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Tracks remastered and reissued on the Elevator Men / Gentle On My Mind compact disc (with bonus tracks).

Release Info
Cover Art
Band Memoirs

Release Info

Tracks

16
Diane, If You Can
So Do You
Daddy
On the Road
Heavenly Angel
Tokyo
Diamond Daddy
Hello, Is Judy Home?

Related bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue:

Hello, Is Judy Home? (Original Version)
See It Through

Kar: vocals and guitar
Mr. Ed: guitars, percusssion, and vocals
Ran: piano, keyboard, bass, and guitar
Spike: drums and vocals

Additional vocals on “Hello, Is Judy Home?” (Album Version) by Mrs. Cecil.

Produced by The Blanks. All songs written by The Blanks, except: “Diamond Daddy” – lyrics by Diamond Daddy, music by The Blanks (inspired by Seals & Crofts' “Diamond Girl”), and “Hello, Is Judy Home?” (Album Version) adapted from The Who's “Baba O'Riley.” Recorded at Drum Room Studios, Houston, Texas; Original Studios, Houston, Texas; and Wolfgang-Sly Studios, Houston, Texas. Mixed at Wolfgang-Sly Studios, Houston, Texas. Engineered by Kar. Cover art by Ran. Original and reissue package design by Kar. Reissue mastered by Kar at Lopwood Studios, Cypress, Texas, February 2006. Bonus tracks are outtakes from the original Gentle On My Mind piano sessions.
©1991 The Blanks.

1991: First issue, cassette, Blanks Enterprises
1992: “Hello, Is Judy Home? (Original Version)” released on Joy Of Chicken, cassette, Blanks Enterprises.
1993: “See It Through” released on See It Through, cassette-EP, Blanks Enterprises.
2006: Tracks released on Elevator Men / Gentle On My Mind, remastered compact disc with bonus tracks, Blanks Enterprises.

Cover Art

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Gentle On My Mind reissue cover

Elevator Men/Gentle Mind CD cover

Elevator Men/Gentle Mind CD liner notes

Elevator Men/Gentle Mind CD label

Original Gentle On My Mind cassette cover

Band Memoirs

This album is a pretty tight and solid Rock album. The album was also well received by the public. Of course, it didn't reach the epic proportions of acclaim that Sweet Love did. I think many people were still shocked and trying to absorb Sweet Love. I think the public was kind of off balance and unsure what to expect. Would the rest of our albums be the kind double album touching on some dark and personal themes, or carefree roots albums like Long Ride on a Slow Horse? It seems like they took in Gentle on My Mind but were weary wondering if we were going to dump something else huge on them at any second. It was kind of like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Kar and Mr. Ed do some really nice things with vocals on this album. “Daddy,” “Tokyo,” and “On the Road” are prime examples of how those two guys were learning to work together vocally as well as musically.

– Spike