English vocals, Swedish vocals
International relevance: **
Sam Ellison (originally Elison) was in
Jason's Fleece along with Hawkey Franzén and Björn J:son Lindh, and
recorded his lone solo album with Lindh, Göran Lagerberg and Jan Bandel from the
Fleece project. Fans of Jason's Fleece will feel at home here. Some
heavy organ and guitar moves but Ellison's songs have a mellow
American singer/songwriter foundation with a few Traffic shadings
added. Ellison was a decent singer, but with a
dry and rather thin voice he doesn't quite manage to follow through his occasional
attempts at a soulful style. Perhaps the album would have been better
with a more powerful singer.
After the album, Ellison turned to
session work in the early 70's before disappearing from the record scene
altogether after helping out with the Tillsammans album in 1973. He died in 2013.
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