- It's A Beautiful Day【 3 albums 19 lyrics 】
- It's a Beautiful Day is an American band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1967, featuring vocalist Pattie Santos along with violinist David LaFlamme and his wife, Linda LaFlamme, on keyboards.
David LaFlamme, who as a youth had formerly once performed as a soloist with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, had previously been in the group Orkustra playing five-string violin. The other members of It's a Beautiful Day in its early years were Hal Wagenet (guitar), Mitchell Holman (bass) and Val Fuentes (drums). Although they were one of the earliest and most important San Francisco bands to emerge from 1967's social phenomenon Summer of Love, the band never quite achieved the success of contemporaries such as Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Santana, with whom they had connections. The band created a unique blend of rock, jazz, folk, classical, and world-beat styles during the initial seven years it was officially together.
Personnel
Current members
David LaFlamme – violin, vocals (1967–1974, 1997–present)
Val Fuentes – drums (1967–1974, 1997–present)
Linda Baker LaFlamme (aka Dominique Dellacroix) – vocals (1974, 1997–present)
Toby Gray – bass (1980-1985, 2000–present)
Gary Thomas – keyboards (2000–present)
Rob Cunningham – guitar (2014–present)
Former members
Pattie Santos – vocals, percussion (1967–1974; died 1989)
Mitchell Holman – bass (1967–1971 plus several reunions)
Hal Wagenet – guitar (1968–1971 plus several reunions)
Linda LaFlamme – keyboards, background vocals, tambourine (1967–1970)
Fred Webb – keyboards (1970–1974; died 1990)
Tom Fowler – bass (1971–1973)
Bill Gregory – guitar (1971–1974)
Bud Cockrell – bass (1973; died 2010)
Greg Bloch – violin, mandolin (1974; died 1987)
Ralph Benkus – drums (1973 -1975)
Rob Espinosa - guitar & vocals (2000-2014)
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
It's a Beautiful Day (1969) US Album Chart No. 47/UK Album Chart No. 58, 1970
Marrying Maiden (1970) US Album Chart No. 28/UK Album Chart No. 45, 1970
Choice Quality Stuff/Anytime (1971) US Album Chart No. 130
It's a Beautiful Day... Today (1973) US Album Chart No. 114
Other albums
It's a Beautiful Day at Carnegie Hall (Live) (1972)
1001 Nights (Compilation, 1974)
White Bird (David LaFlamme solo album, Amherst Records, 1977)
Inside Out (David LaFlamme solo album, Amherst Records, 1978)
It's a Beautiful Day / Marrying Maiden (rerelease, 1998)
Beyond Dreams (David LaFlamme solo album, 2003)
David LaFlamme - Live in Seattle (2003)
David LaFlamme - Misery Loves Company (2005)
Live at the Fillmore '68 (Classic Music Vault, 2013), with DVD The David LaFlamme Story
Singles
'Bulgaria' / 'Aquarian Dream' (1968) San Francisco Sound 7
'White Bird' / 'Wasted Union Blues' (1969) Columbia 44928
'Soapstone Mountain' / 'Good Lovin'' (1970) Columbia 45152
'The Dolphins' / 'Do You Remember the Sun' (1970) Columbia 45309
'Anytime' / 'Oranges and Apples' (1972) Columbia 45536
'White Bird' (live) / 'Wasted Union Blues' (live) (1973) Columbia 45788
'Ain't That Lovin' You Baby' / 'Time' (1973) Columbia 45853 - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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It's A Beautiful Day
1969
1.Girl With No Eyes
2.White Bird
3.Bulgaria
4.Wasted Union Blues5.Bombay Calling (Provided)
6.Time Is
7.Hot Summer Day -
Marrying Maiden (Remastered)
1.The Dolphins (Remastered)
2.Soapstone Mountain (Remastered)
3.It Comes Right Down to You (Remastered)4.Good Lovin' (Remastered)
5.Galileo (Remastered) -
Miscellaneous
1.The Dolphins (Remastered) - Live
2.White Bird (Remastered) - Live
3.Time Is (Remastered)
4.Good Lovin' - Remastered Live Version5.White Bird (Live)
6.Let a Woman Flow (Live)
7.Time
【Correction of errors in the album information】