This CD is a recording of a live performance at the Rhode Island School of Design Auditorium in Providence, R.I. during the winter of 1990. The recording engineer was Steve Copel and he used a line level from the mixing console direct to DAT. Newbird had the privilege of rehearsing at the RISD auditorium thanks to the fact that David Chandler worked in the multimedia department. The recording was intended to be a demo to get gigs.

Newbird was: David Chandler on keyboards & vocals, Kenny Johnson on drums, John Spreier on bass & vocals, and Fred Wilkes on guitar & vocals. Fred sang the lead vocals on all of the songs except They Love Each Other which was sung by David and Take Me to the River which was sung by John.

Contrary to Ordinary was written by Billy Jim Baker. I Hear You Knocking was written by Smiley Lewis. I Second That Emotion was written by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland. It Takes a Lot to Laugh - It Takes a Train to Cry was written by Bob Dylan. Take Me to the River was written by Al Green and Mabon Hodges. The Harder They Come was written by Jimmy Cliff. They Love Each Other was written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.

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Contrary to Ordinary
I Hear You Knocking
It Ain't No Use
It Takes a Lot to Laugh...
One Kind Favor
I Second That Emotion
The Harder They Come
They Love Each Other
Take Me to the River

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