Rebirth

Description

The self-titled, sophomore album by the American folk-rock band Rebirth was released on LeFevre Sound in 1971, manufactured by RCA Custom Division. The album was recorded December 1970 by Ron Hammond and Pete Turbiville at LeFevre Sound Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia; with Dean Clemmer producing and arranging.

Similarly styled follow-up with some good laid-back self-penned charmers like «Jesus Life», «Heaven Knows», «Lancaster County» and «The Way I Feel». Nice electric guitar and organ combination, joined by piano here and there. Trumpet crops up on three songs. Quite a few covers this time, including hip translations of «They’ll Know We Are Christians» and Nilsson’s «Everybody’s Talkin», both with groovy harmonies and nifty guitar solos. More decent guitar leads coupled with softly murmured vocals for a seven-minute slow bluesy meander through Gershwin’s «Summertime». Also versions of «People Gotta Be Free/I Wanna Be Free», «Proud Mary» and «I Know Where I’m Going». From Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Atlanta, Georgia label. [KS]

LP tracklist:

Side One – The Way It Could Be
A1. “People Gotta Be Free / I Wanna Be Free” – 4:05
A2. “Jesus’ Life” – 3:50
A3. “They’ll Know We Are Christians” – 4:20
A4. “Laughin’ On The Corner” – 2:08
A5. “Summertime” – 7:00

Side Two – On The Road
B1. “Everybody’s Talkin'” – 2:50
B2. “Heaven Knows” – 3:25
B3. “Lancaster County” – 3:35
B4. “Proud Mary” – 3:20
B5. “The Way I Feel” – 2:12
B6. “I Know Where I’m Going” – 2:45

Note: The Avant Garde edition was re-issued on CD by the band in spring 2016.

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Rebirth (Avant Garde AVS 135) 1971. For their Avant Garde release Rebirth selected and in some cases re-recorded songs from their two rare customs. Eight songs are lifted from the second LP (along with the cover photo), four from Into The Light. The end result is one of the nicer jangly electric folk-rock albums to see light. Have seen it advertised as “folk/psych”. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th Edition]

> Apple Music (The Avant Garde edition: https://music.apple.com/us/album/rebirth/1101871668)

LP tracklist, Avant Garde edition:

Side One
A1. “Everybody’s Talking” – 2:53
A2. “The Way That I Feel” – 2:29 / “Daily Bread” – 0:36
A3. “Laughin’ On the Corner” – 2:11
A4. “Lancaster County” – 3:42
A5. “Into the Light” – 4:02

Side Two
B1. “They’ll Know We Are Christians” – 4:21
B2. “Life” – 2:06
B3. “Heaven Knows” – 3:16 / Reprise: “They’ll Know We Are Christians” – 0:30
B4. “I Know Where I’m Going” – 2:47
B5. “Jesus Life” – 3:51
B5. “Quiet Place” (and Reprise) – 3:26

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