Classics IV - Traces

Name: Classics IV
Album: Traces
Year: 1969
Style: Folk, Light Pop, Easy Listening
Similar Bands: Bachelors, We Five, Roy Orbison, Association
"One-Word" Review: Loungey pop vocals
Based Out Of: Jacksonville, FL
Label: Imperial, Liberty

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Traces (1969)

1. Everyday With You Girl  2:34 (single)
2. Mr. Blue 2:31
3. Sunny 2:40
4. Free 2:27
5. Traces 2:45 (single) /
6. Something I'll Remember 2:30
7. Our Day Will Come 2:12
8. Rainy Day 2:37
9. Traffic Jam 2:18
10. Sentimental Lady 2:24
11. Nobody Loves You But Me 3:11

Album Rating (1-10): 6.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Dennis Yost - Vox (Echoes, Leroy and the Moments)
• Emory Gordy - Arrangement, Composer (Here Today, Kommotions, St John & the Cardinals, Hot Bandm, TCB Band)
• Bill Lowery - Producer
• Buddy Buie - Producer
• Lew Bradley - Engineer
• Woody Woodward - Art Direction
• Gabor Halmos - Design
• Howard Risk - Photographer
• J.R. Cobb - guitar (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
• DeWayne Blackwell - Composer
• Mac Davis - Composer (Zots)
• Mort Garson - Composer
• Bobby Hebb - Composer
• Bob Hillard - Composer
• Tommy Roe - Composer

Unknown-ness: Never heard of Traces. Hoping they sound like some fun oldies pop like Herman's Herrmits, Monkees or Box Tops. But I never heard of them, so, probably not.

Album Review: I had the band mislabeled as Traces, but their name is actually Classics IV. It changed from Classics, as there was another band with that name from Brooklyn, and they experienced early set backs because the Four Seasons felt their music sounded too close to their style and had the song Pollyanna's NY airplay cut back. They still tour & play out, with a back up vocalist for Yost, (hand picked after he went through throat surgery and passed away in Dec'08). "Traffic Jam" sounds like a Colin Moulding song, and some of the tracks have a mid-period Elvis Costello (Mighty Like A Rose) sound. But most of the songs are easy listening light, with some smooth jazz sax solos and basic pop melodies.

Stand Out Track: Traffic Jam

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