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NORMAN GREENBAUM

Best-known for his 1970 hit "Spirit in the Sky," singer/songwriter Norman Greenbaum was born November 20, 1942, in Malden, MA. He began his musical career while a student at Boston University, playing area coffeehouses before relocating to the West Coast during the mid-'60s and forming a kind of psychedelic jug band dubbed Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. After issuing the 1966 single "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago," which fell just shy of reaching the Top 50, the group disbanded, and Greenbaum subsequently formed a series of short-lived acts before finally returning to his solo career in 1968. A year later he issued his debut LP, Spirit in the Sky, releasing several unsuccessful singles before reaching the Top Three with the smash title track, which sold some two million copies. It proved to be Greenbaum's only hit, however, as follow-ups like 1970's "Canned Ham" and the next year's "California Earthquake" tanked; after the release of 1972's Petaluma, he retreated from music to focus on his California dairy farm, but returned to show business during the mid-'80s in a managerial capacity, also promoting a number of concerts.

"SPIRIT IN THE SKY"

Produced by Erik Jacobsen

1969     LP     REPRISE RECORDS    STEREO   6365

PRINTED IN U.S.A.      ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INNER & INSERT

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

This version: First press on orange/tan labels with "W7" logo.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: REPRISE - TWO COLOUR LABEL w/STEAMBOAT LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: 6365

Catalog on labels: RS 6365 (30,951) / RS 6365 (30,952)

Matrix / Runout (A Side, Etched): T 1 30951  RS6365A - 1C

Matrix / Runout (B Side, Etched): T 1 30952 - RS - 6365-B  1C

On labels: rim text reads "Made in U.S.A. ? Reprise Records, a division of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records, Inc."

Produced by Erik Jacobsen for Sweet Reliable Productions

All Selections Written by Norman Greenbaum

On back cover: Reprise Records, a Division of Warner Bros-Seven Arts Records................Made in U.S.A.

tracklisting

Side A: JUNIOR CADILLAC - SPIRIT IN THE SKY - SKYLINE - JUBILEE - ALICE BODINE

Side B: TARS OF INDIA - THE POWER - GOOD LOOKIN' WOMAN - MILK COW - MARCY

grading

RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Norman Greenbaum was much stranger than his big hit "Spirit in the Sky" would suggest. Then again, that tune -- a confident, fuzz-toned paean to God, that sprit in the sky -- is hardly the most conventional of '70s AM anthems, so perhaps it isn't surprising that the album bearing the same title is all over the map, with sub-War low-riding anthems ("Junior Cadillac"), singer/songwriter introspection, eerie post-psychedelic pop (the genuinely unsettling "Marcy"), and utter oddities ("Canned Ham"). That, of course, means that it's far more fascinating than many soft rock curiosities of the early '70s, and the near-schizophrenic cavalcade of material means that the record doesn't hold together, but that's part of what makes it worth hearing. And while Greenbaum wasn't exactly a consistent songwriter, he did hit the mark several times ("Skyline," "Canned Ham," "Jubilee," and "Junior Cadillac" are all strong), and even the misfires are interesting and well-crafted, at least in terms of its early-'70s peers. This doesn't mean that it's a lost gem, but for listeners who want to dig into early '70s pop/rock, it's certainly worth hearing...(AllMusic)