A Session with The Dave Clark Five
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1964
Recorded1964
Genre
LabelColumbia 33SX 1598 (mono) (UK)
ProducerAdrian Clark
The Dave Clark Five chronology
A Session with The Dave Clark Five
(1964)
Catch Us If You Can
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.[2] He also states that the LP's "overall effect is of a group thoroughly in love with what they're doing"[2]

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."[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't You See That She's Mine"Dave Clark, Mike Smith2:22
2."I Need You, I Love You"Clark, Smith2:32
3."I Love You No More"Clark, Smith2:18
4."Rumble" (Instrumental)Link Wray, Mill Grant2:36
5."Funny"Clark, Denis Payton1:51
6."On Broadway"Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller2:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert2:30
2."Can I Trust You"Clark2:05
3."Forever and a Day"Clark, Smith2:08
4."Theme Without a Name" (Instrumental)Clark, Lenny Davidson2:01
5."She's All Mine" (Originally released on Glad All Over)Clark, Smith2:11
6."Time" (Instrumental, originally released on Glad All Over)Clark2:17

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 3

Personnel

The Dave Clark Five

Additional personnel

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. "A Session with The Dave Clark Five > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Gell, Dave (May 1964). "New Discs" (PDF). Beat Instrumental (5): 19 via WorldRadioHistory.
  3. "The Dave Clark Five | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
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