Description
Happy Days is an album by the American folk-rock trio Ark, independently released on Toby Records in 1977. The album was recorded at Inner Chamber Sound Studios in Youngstown, Ohio.
Featuring Bill Olson (harmonica, blues harp, bass, vocals), Tom Wagner (strings, keyboards, guitar), Calvin Wise (drums and percussion), and Dave Mallek (drums and percussion). Backing vocals provided by Marlene Gallo and Patti Brucoli.
Three guys and their light-hearted folk-rock custom. It’s that down-South brand of pastoral folk-rock, with acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums and harmonica, plus some melodic pop sentiment for a sound not too distant from the Pat Terry Group («Just Passin’ Thru» duplicates PTG perfectly). A few light fuzz leads sprinkled about, sometimes upping the rock angle as on «He’s Coming Back» and «Gift Of God». Ballads like «New Life» and «If» get a dose of piano or Arp strings – can you say Bread? Not sure of the date but I’d guess around 1976 since «Insurance Plan» has a reference to Kissinger and «Yesterday, Today & Forever» swipes a line from Wings’ «Silly Love Songs». Doesn’t bowl you over but pleasant enough. Recorded in Youngstown, Ohio. [Ken Scott, The Archivist]
LP tracks:
Side One
A1. “Happy Days”
A2. “Insurance Plan”
A3. “He’s Coming Back”
A4. “New Life”
A5. “Sons Of God”
Side Two
B1. “Never Too Much To Bear, Yesterday, Today And Forever”
B2. “Jesus Love”
B3. “Gift Of God”
B4. “Just Passin’ Through”
B5. “If”
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