Album by
Sagittarius, recently reissued by
Poptones in the UK. Unlike Sagittarius' first album,
Present Tense, which was essentially an album by
The Millennium with a couple of
Gary Usher produced tracks performed by
session musicians (including the gorgeous
My World Fell Down, as featured on the
Nuggets compilation), this appears to be an Usher solo with a couple of guest appearances by
Curt Boettcher.
I say 'appears to be' because unlike most of the albums from this loose collective, Poptones hasn't provided personnel information in the liner notes, opting instead to reproduce Usher's faux-hippy wafflings (the 'blue marble' of the title is Earth). The only credits in the album are 'produced by Gary Usher except 2&5 by Gary and Curt, 1 11 &12 by Cary Curt & Keith', along with lead vocal credits for Curt Boettcher on Will You Ever See Me (the same basic track as on Boettcher's California Music but a different mix) and Chuck Girard for I See In You and Gladys.
It's instructive to compare Usher's take on In My Room with that of his co-writer Brian Wilson, but remember this was recorded several years later than the Beach Boys version - when it was written Usher's records were generally titled things like School Is A Gas and Hot Rod High
Track list:
- In My Room
- From You Unto Us
- Will You Ever See Me
- Gladys
- I Sing My Song
- The Blue Marble
- Lend Me A Smile
- I Can Still See Your Face
- I See In You
- Cloud Talk
bonus tracks:
- In My Room
- Hawaio Girl
- I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
- I Can Still See Your Face
- Will You Ever See Me