Bleecker & MacDougal

by Fred Neil

Bleecker & MacDougal cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1965
  • Label: Elektra
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:33
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Named after the geographic epicenter of the Greenwich Village folk scene, Fred Neil's debut features his commanding baritone voice over twelve-string acoustic guitar. Accompanied by John Sebastian on harmonica, the tracks blend traditional folk structures with fluid, jazz-oriented blues phrasing.

Genres

Descriptors: male-vocals, acoustic, bluesy, folk, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Bleecker & MacDougal (2:14)
  2. Blues On The Ceiling (2:22)
  3. Sweet Mama (2:40)
  4. Little Bit Of Rain (2:21)
  5. Country Boy (2:26)
  6. Other Side To This Life (2:54)
  7. Mississippi Train (2:16)
  8. Travelin' Shoes (2:15)
  9. The Water Is Wide (4:16)
  10. Yonder Comes The Blues (1:51)
  11. Candy Man (2:28)
  12. Handful Of Gimme (2:15)
  13. Gone Again (3:15)

Credits

  • Fred Neil - primary artist, written-by
  • William S. Harvey - artwork, cover [design]
  • Douglas Farthing Hatlelid - bass
  • Felix Pappalardi - bass
  • Mort Shuman - cover [photo], photography by
  • Pete Childs - guitar [2nd], dobro
  • John Sebastian - harmonica
  • Skip Weshner - liner notes
  • Paul A. Rothchild - producer [recording director]
  • Jac Holzman - recording supervisor [production supervisor]

More from Fred Neil: full discography