Gone Is Love
| Gone Is Love | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra | |
| Released | 1970 |
| Genre | Easy listening |
| Label | Philips |
| Producer | Paul Leka[1] |
Gone Is Love is a studio album released by Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra in 1970 on Philips LP record 600345.[2] The title track was released as a single (Philips) 40683[1][3] which charted on the Easy Listening top-40.[4]
Reception
[edit]Billboard reviewed the album as having "distinctive arrangements and voicings", and being "intelligent easy listening".[5] The album entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on September 19, 1970, and remained on the chart for three weeks, peaking at position No. 184.[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gone Is Love" (J. Reed – G. Sklerov) | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Home Again" (J. Reed – G. Sklerov) | 3:03 |
| 3. | "My House and the River" (Paul Mauriat) | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Could This Be Me" (G. Zummo) | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach – Hal David) | 2:47 |
| 6. | "I Gotta Get Back to Lovin’ You" (P. Leka – J. Reed) | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon – Art Garfunkel) | 3:00 |
| 8. | "She Is a Little Bit Sweeter" (P. Leka) | 2:15 |
| 9. | "Let It Be" (Paul McCartney – John Lennon) | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Classical Gas" (Mason Williams) | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Medley: Bridge Over Troubled Water / Let It Be" (Simon Garfunkel / McCartney - Lennon) | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 33:43 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mauriat Tour Slated for '71". Billboard. October 17, 1970. p. 30.
- ^ Lanza, Joseph (2004). Elevator Music: A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-listening, and Other Moodsong. University of Michigan Press. p. 281. ISBN 0472089420. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2010). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991. Krause Publications. p. 773. ISBN 978-1440216213. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Top 40 Easy Listening". Billboard. September 5, 1970. p. 58.
- ^ "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. August 8, 1970. p. 20.
- ^ The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 673. ISBN 0-89820-166-7
