Neil Cloud – St. Cloux

Tracks

1. a) Reflections (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly) Of My Life (Campbell/McAleese/Morricone) [11.23]
   b) Finale (Campbell/McAleese/Morricone) [6.35]
2. Time Of The Season (Rod Argent) [6.26]
3. Hungry For Your Love (Cloud/Gordon) [4.54]
4. Do You Remember (Cloud) [3.55]

Musicians

• Neil Cloud: Drums, percussion, vocals
• Johnny Boshoff: Bass, keyboards, string and brass arrangements
• Lionel Martin: Keyboards
• René Veldsman: Vocals
• Malcolm “Funk” Watson: Guitars
• Erwin Keiles: Acoustic, rhythm and synthesized guitars
• John Galanakis: Synthesizers
• Ashley Kelly: Bass
• Israela Weisser: Violin
• Chris Boyle, Lofty Schultz, Hansel van Brugham, Eric Norgate and John Davies: Brass

Release information

LP: November 1978, Epic, DNW 2111

Comments

Neil Cloud was the drummer for South African superstars Rabbitt and after their break-up, he recorded this innovative rock/dance album. It was pressed on yellow vinyl.

The whole of side one of the LP is an interesting mix of the Marmalade’s 1970 UK #3 hit ‘Reflections Of My Life’ and Ennio Morricone’s theme from the Clint Eastwood movie “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly”. An extract from this track (possibly the Finale section) was played on the radio. The full 17 minutes-plus track was released on the 1999 Gallo compilation Disco Fever compiled by Derek Smith.

‘Time Of The Season’ is a cover of the Rod Argent-composed Zombies hit, which was released in March 1968 and charted at #3 in the US in March 1969 and at #2 in South Africa. Neil Cloud’s version was released as a single. In 1979 it was remixed by Steve Thompson, Mike Arato, and Mike Barbiero and released as a 12″ single, credited to The Neil Cloud Orchestra.

Brian Currin

Radio Play

Singles

Time Of The Season

7″ Single: 1978, Epic, EN 1716

Side A: Time Of The Season (Rotor-Tom Solo) [3:03]
Side B: Time Of The Season (Drum Solo) [3:33]

Time Of The Seasons

12″ Single: 1979, T.K. Disco, 404 (credited to the Neil Cloud Orchestra)

Side A: Time Of The Seasons [7:02]
Side B: Time Of The Seasons (instr.) [8:03]

Comments

The 7″ single is possibly just the album track split into two sections with sub-titles added.

“Rotor-Tom” is an alternate spelling of Rototom, a type of drum

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