Bleecker & MacDougal
Studio album by
Fred Neil
ReleasedMay 1965 (1965-05)
GenreFolk rock[1]
Length34:09
LabelElektra
ProducerGordon Anderson
Fred Neil chronology
Tear Down the Walls
(1964)		 Bleecker & MacDougal
(1965)		 Fred Neil
(1966)
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AllMusic[2]

Bleecker & MacDougal is the first solo album from Fred Neil, a pioneer folk rock musician, issued by Elektra in May 1965.[3] The recording, which unlike many folk albums at the time featured electric guitar backing, had an influence on the folk rock movement.

Guest musicians included Felix Pappalardi on bass, a young John Sebastian playing harmonica, and Pete Childs on dobro and electric guitar.[4]

Except for two tracks, all of the songs on the album were written by Neil.[4] Bleecker & MacDougal was reissued as Little Bit of Rain in 1970.[5]

The album is named for the intersection of Bleecker Street and MacDougal Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. A picture of the intersection featured on the album cover. The San Remo Cafe can be seen in the picture, a gathering spot for writers and musicians for decades. Both streets were locales for folk and rock music of the period.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Fred Neil; except where indicated

Side one

  1. "Bleecker & MacDougal" – 2:14
  2. "Blues on the Ceiling" – 2:24
  3. "Sweet Mama" – 2:35
  4. "Little Bit of Rain" – 2:23
  5. "Country Boy" – 2:27
  6. "Other Side to This Life" – 2:56
  7. "Mississippi Train" – 2:14

Side two

  1. "Travelin' Shoes" – 2:18
  2. "The Water is Wide" (Traditional) – 4:18
  3. "Yonder Comes the Blues" – 1:52
  4. "Candy Man" (Neil, Beverly "Ruby" Ross) – 2:29
  5. "Handful of Gimme" – 2:15
  6. "Gone Again" – 3:13

Personnel

According to Richie Unterberger:[3]

Production

  • Producer: Gordon Anderson
  • Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
  • Recording Engineer: Paul Rothchild
  • Art Direction: William S. Harvey
  • Photography: Mort Schuman
  • Liner Notes: Skip Weshner

References

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Great Moments in Folk Rock: Lists of Author Favorites". Richieunterberger.com. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie (2002). Bleecker & MacDougal (Liner notes). Fred Neil. Collectors' Choice Music. CCM-275-2.
  4. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Fred Neil: Bleecker & MacDougal". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  5. ↑ Allmusic entry for Little Bit of Rain Accessed May 26, 2009.
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