Merrilee Rush And The Turnabouts - Angel Of The Morning [Japan Ed.] (1968)

Year: 1968 (CD Apr 21, 2004)
Label: BMG Records (Japan), BVCM-37488 (82876-60902-2)
Style: Oldies, Pop
Country: Seattle, Washington, U.S. (January 26, 1944)
Time: 33:35
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 214 Mb

From the author of the release: it is interesting to listen to two songs performed by Merrilee Rush: "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" and "Hush", better known to us by the performers: the first by The Mamas & The Papas, the second, oddly enough, by Deep Purple.
Merrilee Rush (nee Gunst; January 26, 1944) is an American singer, best known for her recording of the song "Angel of the Morning", a top-10 hit which earned her a Grammy nomination for female vocalist of the year in 1968.
In 1965, the pair formed Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts, who soon became a popular act on the Pacific Northwest's teen dancehall circuit, touring throughout Washington and Oregon. A member of the group's road crew also worked for Paul Revere & the Raiders, and through this connection, Rush was invited to be the opening act on the Raiders' tour of the southern United States in 1967. While in Memphis, Tennessee, Raiders lead vocalist Mark Lindsay introduced Rush to record producer Chips Moman.
"Angel of the Morning" was written and composed by the songwriter Chip Taylor. Rush's version was recorded at Moman's American Sound Studio in Memphis in early 1968, and was produced by Moman and Tommy Cogbill. Released by Bell Records, the song climbed to No. 7 in late June 1968 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, No. 1 in Canada, and was a major hit in several other countries. The one millionth sale of this record was reported by the Recording Industry Association of America (R.I.A.A.) in 1970. Although credited to "Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts", both the single and subsequent album (also called Angel of the Morning) were recorded using the same musicians who played on Elvis Presley's Memphis recordings.
"Angel of the Morning" garnered Rush a Grammy Award nomination for best Contemporary Pop Female Vocalist of the year. She was nominated along with Barbra Streisand ("Funny Girl"), Dionne Warwick ("Do You Know the Way to San Jose"), Aretha Franklin ("I Say a Little Prayer"), and Mary Hopkin ("Those Were the Days"). Warwick was the eventual winner.
The song has been featured in the major motion pictures Jerry Maguire and Fingers.
Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts released one more single on Bell, "That Kind of Woman", in 1968. It reached No. 28 in Canada.
Her next single titled "Reach Out" on AGP Records reached No. 89 in Canada.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrilee_Rush)

01. It's Worth It All (02:41)
02. Sandcastles (02:51)
03. Billy Sunshine (03:15)
04. Handy (02:50)
05. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) (02:36)
06. Angel Of The Morning (03:12)
07. That Kind Of Woman (02:39)
08. Working Girl (03:16)
09. Observation From Flight 285 (In 3-4 Time) (02:31)
10. Hush (02:37)
11. Do Unto Others (02:40)
12. Sunshine & Roses (02:22)

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