ORPHEUS: FIRST CD COMPILATION

Note: One of the founding members of Orpheus has requested that his name be removed from this page, and his likeness obscured. As a courtesy to this individual we have partially complied with this request, despite the fact that his identity is a matter of public record. This individual has been designated (name deleted). We have not obscured his likeness, because the album art is copyrighted by Iris Properties, Inc., and is posted with permission.

Furthermore, this individual has asked that any audio clips of performances including his voice or his instrumental work, or of songs that he has written, be removed from this page. We have not removed the clips of the commercially released songs below, because:
      our posting of these short clips constitutes "fair use;"
      similar clips of these performances are widely available on dozens, if not hundreds of web sites; and
      rights to these songs and / or performances reside with Iris Properties, Inc., not with the aforesaid individual, and we have posted
            these clips with the permission of the copyright holder.

 Title: The Best Of Orpheus
Label: Ace Big Beat
Record Number: CDWIK2 143
Release Date: 1995
Personnel (in alphabetical order): (name deleted), K.P. Burke, Eric Gulliksen, Howard Hersh,
   Stephen Martin, Jack McKennes, Bernard Purdie, Harry Sandler, Elliot Sherman
Producer: Alan Lorber - to read his bio, click here

 Numbers after the song title refer to the original Orpheus album.
(1) = Orpheus / MGM / 1968
(2) = Ascending / MGM / 1968
(3) = Joyful / MGM / 1969
(4) = Orpheus / Bell / 1971

 Click on a song title to hear a sound clip

TRACK LISTING: CD1
Track
1
2

3
4
5
6

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16		 Song Title
Congress Alley (1)
Anatomy of "I've Never Seen Love Like
   This" (bonus track with Alan Lorber)
I've Never Seen Love Like This (1)
Doorknob Song (1)
Can't Find The Time (1)
Can't Find The Time (uncovered)
   (bonus track)
Music Machine (1)
I'll Stay With You (1)
Never In My Life (1)
The Dream (1)
I'll Fly (2)
Just Got Back (2)
Mine's Yours (2)
So Far Away In Love (2)
Borneo (2)
She's Not There (2)		 Writers
Martin
(name deleted)-Gulliksen

(name deleted)-Gulliksen
Martin
(name deleted)
(name deleted)

Martin
(name deleted)-Gulliksen
(name deleted)
(name deleted)
(name deleted)
Martin
(name deleted)
(name deleted)
arr. Orpheus
Argent
TRACK LISTING: CD2
Track
1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17		 Song Title
Love Over Here (2)
Just A Little Bit (2)
Just A Little Bit
   (bonus track - The Villagers - Live)
Walk Away Renée (2)
Roses (2)
Magic Air (2)
Lovin' You (3)
Brown Arms In Houston (3)
Me About You (3)
I Can Make The Sun Rise (3)
To Touch Our Love Again (3)
By The Size Of My Shoes (3)
As They All Fall (3)
Joyful (3)
Of Enlightenment (3)
I'll Be There (4)
Tomorrow Man (4)		 Writers
(name deleted)-Gulliksen
(name deleted)
(name deleted)

Calilli-Lookofsky-Sansone
Gulliksen
Sandler
(name deleted)-Gulliksen-McKennes
Miller-Henry
Bonner-Gordon
(name deleted)-Gulliksen
(name deleted)-Gulliksen
Weiss-Williams
(name deleted)
(name deleted)-Gulliksen
(name deleted)
Martin
Martin

All performances copyright 1968-1971 by Alan Lorber Productions, Inc. / Iris Properties, Inc.
All songs �1968-1971 by Interval Music, Inc. / Iris Properties, Inc. except
CD 1 No. 16: CPE Music / Marquis Music; CD 2 No. 4: Alley Music Corp. / Trio Music, Inc.;
CD 2 No. 9: Carlin Music Corp. / Trio Music Co., Ltd.; CD 2 No. 12: Windswept Pacific Music, Ltd.
Live "Villagers" 1965 recording (CD 2 No. 3) by Music First Concert Recordings,
Courtesy Dr. William Wolk

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