Description
Happy and Alive is an album by the American folk-rock duo Mike and Karen (Mike is singer, songwriter, and blues guitarist Mike Johnson of The Exkursions fame), independently released on Freedom Light Records in 1972 (??). The album was produced by Mike Johnson. Mike Johnson’s former Exkursions bandmate Terry Anderson plays the drums on this recording
Another choice entry from Mike’s post-Exkursions, pre-CCM era with wife Karen adding lovely vocals. Has the same mix of jazzy electric frills, folkrocking, acoustic tunes, and subterranean rock that characterized Lord Doctor and Velvet Prince. «City!» is fast and loud loud loud! A couple weird ones: the lazy buzzed-hippie hand-clapping title track and «I’m High» performed live with just guitar and slurred vocals that make it sound like he really was high (though it’s actually an anti-drug song with references to getting “high on Jesus”). [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Happy And Alive” – 4:08
A2. “The Power To Be Free” – 5:17
A3. “Special To Me” – 2:56
A4. “City!” – 2:55
A5. “You Can Go Your Own Way” – 2:40
Side Two
B1. “Hosea” – 3:10
B2. “I’m High” – 3:07
B3. “Two Becoming One” – 4:35
B4. “Rest For A Moment” – 4:20
B5. “Amazing Grace” – 4:32
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