What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



One of the bubblegum kings of the era, hailing from Atlanta. What seperated Tommy from the others was that he wasn't just a one hit wonder. He had at least 6 I can think of and 2 of them are on here. Problem is once you got past those hits there wasn't that much there. A few covers on here but for the most part, he wrote his own material. This is his eighth album and there would only be one more in the can before a failed re-emergence in 1976. The two hits here were Heather Honey which reached #29 and the best selling of his career, Dizzy at #1. The songs did about equally as well in the U.K. If not for those, the album would not get a passing grade. No contest for worst with Proud Mary being even worse than Tina Turners. Yes I said that. I never cared for Tina's version of Proud Mary.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Proud Mary

Best Track - Dizzy

Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning
Like a whirlpool it never ends
And it's you girl makin' it spin
You're making me dizzy

First time that I saw you girl, I knew that I just had to make you mine
But it's so hard to talk to you with fellows hangin' round you all the time
I want you for my sweet pet, but you keep playing hard to get
I'm going round in circles all the time

Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning
Like a whirlpool it never ends
And it's you girl makin' it spin
You're making me dizzy

I finally got to talk to you and I told you just exactly how I felt
Then I held you close to me and kissed you and my heart began to melt
Girl you've got control on me, cuz I'm so dizzy I can't see
I need to call a doctor for some help

Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning
Like a whirlpool it never ends
And it's you girl makin' it spin
You're making me dizzy my head is spinning
Like a whirlpool it never ends
And it's you girl making it spin
You're making me dizzy
You're making me dizzy

1) Heather Honey - ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb-O_fGW7hk
2) Raining In My Heart - *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9POMGoA4Y
3) Cinnamon - *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XgdpQooAWk
4) A Dollars Worth Of Pennies - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er7mCwKVrjw
5) Stormy - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pqMuETeLPw
6) Makin' Music - *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UTm5GRl2Q8
7) Money Is My Pay - **
8) Proud Mary - *
9) Gotta Keep Rolling Along - **
10) Look Out Girl - *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pktm3vwng6M
11) Dizzy - ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQAfkYJdbrM

3's - 2
2's - 4
1's - 5

Grade - 1.7