Gino Soccio – Closer
Isis was a pioneering all-female rock band from New York formed in 1972 by Carol MacDonald (vocals/guitar) and Ginger Bianco (drums), former members of 1960s rock band Goldie & The Gingerbreads. Named after the Egyptian goddess, they were the fifth all-female band to sign to a major label (Buddha Records). Their debut self-titled album is a cult classic featuring multiple distinctive voices, drum breaks, percussion, and a powerful horn section. The group’s sound has been compared to Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Earth Wind & Fire, and Santana, as well as Black Sabbath, Yes and Jethro Tull. A2 “Everybody Needs A Forever” is a beautiful soulful rock ballad that, like many of the tracks, is built on a core of Carol MacDonald’s gruff blues-rock vocals and a smooth horn arrangement.
Recommended – A2 Everybody Needs A Forever, A3 Servant Saviour, B1 April Fool, B2 Bitter Sweet
Tags: Cult Classic / Drum Break / Psychedelic
Tracklist:
A1 Waiting For The Sonrise
A2 Everybody Needs A Forever
A3 Servant Saviour
A4 Rubber Boy
B1 April Fool
B2 Bitter Sweet
B3 Do The Football
B4 She Loves Me
B5 Cocaine Elaine
Credits:
Arranged By – Carol MacDonald
Art Direction [Packaging Direction] – Milton Sincoff
Bass, Vocals – Stella Bass
Design [Album], Photography By – Jon Stevens (6)
Design [Logo] – Mars (82)
Directed By – Ron Gittman
Drums – Ginger Bianco
Engineer – John Jeffry Kracke*
Executive-Producer – Ron Gittman
Lead Guitar – Suzi Ghezzi
Mastered By – Warren Evans (2)
Percussion – Liberty Mata*
Producer – George “Shadow” Morton
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals – Carol MacDonald
Saxophone, Flute, Vocals – Jeanie Fineberg*
Strings – Meko (6)
Trombone, Vocals – Lolly Bienenfeld
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals – Lauren Draper
Written-By – C. MacDonald* (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4, B5), G. Bianco* (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B4)
