Wish You Were Here

- First released in 1974, on Warner Brothers - WB K56088 (UK) / WB 2827 (US)

Tracks:	Written By:	Lead Singer:	Time
1:Just A Chance	(Ham)	Pete	2.58
2:You're So Fine	(Gibbins)	Pete and Joey	3.03
3:Got To Get Out Of Here	(Molland)	Joey	3.30
4:Know One Knows	(Ham)	Pete	3.17
5:Dennis	(Ham)	Pete	5.15
6:In The Meantime	(Gibbins)	Mike	3.08
7:Some Other Time	(Molland)	Joey	3.37
8:Love Time	(Molland)	Joey	2.20
9:King Of The Load	(Evans)	Tom	3.31
10:Meanwhile Back At The Ranch	(Ham)	Pete	2.39
11:Should I Smoke	(Molland)	Joey	2.38
12:Queen of Darkness*	(Evans)	Tom	2.38

My comments:

Badfinger's second album for Warner Brothers was recording during two sessions - the first took place at The Caribou Ranch, Colorado in April/May 1974; the second at AIR studios, London in June. Though financial worries had begun to have great influence on the 4 members; they all felt that they had to put everything they had into these recordings. And this really shows on the album - another masterpiece - one of the really great albums of the seventies. It has been called "The Sergent Pepper of the 1970's"; personally I feel that it has more in common with "Abbey Road".

Badfinger had grown into an albums-band, and this album really works as a whole, especially the original side 2 which features two very succesful medleys. The album opens with Pete's very powerful Just A Chance and with Mike's light and catchy You're So Fine song by Joey and Pete - once again Mike proves himself as a competent songwriter. Joey's Got To Get Out Of Here really shows how Joey felt about about the music business and being in the band ( as we know he left shortly after the album's release) a very strong song by Joey. Know One Knows is another powerful melodic rocker by Pete - I love the Japanese voice that meddles with leadguitar part. The first side closes with another grand production which characterizes most of the album; Pete's Dennis written to his step-son. Besides the two medleys side two features Tom Evans' King Of The Load ( one of my favourite Tom Evans songs) and Joey's quiet Love Time. No singles were released from the album; this was a period when hit-singles didn't matter much to the progressive/ambitious bands. Just a Chance or Know One Knows might have been able to make the charts with the right promotion, though none of them have immediate hit-potential.

My favourites: You're So Fine, Know One Knows, Dennis, King Of The Load

Other very good songs: Just A Chance, Got To Get Out Of Here, In The Meantime/Some Other Time, Love Time, Meanwhile Back At The Ranch/Should I Smoke

Of 10 possible stars I would give this album: 10

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