Everyday With You Girl/Spooky/24 Hours Of Loneliness/Mary Mary Row Your Boat/Something I’ll Remember/ Change Of Heart/Stormy/Traces/Sunny/Strange Changes/Waves/Soul Train
Golden Greats Vol. 1 was a well timed compilation album from the Florida soft rock group Classics IV who enjoyed several tuneful hits in the US during the late sixties. (US:50)
“Even though they had only a few hits, the Classics IV made their impression in 60s pop with unforgettable songs, and Dennis Yost's distinctive voice.”
“This group, with its patented sound, radio-friendly singles and under-rated lead singer, Dennis Yost, made a strong mark. They weren't together that long, but they produced some hits that are staples of oldies radio.”
“There are only three or four songs that made the charts. However, they are really great ones that are still being played today when lots of other songs have disappeared. These are well written songs that people can relate to. My favourite is Traces which I have always liked. It is a very melancholy song about an old love.”
“Most of Classics IV's late 60s music falls squarely into the 'not really worth the effort' drawer. But in amongst their catalogue of distinctly MOR white soul there is one quite brilliant track: Spooky. Featuring a ridiculously catchy organ riff, beautifully atmospheric vocals, a wonderfully gutsy sax break and a chugging bass line that sounds as though it was recorded in the studio's broom cupboard; it was, and still is, instantly unforgettable.”
“A unique vocal group showing their artistic craft and musicianship at the highest level you could ask for. Great songs, delicate voices and incredible performances.”
“Though the group found their mark with a soft ballad sound, they were not able to continue their success and gradually the chart appearances waned. In spite of a label change in an effort to rejuvenate their chart visibility, their style had become passé and could not hold up during the changing musical tastes of the seventies. During their heyday though, they created a number of very catchy and memorable tunes.”
“These songs are great, though a lot of them do follow the same sort of pattern.”
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