Band started as surf rocking The New Breed 1963. After getting local attention and releasing a couple of ok selling singles they changed musical direction 1967 towards the then more popular psych pop scene and their name to Glad. But the transition failed saleswise and soon after this recording they changed path again, this time towards country rock and their name to Redwing, releasing a couple of albums that was well recieved by both public and critics. Also worth noticing is the bass player here - Timothy B. Schmit - left the band 1970 and went on to bigger fame with Poco, Eagles and Ringo Starr's All Star Band. So even if this album almost sank without a trace back in the days and has stayed forgotten by most it is a notable part of American rock history and thus well worth to be recognized. And listening today it remains a good exemple of sixties sunshine psych. I can't help hearing similarities with then more popular outfits like Association or Mamas & Papas, though with enough peculiarities to make at least some of it special. The tracks that hit me hardest are the very mighty "A New Tomorrow", the uptempo "Pickin' Up The Pieces" and the baroque pop "Love Needs The World" with beautiful string arrangements by Eirik Wangberg. As a whole maybe a bit uneven, but with enough good pieces to pick up for any lover of late sixties American pop and rock. To my knowledge this US was the only vinyl issue. Japan 2022 CD on Vivid Sound (VSCD 5994) in paper sleeve. First (only?) US had label as shown here in a glossy cover with "ABC" ad inner. (YZÄ*)
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