RIDGEMONT ST by Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND)

There's a lotta things about this that kinda blow my mind, starting with The Voice. Who IS that?! I wonder. Because for most of this recording (on a clunky reel-to-reel) I was somewhere between 27 n 29. Up in my room with a high boy tack piano writing pretty much constantly. For Orchestra Luna 1 and then 2. Other concerns: the audio cuts out in spots. The lyrics in places are undecipherable. And the words themselves kinda LSD off the wall. But overall, I gotta say, after I get over my initial embarrassment, move me in an endearing way. My sister Lisa (along with Liz Gallagher the first Lunette) found the CD buried in a stack of 'em, unearthed it, listened and then sent it to me. Grain of salt for anyone who listens to this, but also
feel sympathy for the person you might have been way the fuck back when.

Tracklist

1.	SOLO (possibly the 1st song I ever wrote)	1:45

2.	WHEELBARROW	5:23

3.	DEAR KATE (for Katherine Hepburn)	2:56

4.	EAST CHOP	2:14

5.	WOMAN (for LIlian)	2:37

6.	EVERYBODY LOOKS THE SAME TO ME	5:11

7.	FISHBOWL	5:40

8.	FRANCESCA (for Franny Reitano)	4:26

9.	HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS (for Michael Weaver)	2:38

10.	JOEY	2:39

11.	ZOOT	2:36

12.	LEE (for Lisa)	2:35

13.	Little Sam	2:21

14.	WHITE SNOW (for Samwise)	2:28

15.	TAYLOR-MADE	5:29

16.	SPECIAL CLASS (plus MOONLIGHT at the end)	7:01

17.	MICHAEL (for Michael Weaver)	3:40

18.	NOWHERE	2:48

19.	RIPE	3:23

20.	BUS STOP (for Michael)	2:39

21.	C.R.Y. (for Mr. York)	4:53

22.	LOVE SONG FOR MOOSUP w Peter Barret	2:29

Credits

released April 19, 1975

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