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Jay & The Americans
Live & Unreleased
Compil. 1993 on Sting Music Ltd. label
Rock and Pop
Track 1 - 9 live, (Recorded live on stage from the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, April 2, 1970) Tracks 10 - 20 Unreleased songs In September of 1958, David "Jay Black" and Marty Sanders formed a duet called The Two Chaps and on October 16, 1958 they recorded the songs "No More" and "Forgive Me". Meanwhile, another group consisting of Jay Traynor, Kenny Vance, Howie Kane and Sandy Yagunda were singing together as the Harbor-Lites, unbeknown to them that later in 1960they would become Jay & the Americans. On January 23, 1960, Jay & the Americans went into a recording studio and recorded "Wisdom Of A Fool" which was never released. Jay Traynor left the group in 1961 and David "Jay Black" Block and Marty Sanders joined the group that same year, Forming the second Jay & the Americans with Kenny Vance, Howie Kane and Sandy Yagunda. In July of 1962, David "Jay Black" Block and Marty Sanders joined a group called The Empires and recorded "A Time And A Place" and "Punch Your Nose" In November of 1975, David "Jay Black" Block left The Americans and ventured out on a solo career recording "Running Scared" and "Dolphins" and in 1978 he recorded "Love Is In The Air" and "Don't Go Please Stay" The Live portion of this compact disc features David "Jay Black" Block and the Americans Marty Sanders, Kenny Vance, Howie Kane and Sandy Yagunda. Jay gives credit to The Drifters for use of one of their biggest hit songs, "This Magic Moment", when in fact he should have given credit to The Drifters for the song "Only In America". The song was taken away from The Drifters by its writers, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, and given to Jay & the Americans to record in 1963. (The Drifters version of this song is included here, track 21). You will certainly find this compact disc of live and previously unreleased recordings of Jay & the Americans to be a rarity and an enhancement to your music collection. (The above comments taken from the liner notes on the CD cover.)
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Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only In America | Jay & The Americans | 3:00 | |
| 2 | She Cried | Jay & The Americans | 2:07 | |
| 3 | This Magic Moment | Jay & The Americans | 3:17 | |
| 4 | Cara Mia | Jay & The Americans | 3:02 | |
| 5 | Walkin' In The Rain | Jay & The Americans | 3:15 | |
| 6 | Let's Lock The Door | Jay & The Americans | 2:42 | |
| 7 | Come A Little Bit Closer | Jay & The Americans | 4:05 | |
| 8 | Some Enchanted Evening | Jay & The Americans | 1:55 | |
| 9 | Come A Little Bit Closer (encore) | Jay & The Americans | 1:04 | |
| 10 | No More (by The Two Chaps, 1958) | Jay & The Americans | 2:10 | |
| 11 | Forgive Me (by The Two Chaps, 1958) | Jay & The Americans | 2:10 | |
| 12 | Wisdom Of A Fool (Jay & The Americans, 1960) | Jay & The Americans | 2:09 | |
| 13 | A Time And Place (by The Empires, 1962) | Jay & The Americans | 2:20 | |
| 14 | Punch Your Nose (by The Empires, 1962) | Jay & The Americans | 2:02 | |
| 15 | Every Time You Walk In The Room (by Jay & The Americans, 1975) | Jay & The Americans | 3:04 | |
| 16 | I'd Build A Bridge (by Jay & The Americans, 1975) | Jay & The Americans | 3:28 | |
| 17 | Running Scared (by Jay Black, 1975) | Jay & The Americans | 2:50 | |
| 18 | Dolphins (by Jay Black, 1975) | Jay & The Americans | 2:30 | |
| 19 | Love Is In The Air (by Jay Black, 1978) | Jay & The Americans | 3:52 | |
| 20 | Don't Go Please Stay (by Jay Black, 1978) | Jay & The Americans | 3:53 | |
| 21 | Only In America (by The Drifters, 1963) | Jay & The Americans | 2:05 |
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