Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros album)

Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
Studio album by Rhinoceros
Released	October 1968
Recorded	Spring 1968
Genre	Rock
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild
Rhinoceros chronology
Singles from Better Times Are Coming

Rhinoceros is the 1968 debut album of Rhinoceros. The fold-out cover artwork by Gene Szafran shows a brightly colourful, beaded rhinoceros.^[1]^[2]

Track listing edit

"When You Say You're Sorry" (Alan Gerber) - 3:51
"Same Old Way" (John Finley) - 2:02
"Apricot Brandy" - instrumental (Danny Weis, Michael Fonfara) - 1:57
"That Time of the Year" (Alan Gerber) - 4:11
"You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)" (Beth Beatty, Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby) - 4:38
"I Need Love" (Larry Williams) - 4:23
"I've Been There" (Alan Gerber, John Finley) - 4:24
"Belbuekus" (Danny Weis, John Finley) - 2:25
"Along Comes Tomorrow" (Alan Gerber) - 4:37
"I Will Serenade You" (John Finley) - 3:19

Personnel edit

Rhinoceros

John Finley - vocals (tracks 1,2,4-8,10)
Alan Gerber - vocals (tracks 1,6-9), piano
Danny Weis - guitar, piano
Doug Hastings - guitar
Michael Fonfara - organ
Jerry "The Bear" Penrod - bass
Billy Mundi - drums, percussion

Technical

John Haeny - engineer
Gordon Anderson - executive producer
William S. Harvey - art direction, design concept
Gene Szafran - cover illustration
Guy Webster - photography

References edit

^ Colin Larkin -The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes -2006 0195313739 Volume 10 - Page 871 The spectacular fold-out cover artwork on their debut by Gene Szafran showed a brightly colourful, beaded Rhinoceros. Unfortunately the music was disappointing; only the Buddy Miles-influenced 'You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)' and their 'greatest hit', the instrumental 'Apricot Brandy", stood out. The BBC adopted the latter as a Radio 1 theme. Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. • ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968) ...
^ Colin Larkin - 1997 The Virgin encyclopedia of sixties music - Page 372 Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. •ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968)***, Satin Chickens (Elektra 1969)**, Better Times Are Coming (Elektra 1970) .

[1] Colin Larkin -The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes -2006 0195313739 Volume 10 - Page 871 The spectacular fold-out cover artwork on their debut by Gene Szafran showed a brightly colourful, beaded Rhinoceros. Unfortunately the music was disappointing; only the Buddy Miles-influenced 'You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)' and their 'greatest hit', the instrumental 'Apricot Brandy", stood out. The BBC adopted the latter as a Radio 1 theme. Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. • ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968) ...

[2] Colin Larkin - 1997 The Virgin encyclopedia of sixties music - Page 372 Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. •ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968)***, Satin Chickens (Elektra 1969)**, Better Times Are Coming (Elektra 1970) .

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