Realization (Johnny Rivers album)


Realization is the fifth studio album by the American musician Johnny Rivers, released in 1968. Rivers wrote two of the songs and co-wrote a third. The remaining seven are covers of popular songs from the mid-1960s.

Reception

The album reached No. 5 and included the No. 14 pop chart single "Summer Rain", written by James Hendricks, a former member of the Mugwumps. The album reflected some of the psychedelic influences of the time, like the song "Hey Joe" with a two-minute introduction and also marked a change in Rivers' musical direction with more introspective songs such as "Look to Your Soul" and "Going Back to Big Sur".

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Hey Joe" – 4:49
  2. "Look to Your Soul" – 3:11
  3. "The Way We Live" – 3:08
  4. "Summer Rain" – 3:52
  5. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" – 5:36

Side two

  1. "Brother, Where Are You" – 3:36
  2. "Something Strange" – 3:28
  3. "What's the Difference" – 2:48
  4. "Going Back to Big Sur" – 2:28
  5. "Positively 4th Street" – 5:03

Personnel

Musicians

Technical