A Session with The Dave Clark Five

A Session with The Dave Clark Five is the UK debut studio album by the English pop rock band the Dave Clark Five, released in the United Kingdom in April 1964 on EMI's Columbia Records. The album consists of the single "Can't You See That She's Mine" along with covers of "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Ray Men, "On Broadway" by the Drifters, and the Walt Disney song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah". It peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.

Reception

Writing for Beat Instrumental, Dave Gell opined that the album was a good representation of Dave Clark and Mike Smith's songwriting talent. He additionally praised the band's musical abilities, particularly noting that Smith is "well-represented" on the organ.^[2] He added that the LP's "overall effect is of a group thoroughly in love with what they're doing".^[2]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote: "As the group's first venture in making an LP, it's not as strong as their later efforts, though it does show off their range around the sound that would make them international stars. The lack of the presence of a hit single, however, leaves it weaker than most of the group's American-released LPs."^[1]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from 1968 Music for Pleasure reissue,^[3] except where noted.

The Dave Clark Five

Dave Clark – drums
Mike Smith – organ, lead vocals
Lenny Davidson – guitar
Denis Payton – tenor sax
Rick Huxley – bass guitar

Additional personnel

Adrian Kerridge – co-producer
Dave Clark – co-producer, musical director (1–9, 11–12)
Les Reed – musical director (10)
Bruce Fleming – photography^[4]

Charts

References