Jimmie Spheeris - Spheeris

Jimmie Spheeris - Spheeris - 1984

The poetic singer/songwriter Jimmie Spheeris was born November 5, 1949. His debut LP, Isle of View, was issued on Columbia in 1971 and made him the subject of a rabid cult following, a fan base boosted with the 1973 release of The Original Tap-Dancing Kid. In tandem with producer Henry Lewy, Spheeris resurfaced in 1975 with The Dragon Is Dancing, but after The Ports of the Heart appeared a year later, he found himself without a recording contract, and excepting a 1980 single, "Hold Tight," he released no new music for close to a decade. Finally, in 1984, Spheeris returned to the studio to begin work on his comeback LP; tragically, he was killed by a drunk driver on the morning of July 4, 1984, just hours after the record's completion. The album, simply titled Spheeris, was privately issued later that same year

01. Adam
02. Jungle Sweep
03. Tuesday Afternoon
04. Eyes
05. You Will Be Coming Back
06. You Got
07. You Must Be Laughing Somewhere
08. Decatur Street
09. Three In Venice
10. Hear It

Jimmie Spheeris - Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Doug Lunn - Bass
Rick Parnell - Drums
Richard Burmer - Sampler
Paul Delph - Synthesizer, Vocals
Charlotte Crossley, Peter Udo, Vida Vierra, Fred Rehfield, Terry Powers, Lavell Gibson, Michael Stewart, Arnold McUlla - Backing Vocals



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