Alone Together

by Dave Mason

Overview

Dave Mason's first solo album was one of several recordings to come out of the Leon Russell/Delaney & Bonnie axis in 1970. (Other notables included Eric Clapton's solo debut and Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen.) Alone Together contains an excellent batch of melodically pleasing songs, built on a fat bed of strumming acoustic guitars with tasteful electric guitar accents and leads. Mason's vocals are embellished with harmonies from Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear, and Delaney & Bonnie. Besides the well-known semi-hit "Only You Know and I Know," and which was also a number 20 hit for Delaney & Bonnie, highlights include the bouncy gospel-inflected "Waitin' on You" and the banjo-bejeweled "Just a Song." "Look at You Look at Me" and the wonderfully wah-wahed "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" are reminiscent of Mason's former band, Traffic, whose drummer, Jim Capaldi is among the all-star cast assembled here. Alone Together represents Dave Mason at his peak. Later releases would betray lyrical shallowness, forced rhymes, and cliched guitar licks. But here, everything comes together perfectly. The original vinyl release of Alone Together was also noteworthy for the marble grain of the record itself -- as the record played on the turntable, the tone arm appeared to be floating through the clouds. ~ Jim Newsom

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2023
Label:	Friday Music
UPC:	0829421191919
Rank:	38066

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Mason   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Delaney & Bonnie   Guest Artist
Rita Coolidge   Guest Artist,Vocals
Jim Gordon   Guest Artist,Drums
Jim Capaldi   Guest Artist,Drums
Jim Keltner   Guest Artist,Drums
Leon Russell   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Bonnie Bramlett   Vocals
John Barbata   Drums
Delaney Bramlett   Guitar,Vocals
John Simon   Keyboards
Carl Radle   Bass
Don Preston   Keyboards
Claudia Lennear   Vocals
Michael DeTemple   Guitar

Technical Credits

B.B. King   Composer
Fredi Washington   Composer
Douglas Botnick   Engineer
Tommy LiPuma   Producer
Bruce Botnick   Engineer
Jim Capaldi   Composer
Al Schmitt   Mixing
Dave Mason   Composer,Producer
Barry Feinstein   Design,Photography
Tom Wilkes   Design,Photography