Bright Down the Middle

By: Sycamore Street Singers

Origin: Unknown

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18 tracks

Flap Flap

Track 1 Side 1 02:43
Our Winter Love

Track 2 Side 1 01:56
Ocho Rios

Track 3 Side 1 02:39
Candida

Track 4 Side 1 02:14
Welfare City

Track 5 Side 1 03:04
Which Way Are You Going Billy

Track 6 Side 1 02:56
Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Track 1 Side 2 02:14
Niagara

Track 2 Side 2 02:26
All for the Love of Sunshine

Track 3 Side 2 02:30
Something

Track 4 Side 2 02:50
Sad Old Kinda' Movie

Track 5 Side 2 02:31
Nice & Easy

Track 6 Side 2 02:50
Walk Hand in Hand (Ampersand 477-C100)

Track 1 Side 4 02:53
Goodbye My Love (Ampersand 477-C100)

Track 2 Side 4 02:01
Close to You (Ampersand 477-C100)

Track 3 Side 4 02:53
Genevieve (Ampersand 477-C100)

Track 4 Side 4 02:10
El Condor Pasa (Ampersand 477-C100)

Track 5 Side 4 02:08
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (Ampersand 477-C100)

Track 6 Side 4 02:11

Insight

Confusingly, these albums share the same cover. The original commercial version is on Ampersand 477-1602.
The second was a compilation for radio stations and was released on Ampersand 477-C100. It included Side A tracks from Sycamore Street Singers album on Ampersand 477-1602 and side B tracks from Side A of Johnny Cowell's album 'The Tender Loving Care ' on Ampersand 477-1601.

The radio station compilation included an insert with the following:
"Ampersand Records was formed by 590/CKEY, to produce quality Canadian recordings.

This LP features 12 of 24 selections from Ampersand's first two LP's. They are not "off the rack" selections from U.S. companies, but Canadian recordings of high artistic and technical quality, suitable for airplay on easy listening stations like CKEY -- anywhere in the world.

The singers, musicians, and technicians all perform here in Toronto, where this record was created, arranged, recorded and produced. In fact, most of the selections were also Canadian-written.

Executive producer for Ampersand was CKEY Program Manager Gene Kirby, and the station has underwritten all costs, including free distribution of copies to all radio stations in Canada."

Vern Kennedy (leader)
Stephanie Taylor
Les Leigh
Hank Levant
Gene Kirby

Musical arrangements by Johnny Cowell and Dave Woods
Produced by Bob Stone
Engineered by Peter Houston, assisted by Dave Slagter

Album design by Geoff Richardson
Cover photo by Dick Loek, "Toronto Week"
Cover model: Sharon Ingraham
Liner photos by Murray Wilson
Graphics Supervision: Harvey M. Clarke