Nicky Hopkins
The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins
Full Album – 1966
00:00 | – | 01 – Mr. Big
02:30 | – | 02 – Yesterday
06:42 | – | 03 – Goldfinger
09:04 | – | 04 – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
12:08 | – | 05 – Jenni
14:43 | – | 06 – Acapulco 22
17:06 | – | 07 – You Came a Long Way From St. Louis
19:43 | – | 08 – Love Letters
22:23 | – | 09 – The Unlonely Bull
25:05 | – | 10 – Satisfaction
28:15 | – | 11 – Paris Bells
31:11 | – | 12 – The Ilejistry Pig.
Personnel:
Conductor – David Whitaker
Performer – The Mike Sammes Orchestra & Mike Sammes Singers
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Producer – Shel Talmy.
Credits:
Chorus Master, Liner Notes – David Whitaker
Design [Cover] – Verity Graphic Arts
Photography By – Peter Akehurst
Photography By [Cover] – Alain Ballard.
A Side
1. “Mr. Big” – Written-By – Whitaker,Hopkins
2. “Yesterday” – Written-By – Lennon, McCartney
3. “Goldfinger” – Written-By – Newley, Barry, Bricusse
4. “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” – Written-By – Ellington
5. “Jenni” – Written-By – Hopkins
6. “Acapulco 22” – Written-By – Allan, Talmy.
B Side
1. “You Came a Long Way From St. Louis” – Written-By – Russell, Brooks
2. “Love Letters” – Written-By – Heyman, Young
3. “The Unlonely Bull” – Written-By – Whitaker, Hopkins
4. “Satisfaction” – Written-By – Jagger, Richards
5. “Paris Bells” – Written-By – Birchell
6. “The Ilejistry Pig” – Written-By – Hopkins.
Nicholas Christian Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins recorded and performed on many notable British and American pop and rock music releases from the 1960s through the 1990s.
The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins is a studio album made by the English musician and session pianist Nicky Hopkins and produced by Shel Talmy. It was released in 1966 by CBS Records. It was described as an “orchestrated, easy-listening collection of standards” by Ultimate Classic Rock. The album was later released as a CD on March 6, 1995, by Sony Music.
Review by Richie Unterberger:
“Or perhaps a better title might have been The Counter-revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins. For, although Nicky had already established himself as one of the greatest rock and R&B pianists in Britain via numerous sessions, this 1966 instrumental LP was dominated by easy listening arrangements of standards. Despite the production credit of Shel Talmy (Who, the Kinks), what sets the tone are the period lite soundtrack orchestration (by David Whitaker) and wordless backup vocals (by the Mike Sammes Singers). It’s candlelight music with a desperately trendy edge, far removed indeed from the Who’s My Generation album (which both Hopkins and Talmy had worked on extensively around this time).
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