LONG JOHN BALDRY: "Wait For Me"

Original released on LP PYE NSPL 18366

(UK, 1969)

For his last album of the '60s, Baldry took a marginally more soulful approach than he had on "Let the Heartaches Begin", although Tony Macaulay (co-writer of the "Let the Heartaches Begin" single) was still around to feed him a few mainstream pop tunes. The result was more bearable than the previous effort, but not much. No one's going to highly value Baldry's soul-revue interpretations of "Sunshine of Your Love," "Cry Like a Baby," or other soul and rock hits of the period, even for camp or nostalgia value. The more pop-oriented selections are still the sort of cabaret-ish hack jobs that induce grimaces, and Baldry's vocals are still lacking in basic chops. The CD reissue adds the bonus tracks "Mexico" and "When the Sun Comes Shining Thru'," which were both British Top 30 hits for Baldry in the late '60s. (Richie Unterberger in AllMusic)