Feliciano
10 to 23
1969 - RCA
LSP 4185 (German Pressing)
My Rating: 
COMMENTS:
Absolutely one of the best albums of Jose in his whole
career, produced again by Rick Jarrard. Jose is at the apex of
his artistry in that period; This album was recorded after the
great hit of "Feliciano!" n North America and England,
and it became a hit also all over Europe and in other countries
of the world. It contains not only a true Feliciano recording
made at age 10 but also an incredible number of masterpieces:
like "First Of May" and "Windmills Of Your Mind",
R&B and Rock tracks like "Little Red Rooster" and
"She's A Woman", pop songs like "Gotta Get A Message
To You" and his "Rain"; a song defined as "having
a hypnotyzing charm". But, above all, this album contains
his version of "Hey Jude": eight minutes of spanish,
english and an amazing guitar. Probably no other artist in this
world can make an album like this! Strongly recommended to all
Jose' Feliciano fans and to all music lovers.
from ALL MUSIC GUIDE:
Coming off the awesome and well-deserved success of
"Light My Fire" Jose Feliciano was give more free reign
and a larger budget to work with at R.C.A. Records, and he uses
it to his full advantage here on 10 To 23. The album opens up
with an archival recording of a very young (10 years old) Feliciano
performing a Mariachi number. It's scratchy, funky and completely
charming. The rest of the album features some of the finer pop
songs of the day and show Feliciano to be one of the great interpreters
of his time. The instrumental of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix"
will pull at your heartstrings, and the theme from "A Thomas
Crown Affair", "The Windmills Of Your Mind" is
equally impressive. There is also a great blues, "Little
Red Rooster", which is read in the unequaled Feliciano style.
All in all, an awesome record. ~ Matthew Greenwald
See
also another review from Mario Abrate
SONGS:
Amor Jibaro (ACTUAL RECORDING
AT AGE 10) (Cruz)
First Of May (B.,R. & M
Gibb)
The Windmills Of Your Mind (Bergman
/ Legrand)
By The Time I Get To Phoenix (INSTRUMENTAL)
(Webb)
Miss Otis Regrets (Porter)
Little Red Rooster (Dixon)
She's A Woman (Lennon / McCartney)
Lady Madonna (INSTRUMENTAL)
(Lennon / McCartney)
Rain (J.& H. Feliciano)
Gotta Get A Message To You (B.,R.
& M Gibb)
Hey Jude (Lennon / McCartney)
CREDITS:
Produced by Rick Jarrard
Arranged by Al Capps, Jose Feliciano
and Perry Botkin Jr.
Recorded at RCA's Music Center Of
The World - Hollywood USA
Jose Feliciano: 12- String Guitars,
6- String Guitars, congas and vocals
CHARTS POSTION:
ALBUM
USA: nr. 16 (Gold Record) -
ENGLAND: nr. 29 - HOLLAND: nr. 8
SINGLES
USA: "Rain":
nr. 46
AUSTRALIA, GERMANY & other countries
of north Europe: "Rain":
around nr. 20
HOLLAND: The Windmills Of Your Mind:
nr. 13
