Dave Mason's first solo album was one of several recordings to come out of the Leon Russell/Delaney & Bonnie axis in 1970.
(Other notables included Eric Clapton's solo debut and Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen.) Alone Together contains an excellent batch of melodically pleasing songs, built on a fat bed of strumming acoustic guitars with tasteful electric guitar accents and leads.
Mason's vocals are embellished with harmonies from Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear, and Delaney & Bonnie.
Besides the well-known semi-hit "Only You Know and I Know," and which was also a number 20 hit for Delaney & Bonnie, highlights include the bouncy gospel-inflected "Waitin' on You" and the banjo-bejeweled "Just a Song." "Look at You Look at Me" and the wonderfully wah-wahed "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" are reminiscent of Mason's former band, Traffic, whose drummer, Jim Capaldi is among the all-star cast assembled here.
Alone Together represents Dave Mason at his peak.
Later releases would betray lyrical shallowness, forced rhymes, and clichéd guitar licks.
But here, everything comes together perfectly.
The original vinyl release of Alone Together was also noteworthy for the marble grain of the record itself -- as the record played on the turntable, the tone arm appeared to be floating through the clouds.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only You Know and I KnowDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop LovingDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | Waitin' on YouDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Shouldn't Have Took More Than You GaveDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | World in ChangesDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Sad and Deep as YouDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Just a SongDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Look at You, Look at MeJim Capaldi, Dave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 07:37 | 17 MB | 46 MB |
| 35 mins | 80 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 204 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Barbata | Drums |
| 2 | Bruce Botnick | Engineer |
| 3 | Douglas Botnick | Engineer |
| 4 | Bonnie Bramlett | Vocals |
| 5 | Delaney Bramlett | Guitar, Vocals |
| 6 | Jim Capaldi | Composer, Drums, Guest Artist |
| 7 | Rita Coolidge | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Delaney & Bonnie | Guest Artist |
| 9 | Michael DeTemple | Guitar |
| 10 | Barry Feinstein | Design, Photography |
| 11 | Jim Gordon | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 12 | Jim Keltner | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 13 | Claudia Lennear | Vocals |
| 14 | Tommy LiPuma | Producer |
| 15 | Dave Mason | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 16 | Don Preston | Keyboards |
| 17 | Carl Radle | Bass |
| 18 | Leon Russell | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 19 | Al Schmitt | Mixing |
| 20 | John Simon | Keyboards |
| 21 | Tom Wilkes | Design, Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |