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Take A Picture (plus More Songs) – The Complete Story Of Margo Guryan

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Overlooked late 60s pop from Margo Guryan – her excellent Take A Picture set for Bell and a whole lot more– in a beautiful 2CD set that essentially collects her entire recorded output! Margo is best known as the writer of the "Sunday Morning" hit for Spanky & Our Gang, and her own personal preference for writing kept her from recording more often – but as you'll hear, she really should have! Margo's got a style that's towards the hipper side of girl pop in the late 60s – but one that's also draws freely from singer/songwriter modes – an approach that's never too serious, yet which often has a nice undercurrent of darkness in the mix. Production is somewhat poppy, but not in a commercial way – and we might well say that Guryan's work here has that same great balance of elements we love in the Mercury recordings by Spanky & Our Gang. John Hill produced, and also handled most of the arrangements – and many tunes here are Guryan originals, with titles that include "Sunday Morning", "Sun", "Love Songs", "Thoughts", "Take A Picture", "Think Of Rain", "Can You Tell", and "Someone I Know". The second CD features demos and more that hold up very well, and the whole package is beautifully put together – with great notes & photos, including heartfelt written intro by Margo. The More Songs set includes "What Can I Give You", "Something's Wrong With The Morning", "I Love", "Sunday Morning", "Can You Tell", "Think Of Rain", "Love Songs", "Thoughts", "The Hum", "Please Believe Me" and much more. 42 tracks in all, plus a bonus video.  © 1996-2010, Dusty Groove America, Inc.