Description
Bittersweet Songs is the sophomore album by the Yugoslavian singer and songwriter Aleksander John (Aleksander Mežek), released on Glenmore Records in 1978. The album was recorded by John Curlander with Martyn Ford producing.
Bittersweet Songs ups the professionalism a couple notches, smoothing out the rough edges of Days Go By for a clean soft-rock sound. A few light pop/jazz edges, plus periodic female backing vocals that sometimes add a touch of gospel. Some songs like «Running Time Down», «Take These Hands» and «Run Run» have a nice acoustic guitar emphasis. Bryn Haworth donates electric slide guitar to the title track, as well as slide dobro guitar on the country-edged «Multimillion Show». All originals written by John, save for a cover of Elton John’s «Salvation». [Ken Scott, The Archivist]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Getting Closer”
A2. “Since You’ve Come My Way”
A3. “Bittersweet Song”
A4. “Salvation”
A5. “On A Morning Like This”
Side Two
B1. “Running Time Down”
B2. “Multimillion Show”
B3. “Take These Hands”
B4. “Run Run”
B5. “Keep Candles Burning”
CREDITS. Produced by Martyn Ford. Engineered by John Curlander. Mastered by Nicky Webb. Photography by Rado Likon. Design and Photography by Jani Bavčer. Music by Aleksander Mežek (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5). Lyrics by Aleksander Mežek.
Musicians: Aleksander Mežek (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5), Dave Cooke (Piano – tracks: A1, A5, B4, Acoustic and Electric Piano – tracks: A2, A3, A4), Tony Hymas (Piano on track B5, Acoustic and Electric Piano – tracks: B1, B2), Ray Russell (Acoustic Guitar – tracks: A4, B3, Acoustic and Electric Guitar – tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1, B2, B5), Bryn Haworth (Electric Slide Guitar on track A4, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar and Dobro on track B4), Dave Wintour (Bass – tracks: A1 to A5, B3 to B5), Paul Westwood (Bass – tracks: B1, B2), Barry Desuza (Drums – tracks: B1, B2), Peter Van Hook (Drums – tracks: A1 to A5, B4, B5).
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