Saturday, September 15, 2018

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand" (Majik Bus 2018)


"I Don’t Know Where I Stand" is a classic album of sunshine pop with incredible jazz infused vocals of covers including Lennon/McCartney, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell with musical backing arranged and conducted by Doug Riley. Little is known of Stephanie Taylors’s career outside of performing in the 60s as a member of the girl vocal group ‘The Girlfriends’ on the CBC's rock 'n' roll show Music Hop and a handful of songs recorded in connection with CBC projects as a member of vocal group ‘Liberation’ for Keith Hampshire's Music Machine in the 70s and as lead singer with Hagood Hardy's Montage in 1969.

1. I Don't Know Where I Stand 03:32
2. Suzanne 03:06
3. Working On A Groovy Thing 02:49
4. Feeling Groovy 01:29
5. Marion's Theme 03:01
6. Windmills Of Your Mind 03:29
7. Chelsea Morning 02:41
8. Long And Winding Road 03:41
9. I'm Going To Make You Love Me 02:39
10. Softly As I Leave You 02:52

Producer: Dave Bird
Recording Engineer: Larry Morey
Assistance of: Ray Sora
Arranged & Conducted: Doug Riley
Recorded in Studio G CBC Toronto, August 12th and 13th, 1970.

All tracks remastered at The Warehouse Studio by Eric Mosher with Sidechain™.

Artwork remastered by Brent Lunney.

CBC Production Coordinator: John Rahme

Series Curator: Gary Corben