It Seemed So Easy" (Carmen, Smalley)Smalley3:53
8."Might as Well" (Bryson)Wally Bryson2:25
9."If You Change Your Mind" (Carmen)Carmen3:59
10."Drivin' Around" (Carmen, Smalley)Carmen3:03

Band members

Production

References

  1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "The Raspberries". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804093. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. Christgau, Robert (March 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. Raspberries lyrics. Top40db.net.
  4. Cash Box Top 100 1/20/73. Cashbox (January 20, 1973).

Bibliography

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