Bob Welch: The Man Who Saved FM

[michelej1]

Here's the Mojo piece on Bob Welch:



There's a glare on a portion of it you can't see. It says:

"In 1972, the year of Rumours, Welch's re-recording of Sentimental Lady (backing vocals by CM and LB) became a US hit. The accompanying album, French Kiss, went platinum. But by the '80s his career was in freefall and he developed a serious drug habit. He later sued FM for underpayment of royalties (there was a recent rapprochement), and Welch spent his final years writing and recording in Nashville. "In hindsight," he said, "I realized the only thing I could have done was leave FM when I did."

[HomerMcvie]

Thanks so much for this! The Welch years are my favorite, and Mystery To Me is my favorite album! I'm in Nashville frequently(I type this from here)...I left Nashville the day Bob committed suicide, and didn't know about it, until that evening, when I was finally home, checking the Ledge. The most surreal moment, in my FM life...just being that close to one of my favorite members, as his life was ending...

[holidayroad]

Thanks for posting this.

[wondergirl9847]

It still hurts that we lost Bob this year.

[damianip]

French Kiss came out in 1977 and went platinum in 1978.

Probably it's the glare that makes it look like "1972".

Although "Sentimental Lady" was not a favorite, "Hypnotized", "The City" and "Revelation" are three of my favorite non-PG FM songs.

Sad end for a hard working, creative musician.

Thanks for posting the article.

[SteveMacD]

How "Miles Away" wasn't a hit is beyond me. It was years ahead of its time.

[wetcamelfood]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

How "Miles Away" wasn't a hit is beyond me. It was years ahead of its time.

Agreed. I'm still amazed the they felt they needed to do something commerical at the last minute and threw For Your Love together since when you listent to it now it sounds more commerical than many other albums they've done.

John

[damianip]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

How "Miles Away" wasn't a hit is beyond me. It was years ahead of its time.

Agreed. I should have put that on my short list.

Mystery to Me is a monster album.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by damianip

Mystery to Me is a monster album.

It's every bit as good as Rumours.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

How "Miles Away" wasn't a hit is beyond me. It was years ahead of its time.

I agree, but -as an alternative musicfreak- you know that when you're ahead of time, you normally don't score a hit.

[FierySequences]

nice article, glad Mick finally gave credit to Bob where it was rightfully due.

thx for posting Michele

[TheSorcerer]

I finally bought all of the Bob Welch albums last year and they really are fantastic. Mystery to Me, Bare Trees and Heroes Are Hard to Find are probably my favourite three. It's a true shame that the material was so overlooked upon release, especially here in the UK where none of it charted. They should have scored some big hit singles during this period with songs like Why, Spare Me a Little, Come a Little Bit Closer, Did You Ever Love Me and Hypnotized. A true shame.