The Jukebox Rebel

The LP “I Like It Like That” (Epic LN 24178) was released in the USA in November 1965. If British fans wanted it they had to pay import prices. Mike Smith’s rasp seems notably intensified straight from the off on the cover of Chris Kenner’s “I Like It That” then quickly again on The Yardbirds (“For Your Love”) aping “I Need Love”. Dave missed a Lozengers sponsorship opportunity methinks. The drippy balladeering of “That’s How Long Our Love Will Last” and “A Little Bit Of Love” soon puts my gas at a peep though. Oh how this combo can turn from the smokin’ hot sassy to the wet and tepid sappy. Titles like “I’ll Be Yours (My Love)” and “Please Love Me” don’t help. Get a grip men. Later on, “I Am On My Own” offers a new DC5 sound, a folk-rocker digging on “Norwegian Wood”. The chameleons strike again…

The Jukebox Rebel
26–Jul–2008

A1	[01:38] The Dave Clark Five - I Like It Like That (Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
A2	[01:47] The Dave Clark Five - Pumping (Dave Clark, Denis Payton) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A3	[03:40] The Dave Clark Five - I Need Love (Dave Clark, Mike Smith) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
A4	[02:20] The Dave Clark Five - Maybe It’s You (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) Pop
A5	[02:50] The Dave Clark Five - That’s How Long Our Love Will Last (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) Pop Ballad
A6	[02:42] The Dave Clark Five - A Little Bit Of Love (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) Pop
B1	[02:43] The Dave Clark Five - I’ll Be Yours (My Love) (Dave Clark, Mike Smith) Pop Ballad
B2	[02:06] The Dave Clark Five - Please Love Me (Dave Clark, Denis Payton) Pop
B3	[03:04] The Dave Clark Five - Goodbye My Friends (Dave Clark, Mike Smith) Pop
B4	[02:33] The Dave Clark Five - I Am On My Own (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) Folk Rock / Americana
B5	[02:02] The Dave Clark Five - She’s A Loving Girl (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson) Pop
B6	[02:02] The Dave Clark Five - You Know You’re Lying (Dave Clark, Mike Smith) Pop

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