GARDEN IN THE CITY
SIDE 1
1. GARDEN IN THE CITY (2:38)
2. LOVE IN MIND (3:23)
3. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING* (2:32)
4. LAY LADY LAY (6:15)
SIDE 2
5. JIGSAW PUZZLE (3:19)
6. DON'T YOU WAIT BY THE WATER (2:40)
7. STOP! I DON'T WANNA HERE IT ANY MORE* (2:03)
8. SOMEBODY LOVES ME (2:27)
9. PEOPLE IN THE FRONT ROW (2:34)
*From the soundtrack “R.P.M” A Stanley Kramer Production
Produced and directed by Peter Schekeryk except * produced by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. in conjunction with Peter Schekeryk
Photography: Maddy Miller
All sections written by Melanie Safka except
Lay Lady Lay written by Bob Dylan
We Don't Know Where We're Going written by DeVorzon and Botkin Jnr.
Stop! I don't Wanna Here It written by DeVorzon, Botkin Jnr and Safka
Somebody Loves Me written by Gershwin, DeSylva and MacDonald
Jigsaw Puzzle is written by Mike Jagger and Keith Richards
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The US album released 1972 with die-cut gatefold sleeve Buddah Records BDS 5095 |
The US die-cut sleeve |
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The UK album cover came with a ‘scatch n sniff’ cover,
1972, |
Instuction on the UK album cover to release the scent. |
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The Dutch LP used the inner photo from the US album as the front cover image. Buddah Record 940.092 |
GARDEN IN THE CITY –MELANIE STORY 6 German Special Issue Buddah 57.007 Later re-issued as Buddah 6.23143 |
Current CD Release
UK CD from TALKING ELEPHANT
TALKING ELEPHANT TECD362
Barcode: 5 028479 036226
Released February 24, 2017
℗ and © 1971 Sony Music Entertainment
Issued under licence from Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited.
Special thanks to Anders Peterson for mastering A.P / GS Mastering and Post
& Sarah at 8 Track Shack
Liner Notes by Malcolm Holmes – Talking Elephant, January 2017
COMMENTS
An album released by Buddah after Melanie left the label, Garden In The City consists of 2 tracks from the soundtrack of the film R.P.M. with most of the rest of the album being made up from out-takes and incomplete recordings released with out permission. Garden In The City was a track Melanie recorded for Columbia records prior to signing to Buddah.
In the UK the album had a special 'scratch n sniff' sleeve with the message 'Rub gently to release the magic of Melanie's Garden.' The album reached No. 19 in the UK album charts.