Rock Me Baby (album)

Rock Me Baby is the second solo album release from David Cassidy. It was released in 1972 and produced by Wes Farrell on Bell Records. It contains one song written by Cassidy called "Two Time Loser" and a song he co-wrote with Kim Carnes entitled "Song for a Rainy Day". The album peaked at #2 in the UK album charts and featured the #1 single "How Can I Be Sure". The album's title track was recorded around the same time by UK group Brotherhood of Man, but they shelved their release when Cassidy had a top 20 hit with it.[2] The album was reissued on Compact Disc by Arista Records in 2003.

Rock Me Baby
Studio album by David Cassidy
Released	1972
Studio	Western Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Pop
Length	37:09
Label	Bell, re-released on Arista
Producer	Wes Farrell
David Cassidy chronology
Cherish (1972) Rock Me Baby (1972) Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Rock Me Baby" (Johnny Cymbal, Peggy Clinger) 3:31
2. "Lonely Too Long" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) 3:24
3. "Two Time Loser" (Cassidy) 3:18
4. "Warm My Soul" (Joerey Ortiz) 3:00
5. "Some Kind of a Summer" (Dave Ellingson) 3:42
6. "(Oh No) No Way" (Peggy Clinger, Johnny Cymbal, Wes Farrell) 2:38
7. "Song for a Rainy Day" (Kim Carnes, Cassidy) 4:05
8. "Soft As a Summer Shower" (Adam Miller) 3:24
9. "Go Now" (Larry Banks, Milton Bennett) 3:08
10. "How Can I Be Sure" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) 3:10
11. "Song of Love" (Adam Miller) 3:34

Production

• Produced By Wes Farrell
• Reissue Produced By Rob Santos
• Engineer: Bob Kovach
• Assistant Engineer: Winston Wong
• Digital Transfers: Tim Hunt
• Mastering: Elliott Federman

Personnel

• David Cassidy - vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
• Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon - drums
• Gary Coleman, Alan Estes, Gene Estes - percussion
• Max Bennett, Joe Osborn - bass guitar
• Mike Melvoin - keyboards
• Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Louie Shelton - guitar
• Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Gwen Johnson, Marnell McCall, Lisa Roberts, Sally Stevens, Danny Timmes, Jackie Ward, Lorna Willard - additional vocals
• Carl Fortina - accordion
• Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
• Dick Hyde - trombone
• Robert Hardaway, Jim Horn, Tom Scott - woodwind
• John Bahler - vocal arrangements
• Mike Melvoin - string and horn arrangements
• Wes Farrell - rhythm arrangements
• Strings contracted by James Getzoff

Technical

• Ed Caraeff - photography

References

1. allmusic review
2. Brotherhood of Man Dutch website. "Biography - Release of "Rock Me Baby" pulled". Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2010.