Search - Parade :: Sunshine Girl: The Complete Recordings

Cult band's classic work finally made available

M. Emery | MO, United States | 07/19/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Parade's one legit claim to fame was a top 20 single peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967, on the cusp of the Summer of Love. As the CD booklet's interviews with the band members make clear, they almost spun that success into a second hit single that would have established them, but a series of near misses prevented it from happening. A&M Records declined to release their album and the group's members went on to other things. Fortunately, this CD makes it possible to get a sense of their achievement. The outstanding cuts for me are "She's Got the Magic" and "I Can See Love," but "Sunshine Girl" and "Welcome, You're in Love" (whose lyric runs, "Welcome, you're in Love, population one") aren't far behind. Several others are outstanding as well. The most comparable groups to the Parade are the Left Banke, the Association, and the Turtles. If you like exquisite harmonies, polished productions, and sharp minor-key melodies done by energetic and talented young pop performers in their prime, this CD is for you."

Murray MacLeod is A Great Singer in The Parade

Unforgetable | USA | 06/02/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Actor Singer Murray MacLeod has many Great fans who still recall him and admire him for his many Great songs.Murray MacLeod also has Great acting and singing ability in everything he does especially when he guest starred in the role of Bud and sang a song in a episode of the 1960's show Run For Your Life with Ben Gazzara.Murray was a member of The Parade in the 1960's and wrote many songs and was singing them in this CD.One of the Best songs is Sunshine Girl.Buy this CD if you are a fan of Murray MacLeod,"