Bright Down the Middle

By: Sycamore Street Singers

Origin: Unknown

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Side 1

6 tracks

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#1 Side 1 02:43
Our Winter Love

#2 Side 1 01:56
Ocho Rios

#3 Side 1 02:39
Candida

#4 Side 1 02:14
Welfare City

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

#6 Side 1 02:56

Side 2

6 tracks

Side 4

6 tracks

About This Title

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