A Session with The Dave Clark Five
Introduction '''''A Session with The Dave Clark Five''''' is the UK debut album by the English pop rock band the Dave Clark Five and was released in the United Kingdom in April 1964 on EMI's Columbia Records (''see'' 1964 in music). The album consists of the single "Can't You See That She's Mine" along with covers of "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Ray Men, "On Broadway" by the Drifters, and the Walt Disney song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah". It peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.
Reception Writing for ''Beat Instrumental'', Dave Gell believes that it is a good representation of Dave Clark and Mike Smith's songwriting talent. He additionally praises the band's musical abilities, particularly noting that Smith is "well-represented" on the organ. He also states that the LP's "overall effect is of a group thoroughly in love with what they're doing"In a retrospective review published on AllMusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote "As the group's first venture in making an LP, it's not as strong as their later efforts, though it does show off their range around the sound that would make them international stars. The lack of the presence of a hit single, however, leaves it weaker than most of the group's American-released LPs."
Track listing
Charts Chart (1964)Peakposition
Personnel '''The Dave Clark Five'''*Dave Clark - drums, backing vocals, co-producer*Mike Smith - keyboards, lead vocals*Lenny Davidson - lead guitar, backing vocals*Rick Huxley - bass, backing vocals*Denis Payton - saxes, backing vocals'''Additional personnel'''*Adrian Kerridge - co-producer*Les Reed - musical direction on "Theme Without a Name"*Bruce Fleming - photography
See also *The Dave Clark Five discography
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