Back to Mono (1958-1969)

by Phil Spector

Back to Mono (1958-1969) cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 12 November 1991
  • Label: ABKCO
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 25:50
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This exhaustive box set acts as the definitive historical document of Phil Spector's revolutionary 'Wall of Sound' production techniques during the peak of the girl-group era. Compiling his most monumental hits with artists like The Ronettes and The Crystals, it famously includes the entirety of his legendary 1963 Christmas album. The collection champions his philosophy of 'teenage symphonies', treating dense, multi-layered pop singles as serious orchestral art.

Genres

Descriptors: ballad, melodic, vocal-group, wall-of-sound, christmas

Tracklist

  1. Every Breath I Take (2:43)
  2. Uptown (2:19)
  3. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (2:49)
  4. Be My Baby (2:40)
  5. I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine (3:49)
  6. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (3:46)
  7. River Deep-Mountain High (3:35)
  8. Love Is All I Have To Give (4:09)

Credits

  • Alan Lauber - arranged by
  • Goffin And King - written-by
  • Hank Levine - arranged by
  • Barbara Alston - lead vocals
  • Mann And Weil - written-by
  • Allie Wrubel - written-by
  • Ray Gilbert - written-by
  • Spector, Greenwich & Barry - written-by

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