Song:Only You Know And I Know
Album:The Best Of Dave Mason
British rocker Dave Mason was a founding member of Traffic and went on to a successful solo career in the 70s. This comp covers his late 70s albums including his biggest hit We Just Disagree. He was born May 10, 1946 in Worcester, England. As I said, he was a founding member of Traffic but personality conflicts with Steve Winwood forced him to leave. In 1969, he toured with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends along with Eric Clapton. He was supposed to join Derek & The Dominoes but the group split before he could record with them. He signed with Blue Thumb Records and his 1970 solo debut Alone Together did very well. It went gold and Only You Know And I Know charted as a single. It's probably his best album. In 1973, Mason signed with Columbia and had his biggest success with the 1977 album Let It Flow. We Just Disagree reached #15 on the pop singles chart. This Columbia comp covers those years. The 1999 Hip-O comp Ultimate Collection covers his earlier recordings. This live version of Only You Know And I Know is from the 1976 album Certified Live, released at a time when Frampton Comes Alive was a huge seller. Obviously Columbia was trying to capitalize on that. Dave Mason still tours but his major label days have been long over. His new CD 26 Letters 12 Notes will be released Oct. 28 on Megaforce Records. Here's Dave Mason performing Only You Know And I Know. It's a recent clip and was posted on Youtube by Dave Mason.
Frankp316, Defshepard here. Thanks for giving Dave Mason. I still remember listening to him in High School on the FM stations back home. We Just Disagree was played constantly and was a staple during the late seventies. I love that song. What a prolific proformer and what talent! Sweet song.
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