American Gothic, the predecessor to Five & Dime, was David Ackles' ambitious portrait of American life, in its broad scope and geography and diversity of style. Five & Dime is more a collection of miniatures, still drawn with Ackles' customary eye for detail and sung in his rich, knowing voice. Its pleasures are more subtle than those in the expansive American Gothic, but no less real. (And "Surf's Down," complete with harmonies by Dean Torrance of Jan & Dean, is the wickedest beach music parody since "Back In The U.S.S.R.") This is music of wit, feeling, and sophistication that should be heard by fans of American songcraft from Stephen Foster and Irving Berlin to Randy Newman. Criminally, it was also David Ackles' last album. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Five & Dime
01/01/1973
All Music Guide Review
Five & Dime Track Listing
Credits of Five & Dime
- Todd Miller
- French Horn
- Georgina Mohammer
- Flute
- Lou Anne Neill
- Harp
- Patrick Smith
- Bass (Electric)
- Barbara Thomason
- Strings
- Dawn Weiss
- Piccolo
- Edmond Welter
- Tuba
- Dean Torrence
- Vocals (Background)
- David Ackles
- Piano, Vocals, Main Performer, Producer
- Red Rhodes
- Guitar (Steel)
- Robert L. Adcock
- Cello
- Donald Ambroson
- Violin
- Colin Bailey
- Percussion, Drums, Vibraphone
- Bobby Bruce
- Violin
- Gene Cipriano
- Sax (Baritone)
- Cole
- Violin
- John Daley
- Trombone
- Earl Dumler
- Horn (English), Oboe
- Douglas Graham
- Vocals (Background), Engineer
- Jamie Graham
- Guitar
- Janice Graham
- Guitar
- Robert Henderson
- French Horn
- Larry Hirsch
- Engineer
- Zigmant Kanstul
- Trumpet
- James Kanter
- Clarinet
- Russell Kidd
- Trumpet
- Bruce Langhorne
- Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric)
- Loren Pickford
- Guitar, Flute (Alto), Sax (Tenor)



















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