American Dreamer 1964-1974 (1997)

About this title: Kudos to Australia's Raven for assembling this fine 24-track overview of Gene Clark's most fertile period. Included are three Clark-penned Byrds stunners, two of the best from his first solo album, six from the Dillard & Clark albums (the Velvet Crush-covered "Why Not Your Baby" is unfortunately overlooked), a Flying Burritos-backed gem, two ersatz Byrds reunion cuts from Roadmaster, a whopping six from White Light, "Full Circle" from the otherwise tepid 1973 Byrds reunion, and two selections from No Other (though not the This Mortal Coil-covered "Strength of Strings"). An interesting early ... read more

Tracks:

1. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better [Clark]
2. Set You Free This Time [Clark]
3. She Don't Care About Time [Clark]
4. Echoes [Clark]
5. So You Say You Lost Your Baby [Clark]
6. Radio Song [Clark/Leadon]
7. With Care from Someone [Clark/Dillard/Leado]
8. Out on the Side [Clark]
9. Train Leaves Here This Morning [Clark/Leadon]
10. Something's Wrong [Dillard/Clark]
11. Through the Morning, Through the Night [Clark]
12. She's the Kind of Girl [Clark]
13. One in a Hundred [Clark]
14. Here Tonight [Clark]
15. The Virgin [Clark]
16. With Tomorrow [Clark/Davis]
17. White Light [Clark]
18. Spanish Guitar [Clark]
19. American Dreamer [Clark]
20. Outlaw Song [Clark]
21. Full Circle [Clark]
22. From a Silver Phial [Clark]
23. Silver Raven [Clark]
24. Full Circle Song [Original Roadmaster Mix] [Clark]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.