Subway Serenade

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Subway Serenade
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1973 (1973-06)
RecordedRegent Sound Studios, New York City, New York
Atlantic Studios
GenrePop
Length34:39
LabelEpic
ProducerArif Mardin
Looking Glass chronology
Looking Glass
(1972)
Subway Serenade
(1973)
Highway to Hollywood
(1974)
Singles from
Subway Serenade
  1. "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne"
    Released: July 1973
  2. "Sweet Somethin'"
    Released: January 1974

Subway Serenade was the second and final album released by the band Looking Glass. It contained their second charting single, "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne". Following the departure of vocalist Elliot Lurie to pursue a solo career, the band would release one final single called "Highway to Hollywood" (written by keyboardist Larry Gonsky)[1] under the slightly altered name of "Lookinglass" in 1974 before drastically reforming their lineup and style into the heavy metal/power pop group Starz.

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne"Elliot LurieLurie3:37
2."City Lady"LurieLurie3:22
3."For Skipper"Pieter SwevalSweval3:16
4."Sweet Somethin'"LurieLurie2:48
5."Who's Gonna Sing My Rock 'N' Roll Song"Larry Gonsky, Nancy NalenceSweval3:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
6."Are You Dreamin' (Money In My Pockets)"Lurie, GonskyLurie2:58
7."Rainbow Man"SwevalSweval3:40
8."Wait"LurieLurie2:51
9."Sweet Jeremiah"SwevalSweval3:17
10."Wooly Eyes"Gonksy, NalenceSweval4:35

Personnel[edit]

  • Elliot Lurie - Guitars, lead vocals
  • Pieter "Piet" Sweval - Bass, lead vocals, harp
  • Larry Gonsky - Keyboards, vocals
  • Jeff Grob (credited as Joe Dube) - drums and percussion, traps
  • Maxine Dixon - Additional background vocals
  • Nancy Nalence - Additional background vocals
  • Nancy Farrell - Additional background vocals
  • Steve von Schreiber - Additional background vocals
  • Ralph MacDonald - Conga and percussion on "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" and "City Lady"
  • Seldon Powell - Saxophone on "Sweet Jeremiah"
  • Arif Mardin - Horns and strings arrangements
  • Peggy Byrnes - Special Thanks
  • Don Ellis - Special Thanks
  • James Greene - Engineer
  • Bill Scruggs - Engineer
  • Ken Robertson - Engineer
  • Lew Hahn - Audio
  • Gene Paul - Audio
  • Chappell & Co. - Sole selling agent

All songs published by Spruce Run/EvieMusic Co. ASCAP

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