Rock Me Baby (album)

Rock Me Baby
Studio album by David Cassidy
Released	1972
Genre	Pop
Length	37:09
Label	Bell, re-released on Arista
Producer	Wes Farrell
David Cassidy chronology
Cherish (1972) Rock Me Baby (1972) Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes (1973)

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allmusic	[1]

Rock Me Baby is the second solo album release from David Cassidy. It was released in 1972 and produced by Wes Farrell on Bell Records. It contains one song written by Cassidy called "Two Time Loser" and a song he co-wrote with Kim Carnes entitled "Song for a Rainy Day". The album peaked at #2 in the UK album charts and featured the #1 single "How Can I Be Sure". The album's title track was recorded around the same time by UK group Brotherhood of Man, but they shelved their release when Cassidy had a top 20 hit with it.^[2] The album was reissued on Compact Disc by Arista Records in 2003.

Track listing

1. "Rock Me Baby" (Johnny Cymbal, Peggy Clinger) 3:31
2. "Lonely Too Long" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) 3:24
3. "Two Time Loser" (Cassidy) 3:18
4. "Warm My Soul" (Joerey Ortiz) 3:00
5. "Some Kind of a Summer" (Kim Carnes, Cassidy, Dave Ellingson) 3:42
6. "(Oh No) No Way" (Peggy Clinger, Johnny Cymbal, Wes Farrell) 2:38
7. "Song for a Rainy Day" (Kim Carnes, Cassidy) 4:05
8. "Soft As a Summer Shower" (Adam Miller) 3:24
9. "Go Now" (Larry Banks, Milton Bennett) 3:08
10. "How Can I Be Sure" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) 3:10
11. "Song of Love" (Adam Miller) 3:34

Production

• Produced By Wes Farrell
• Reissue Produced By Rob Santos
• Engineer: Bob Kovach
• Assistant Engineer: Winston Wong
• Digital Transfers: Tim Hunt
• Mastering: Elliott Federman

Personnel

• Drums: Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon
• Percussion: David Cassidy, Gary Coleman, Alan Estes, Gene Estes
• Bass: Max Bennett, Joe Osborn
• Keyboards: David Cassidy, Mike Melvoin
• Guitars: Larry Carlton, David Cassidy, Dean Parks, Louie Shelton
• Additional Vocals: Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Gwen Johnson, Marnell McCall, Lisa Roberts, Sally Stevens, Danny Timmes, Jackie Ward, Lorna Willard
• Accordion: Carl Fortina
• Trumpet: Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell
• Trombone: Slyde Hyde
• Woodwinds: Bob Hardaway, Jim Horn, Tom Scott
• Vocals arranged by John Bahler
• Strings & horns arranged by Mike Melvoin
• Rhythm arrangements by Wes Farrell
• Strings contracted by James Getzoff

References

1. allmusic review
2. Brotherhood of Man Dutch website. "Biography - Release of "Rock Me Baby" pulled". Retrieved 12 March 2010.