Going Back to Colorado

by Zephyr

Overview

The second and last Zephyr LP to feature wunderkind guitarist Tommy Bolin, Going Back to Colorado is a '70s rock sleeper, popular only among obsessive Bolin fans. Singer Candy Givens refines her Joplinesque delivery on the 1971 Warner Bros. release, but fails to define a sound of her own. Hippy-drippy moments like those on "Miss Libertine" come off as a little naive, and the entire recording lacks a unique vision. When Bolin rips it up on tracks like "See My People Come Together," all the revolutionary cliches become tolerable. Unfortunately, most of this album's material is tired, and Givens' delivery is too derivative. Bolin has his share of shining moments, but they are not quite in keeping with his band's "free love" aesthetic, and ultimately the choice licks are wasted on Going Back to Colorado. Fans of the guitarist should still snatch this record up when they can, if for no other reason than to chart Bolin's musical development. ~ Vincent Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2019
Label:	Beat Goes On / Bgo
UPC:	5017261020062
Rank:	74471

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Zephyr   Primary Artist
Buzzy Linhart   Guest Artist,Vocals
Tasha Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Eddie Kramer   Piano,Clavinet,Percussion
David Givens   Bass,Vocals
Bobby Berge   Drums
Eileen Gilbert   Vocals (Background)
Albertine Robinson   Vocals (Background)
Gerard McMahon   Vocals (Background)
Candy Givens   Piano,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards
Tommy Bolin   Guitar,Vocals,Vibraphone,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String)
Paul Conley   Synthesizer,Moog Synthesizer
John Faris   Flute,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Saxophone,Sax (Soprano)
Paul Fleisher   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Eddie Kramer   Engineer,Producer
David Givens   Composer,Lyricist
Candy Givens   Composer,Lyricist
Tommy Bolin   Composer,Lyricist
John Tesar   Lyricist
John Faris   Composer,Lyricist