It’s 1967. You record a debut album for an upstart record label. It doesn’t sell in fantastic numbers when first issued, but it gains a very strong following. The logical thing to do is to record a follow-up. This is exactly what Roger Nichols has done–he has recorded a follow-up to his excellent and highly-regarded Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends album on A&M, called Full Circle…
…a full 40 years later!
Roger Nichols’ catalog as a recording artist is woefully small, especially given how there is such a loyal following of fans for his original A&M album, long considered a prime example of sunny, California pop. As a composer, though, Nichols’ compositions have appeared on many other artists’ albums. Teamed up with lyricist Paul Williams, Nichols was half of the creative duo that created classics such as “Let Me Be The One,” “I Kept On Loving You,” and a song that nearly everyone knows: “We’ve Only Just Begun.” He has written other memorable tunes with other lyricists. After a lengthy hiatus spanning decades, the “Circle” is back!
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