Rock Me Baby (album)
Rock Me Baby is the second solo album release from David Cassidy. It was released in 1972 and produced by Wes Farrell on Bell Records. It contains one song written by Cassidy called "Two Time Loser" and a song he co-wrote with Kim Carnes entitled "Song for a Rainy Day". The album peaked at #2 in the UK album charts and featured the #1 single "How Can I Be Sure". The album's title track was recorded around the same time by UK group Brotherhood of Man, but they shelved their release when Cassidy had a top 20 hit with it. The album was reissued on Compact Disc by Arista Records in 2003.Track listing
- "Rock Me Baby" 3:31
- "Lonely Too Long" 3:24
- "Two Time Loser" 3:18
- "Warm My Soul" 3:00
- "Some Kind of a Summer" 3:42
- " No Way" 2:38
- "Song for a Rainy Day" 4:05
- "Soft As a Summer Shower" 3:24
- "Go Now" 3:08
- "How Can I Be Sure" 3:10
- "Song of Love" 3:34
Production
- Produced By Wes Farrell
- Reissue Produced By Rob Santos
- Engineer: Bob Kovach
- Assistant Engineer: Winston Wong
- Digital Transfers: Tim Hunt
- Mastering: Elliott Federman
Personnel
- David Cassidy - vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon - drums
- Gary Coleman, Alan Estes, Gene Estes - percussion
- Max Bennett, Joe Osborn - bass guitar
- Mike Melvoin - keyboards
- Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Louie Shelton - guitar
- Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Gwen Johnson, Marnell McCall, Lisa Roberts, Sally Stevens, Danny Timmes, Jackie Ward, Lorna Willard - additional vocals
- Carl Fortina - accordion
- Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
- Dick Hyde - trombone
- Robert Hardaway, Jim Horn, Tom Scott - woodwind
- John Bahler - vocal arrangements
- Mike Melvoin - string and horn arrangements
- Wes Farrell - rhythm arrangements
- Strings contracted by James Getzoff
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