Rhinoceros is the self-titled 1968 debut album of the American rock band Rhinoceros. The fold-out cover artwork by Gene Szafran shows a brightly colourful, beaded rhinoceros and was Grammy nominated for Best Album Cover.Colin Larkin -The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes -2006 0195313739 Volume 10 - Page 871 The spectacular fold-out cover artwork on their debut by Gene Szafran showed a brightly colourful, beaded Rhinoceros. Unfortunately the music was disappointing; only the Buddy Miles-influenced 'You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)' and their 'greatest hit', the instrumental 'Apricot Brandy", stood out. The BBC adopted the latter as a Radio 1 theme. Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. • ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968) ...Colin Larkin - 1997 The Virgin encyclopedia of sixties music - Page 372 Two more albums followed, but by now the ponderous Rhinoceros had turned into a dodo. •ALBUMS: Rhinoceros (Elektra 1968)***, Satin Chickens (Elektra 1969)**, Better Times Are Coming (Elektra 1970) .
Track listing "When You Say You're Sorry" (Alan Gerber) - 3:51 "Same Old Way" (John Finley) - 2:02 "Apricot Brandy" - instrumental (Danny Weis, Michael Fonfara) - 1:57 "That Time of the Year" (Alan Gerber) - 4:11 "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)" (Beth Beatty, Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby) - 4:38 "I Need Love" (Larry Williams) - 4:23 "I've Been There" (Alan Gerber, John Finley) - 4:24 "Belbuekus" (Danny Weis, John Finley) - 2:25 "Along Comes Tomorrow" (Alan Gerber) - 4:37 "I Will Serenade You" (John Finley) - 3:19
Personnel Rhinoceros John Finley - vocals (tracks 1,2,4-8,10) Alan Gerber - vocals (tracks 1,6-9), piano Danny Weis - guitar, piano Doug Hastings - guitar Michael Fonfara - organ Jerry "The Bear" Penrod - bass Billy Mundi - drums, percussion Technical John Haeny - engineer Gordon Anderson - executive producer William S. Harvey - art direction, design concept Gene Szafran - cover illustration Guy Webster - photography
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