Big fame just wasn't meant to be for Jackie Lomax. His first full album, Is This What You Want, was produced by his friend George Harrison, was released on the Beatles' label, Apple, and featured musicians Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, and the aforementioned George Harrison. Still, the album barely broke into the charts. Listening to the album today, it does have a distinct 60's sound, that is not as timeless as some of the classics of the day. Perhaps it is the heavy use of horns that kept this from being a bigger release. Who knows?
Nonetheless, Jackie managed to keep a career going, off and on, through his death in 2013. Here is the single of that first album, The Eagle Laughs at You.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0WMIGnfzX0
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