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Master Jack - Four Jacks And a Jill

Master Jack - Four Jacks And a Jill

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Four Jacks and a Jill were South Africa's entry into the late-'60s folk-rock scene, and their American debut contains three international hits: "Timothy," "Master Jack," and "Mister Nico." "Timothy" wasn't even released in the U.S.

when it became the group's first international hit in 1967, but the enigmatic folk-rock gem "Master Jack" -- written, vaguely, from the standpoint of a miner addressing his boss -- gave the group a Top 20 hit in the States and became the song most closely associated with the group.

"Mister Nico" is an obvious attempt to repeat the formula of "Master Jack" (all of the group's U.S.

hits, in fact, have the words "mister" or "master" in their titles), and "I Looked Back" is derived from the mid-'50s country hit "Looking Back to See." Although the harmony-laden folk-rock is the most appealing of several styles they attempt on Master Jack, their first American album, there is also a little Africana ("Hamba Liliwam") and outright rock ("Penny Paper").

Their childlike aura sometimes resulted in excessively cute songs like "Fifi the Flea" and "La La Song," but when they got it right -- as they did on their major hits -- Four Jacks and a Jill made a unique contribution to the musical kaleidoscope of the late '60s.

Title/Composers Performer Listen Time Size Size
1
Mister Nico
Four Jacks And a JillPlay02:185 MB13 MB
2
Timothy
Four Jacks And a JillPlay01:514 MB11 MB
3
Sunny Side of Somewhere
Four Jacks And a JillPlay02:245 MB14 MB
4
Penny Paper
Four Jacks And a JillPlay02:165 MB14 MB
5
Hamba Liliwam
Four Jacks And a JillPlay01:494 MB10 MB
6
I Looked Back
Four Jacks And a JillPlay01:504 MB11 MB
7
Master Jack
Four Jacks And a JillPlay02:436 MB15 MB
8
Fifi the Flea
Four Jacks And a JillPlay02:074 MB11 MB
9
Lonely Desert Boy
Four Jacks And a JillPlay02:145 MB13 MB
10
La La Song
Four Jacks And a JillPlay02:436 MB17 MB
22 mins51 MB
22 mins134 MB
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