Clear (Spirit album)

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Clear is the third studio album by American rock band Spirit. It was released in August 1969 by Ode Records.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The album was written largely in the wake of Spirit's work on the soundtrack to the 1968 film Model Shop. Several of the band members have said that they felt there wasn't enough time for developing the album after releasing two albums in 1968, recording a soundtrack and constantly touring. The album contains "So Little Time To Fly", "Dark Eyed Woman" and "New Dope In Town", as well as three instrumentals.

Critical reception

Reviewing for The Village Voice in 1969, Robert Christgau called Spirit "a talented group with guts of cellophane" and lead vocalist/guitarist Randy California "the rock equivalent of the cool, progressive jazzman of the '50s". He commended the album for focusing the better songs on side one of the LP, saying its "mostly excellent rock" shows Spirit "can be very good", but found songs like "Ice" on side two indicative of how "incredibly empty" the band can be as well.<ref name="VV"/>

1996 re-release

The original Ode Records recording of Clear would be later restored by Sony in 1996. The second edition includes both sides of the "1984" single, the song "Fuller Brush Man" (which hasn't appeared elsewhere), and a piece entitled "Coral", which is also available on the Model Shop soundtrack but is present here in an elaborately produced version. "Coral" is a dedication to groupie Coral Shields, the 11-year-old sister of Sable Starr whom Randy California was dating at the time.

Personnel

Spirit

• Jay Ferguson – lead and backing vocals, percussion
• Randy California – guitars, backing and lead vocals
• John Locke – keyboards
• Mark Andes – bass, backing vocals
• Ed Cassidy – drums, percussion <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Production

• Lou Adler – Producer
• Vic Anesini – Mastering, Mixing
• Stachowaik – Engineer
• Steiner – Engineer
• Weinbang – Engineer
• Adam Block – Project Director
• Jeff Smith – Design
• Tom Wilkes – Design
• Guy Webster – Photography

Charts

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Chart (1969)	Peak position

External links

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