The title track is not to be confused with the Ritchie Cordell tune with which
Tommy James & the Shondells hit the Top 20 in 1967; this Roger Atkins/ Helen Millercomposition was the theme to
Bobby Sherman's short-lived television show of the same name, Getting Together. The team of producer Ward Sylvester and engineer Dick Bogert are back behind
Sherman and they do a great job.
Paul Williams' "Tired Soul" is a delightful slice of bubblegum gospel with Kenny Gamble/
Leon Huff overtones. Despite the absence of Top 40 hits,
Getting Together stands as an album that proves
Sherman could have easily slipped into adult contemporary -- and really should have. The
Roger Cook/
Roger Greenaway/Tony Macaulay song "Blame It on the Pony Express" is first rate; those three having contributed to many a pop hit, the
Cook/
Greenaway classic "You've Got Your Troubles" for the Fortunes just one example of their greatness. With contributions from
Peter Allen,
Carole Bayer Sager, Alan O'Day, and others, the Metromedia label really dropped the ball with this one. Geared toward
Sherman's TV audience, the album has a circular cardboard wheel with the teen idol's photos fitting neatly into the TV cut out on the LP cover. It's a sophisticated work for middle-of-the-road adults in a package aimed at teenage girls.
Getting Together should have been a rebirth for
Sherman, but that's the music biz. ~ Joe Viglione