Two Days Away

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Two Days Away
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released	1977 (UK)
Recorded	1976
Genre	Soul, pop, rock
Label	A&M
Producer	Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Elkie Brooks chronology
Rich Man's Woman (1975) Two Days Away (1977) Shooting Star (1978)

Two Days Away is an album by Elkie Brooks, released in 1977.

Background[edit]

Brooks' breakthrough second album, released in 1977, propelled her into solo stardom in the UK and Europe. Including the top ten hits "Pearl's a Singer" and "Sunshine After the Rain", it had a distinct American sound largely due to the work of the legendary writers and producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It remains one of Brooks' finest albums^{[according to whom?]} and is available on CD, paired with its predecessor Rich Man's Woman.

Single releases[edit]

• "Pearl's a Singer" (UK #8, 1977)
• "Saved" (1977)
• "Sunshine After the Rain" (UK #10, 1977)
• "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (1977)

Details[edit]

• Recorded in 1976 at Electric Lady Studios in New York, USA; Record Plant in New York, USA; Air Studios in London, England. Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, USA.
• "Two Days Away" reached number 16 and remained in the UK charts for 20 weeks.

Track listing[edit]

1. "Love Potion No. 9" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:42
2. "Spiritland" (Elkie Brooks, Pete Gage) - 3:19
3. "Honey, Can I Put On Your Clothes" (Jean Monte Ray) - 3:22
4. "Sunshine After the Rain" (Ellie Greenwich) - 3:23
5. "Pearl's a Singer" (Leiber, Stoller, Ralph Dino, John Sembello) - 3:39
6. "Mojo Hannah" (Fay Hale, Clarence Paul, Barbara Paul) - 3:00
7. "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Lincoln Moman, Dan Penn) - 3:28
8. "You Did Something For Me" (Leiber, Stoller) - 2:50
9. "Nightbird" (Leiber, Stoller, Pete Gage, Steve York) - 3:06
10. "Saved" (Leiber, Stoller) - 2:40

Charts[edit]

Personnel[edit]

• Elkie Brooks – vocals
• Isaac Guillory - guitars
• Jean Roussel - keyboards
• Trevor Morais - drums
• Steve York - bass

Additional personnel[edit]

• Mike Stoller - piano, keyboards
• Pete Gage, Jerry Friedman, Eric Weissberg - guitars
• George Devens, Carl Hall, Peggy Blue, Morris Pert - percussion
• Corky Hale - harp
• George Devens - vibraphone
• New York Horns
  • Meco Monardo (arranger)
  • Bob Millikam
  • Danny Kahn
  • Barry Rogers
  • Dave Taylor
  • George Young
  • Lew Del Gatto
• Muscle Shoals Horns
  • Harrison Calloway (arranger)
  • Charlie Rose
  • Harvey Thompson
  • Ronnie Eades
• Meco Monardo (arranger), Tony Posk, Guy Lumia, Elliot Rosoff, Rick Sortonne, Carol Webb, Joe Goodman, Julien Barber, Jesse Levy - strings
• Carl Hall, Peggy Blue, Marry Ellen Johnson, Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson, Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler, Lee Vanderbilt - backing vocals
• Steve Nye, Carmine Rubino - engineering
• Bob Ludwig - mastering
• Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - production

References[edit]