Jeff’s Playlist: It’s A Beautiful Day

This album keeps pop­ping up after all these years. Thanks to Ron for plant­i­ng the seed in my head and YouTube for mak­ing it pos­si­ble to bring to you. It is a beau­ti­ful day. Enjoy.

Album Information

Track list­ing

Side one

No.      Title    Writer(s)         Length

1.         “White Bird”   David & Linda LaFlamme   6:06
2.         “Hot Summer Day”  D. & L. LaFlamme    5:46
3.         “Wasted Union Blues”         D. LaFlamme 4:00
4.         “Girl With No Eyes”  D. & L. LaFlamme    3:49

Side two

No.      Title    Writer(s)         Length

5.         “Bombay Calling”     Vince Wallace & D. LaFlamme      4:25
6.         “Bulgaria”      D. LaFlamme 6:10
7.         “Time Is”        D. LaFlamme 9:42

Personnel

It’s A Beautiful Day
David LaFlamme – lead vocals, vio­lin
Linda LaFlamme – organ, piano, elec­tric piano, celeste, harp­si­chord
Hal Wagenet – gui­tar
Mitchell Holman – bass
Val Fuentes – drums
Pattie Santos – vocals, tam­bourine, bells, block, gourd

Additional musi­cian
Bruce Steinberg – har­mon­i­ca (track 2)

Production
David LaFlamme – pro­duc­er
Brian Ross-Myring – engi­neer
Col. John Walker, U.S.M.C. (Ret.) – man­ag­er
Globe Propaganda – cov­er art
Bruce Steinberg – pho­tog­ra­phy
Released       June 1969
Recorded       1968–1969
Length            40:42
Label             Columbia CBS Producer        David LaFlamme