DON'T FORGET ME,
DON'T FORGET ME
MAKE IT EASY,
ONLY JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE
YOU KNOW I'LL THINK ABOUT YOU
LET ME KNOW
YOU'LL THINK ABOUT ME TOO
Pussy Cats
is the
tenth album
by
American singer
released by
RCA Records in 1974.
It was produced by
during his
period.
The album title
was inspired by
the bad press
Nilsson and Lennon
were getting at the time
for being drunk
and rowdy
in Los Angeles.
They also included an
inside joke
on the cover
children's letter blocks
"D" and "S"
on either side
of a rug
under a table
to spell out
"drugs under the Table"
as a
rebus.
Recording and Development
The album was
started in Los Angeles,
but Lennon ultimately
finished producing
it in New York,
where he could
better control
the sessions.
During the recording sessions,
Nilsson ruptured
one of his vocal cords
but chose to keep
this from Lennon.
He forced himself
to push through
the sessions,
which caused
even more damage,
that some
(including The Monkees' Micky Dolenz)
say he never quite
recovered from.
The vocal strain
is most evident on
"Old Forgotten Soldier"
where he is noticeably off-key
on some lines of the song,
despite his
slow and low
bluesy vocals
and
"Loop de Loop",
on the latter of
which Nilsson's
vocals are
heavily masked
by backing vocals,
which take the
lead role
towards the end.
The album's intended original title,
Strange Pussies,
was rejected by
RCA Records
and modified to
Pussy Cats.
Among the
many musicians on
Pussy Cats
are
Ringo Starr,
Keith Moon
and
Jim Keltner,
who all play drums
on the closing track,
"Rock Around the Clock".
Other contributors include
Jesse Ed Davis,
Klaus Voormann,
and
Bobby Keys.
Half of the album's original
ten tracks
were covers
while the rest were
written by
Nilsson
with Lennon
co-writing
"Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga
After the first night of recording,
March 28th,
Paul McCartney
and
Stevie Wonder
popped into the studio
unexpectedly.
Bootleg recordings
from the session
were later released
as the album
It is the only
known instance
of
Lennon and McCartney
recording together
since the break-up
of
the Beatles.
Release
The album was released
August 19, 1974,
in the US
and
August 30, 1974,
in the UK.
Longtime Beatles publicist
Derek Taylor,
who produced
A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night,
wrote the liner notes
for the original
Pussy Cats pressing.
In it,
he referred to the
album's notorious
recording background
and quipped,
"Harry, and John
have been living a
vampire turntable recently
but have sucked
no blood
except each other's
and not so much of that,
Anyway,
the cross-transfusion works,
so what the hell."
Lennon was annoyed that
the Mast Albert Choir
was listed in
the credits as
"Masked Albert Choir".
TRACKLIST
Many Rivers To Cross
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Don't Forget Me
All My Life
Old Forgotten Soldier
Isolation
(Previously Unreleased)[*]
Save The Last Dance For Me
Mucho Mungo /Mt. Elga
Loop De Loop
Black Sails
You Can't Do That
(Alternate Take)
Rock Around The Clock
Down By The Sea [*]
Early In The Morning [*]
The Flying Saucer Song [*]
Turn Out The Light [*]
Save The Last Dance For Me
(Alternate) [*]
Don't Forget Me
(Demo) [*]
Black Sails
(Demo) [*]
Pussy Cats Radio Spots
(With Eddie Lawrence)
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