Sugarloaf feat. Jerry Corbetta - Don´t Call Us, We´ll Call You (1975)

Sugarloaf was an American rock band in the 1970s. The band, which originated in Denver, Colorado.
For most intents and purposes, Sugarloaf was finished after their 1973 album “I Got A Song” failed to generate any attention, but the band continued to push ahead, channeling their frustrations into the bubblegum sarcasm of “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You.” The song became a fluke hit in 1975, prompting a re-release of “I Got a Song” under a new title borrowed from the hit, which also was prominently featured on the new release.
Of course, the fizzy pop of “Don’t Call Us” sounded very little like the rest of the earlier record, which itself wasn’t all that reminiscent of their percolating 1970 hit “Green Eyed Lady,” either. It was a curious mix of pompous neo-prog best heard on the charging instrumental “Myra, Myra” light hippie funk, and coolly trippy soft rock, all sounds redolent of the early ‘70s, but certainly not the epitome of it.
Which isn’t to say that lead singer/songwriter Jerry Corbetta couldn’t write in addition to the hits, he knocked off Billy Joel/Elton John’s Western fantasia quite well on “Colorado Jones” but this album tends to drift in and out of focus, making it a period piece.
The 1992 re-issue adds a host of worthwhile bonus tracks.

Track listing

01.  "I Got A Song"  (Bob Corso, Jerry Corbetta)  - 5:10
02.  "Myra"  (Jerry Corbetta)  - 5:11
03.  "Lay Me Down"  (Bob Corso, Jerry Corbetta)  - 6:42
04.  "Wild Child"  (Frank Slay, Jerry Corbetta)  - 4:01
05.  "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"  (Jerry Corbetta, John Carter)  - 3:23
06.  "Looking For Some Fun"  (Jerry Corbetta, Ray Payne)  - 4:13
07.  "Round And Round"  (David Riordan)  - 3:47
08.  "We Could Fly So High"  (Bob Corso, Bob Webber, Jerry Corbetta, Robert M. Pickett)  - 3:57
09.  "Colorado Jones"  (J.C. Phillips, Jerry Corbetta)  - 4:09
10.  "I Got A Song (Reprise)"  (Bob Corso, Jerry Corbetta)  - 3:37
 
1992 re-issue bonus tracks 
11.  "Boogie Man" - 3:31  
12.  "Texas Two Lane" - 4:01  
13.  "Stars In Her Eyes" - 3:28  
14.  "Last Dance" - 2:25  

Credits
Vocals, Synthesizer, Piano, Organ, Calvinet – Jerry Corbetta
Bass Guitar – Bob Raymond
Drums – Myron Pollock
Guitar – Bob Webber
Arranged By [Background Vocals And Strings] – Richard Egizi
Producer – Frank Slay

Notes
Recorded at Applewood Studios, Golden, Colo.; Devonshire Recording Studio, No. Hollywood, CA; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Genre: Blues Rock
Length: 
Label:  Polydor Records

© 1975