Genre: pop
Rating: ** (2 stars)
Title: A Slice of Cake
Company: Decca
Catalog: DL 75039
Year: 1968
Country/State: US
Grade (cover/record): VG-/VG
Comments: edge and corner wear; minor soiling on white surfaces
Available: 1
GEMM Catalog ID: not yet listed
Price: $40.00
We'll admit to having picked this one up for the dated '60s cover (courtesy of artist Jonanna Laine). The drawing of three mod '60s chicks
left us hoping this might be something along the lines of The Feminine Complex.
In view of those expectations, 1968's "A Slice of Cake" was a major disappointment. Co-produced by Charles Greene and Brian Stone, heavily orchestrated material such as "Have You Heard the News 'Bout Miss Molly", "Sadie" and "Tides of Time" offered up a set of self-penned sensitive singer/songwriter pap. Comparisons to Mary Hopkins and Melanie readily came to mind while listening to the set. The trio's occasional stabs at more
up tempo material (a cover of Rufus Thomas' "Walking the Dog") weren't much better. The fact that none of the three members
(Eleanore Barooshian, Jeanette Jacobs and Barbara Morillo) was a great lead singer (they didn't even harmonize very well), didn't help the proceedings. Simply 'cause it rocked a little, "P.T. 280" was probably one of the few tracks worth hearing more than once. (Wonder what the were smokin' in the Turkish
water pipe shown on the back cover ...) (Though we've never heard it, the trio's 1967 Jack Nitzsche produced debut is supposedly far better.)
"A Slice of Cake" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) Have You Heard the News 'Bout Miss Molly (C. Connors - M. McGinnis) - 2:44
2.) P.T. 280 (Eleanore Barooshian - Barbara Morillo) - 2:15
3.) Sadie (Jeanette Jacobs - Barbara Morillo) - 2:26
4.) Tides of Time (Jeanette Jacobs - D. Di Rose) - 2:09
5.) Medley - 4:08
Walking the Dog (Rufus Thomas) -
Something Go a Hold of Me (Kirkland - James - Woods) -
Big Boy Pete (D. Terry - D.F. Bowman Garris) -
(side 2)
1.) Extroverted Introvert (Eleanore Barooshian - Barbara Morillo) - 2:26
2.) Under the Tree of Love and Laughter (Jeanette Jacobs - Barbara Morillo) - 1:15
3.) Annabelle Clark (Barbara Morillo) - 3:10
4.) Who Will Wear the Crown (Mac Rebbenack - J. Hill) - 2:00
5.) Island of Plenty (Eleanore Barooshian - Charles Greene) - 2:45