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- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion runtime "3.75".
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- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion abstract "\"Crystal Blue Persuasion\" is a 1969 song originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells and composed by Eddie Gray, Tommy James and Mike Vale.A gentle-tempoed groove, \"Crystal Blue Persuasion\" was built around a prominent organ part with an understated arrangement, more akin to The Rascals' sound at the time than to James's contemporary efforts with psychedelic rock. It included melodic passages for an acoustic guitar, as well as a bass pattern, played between the bridge, and the third verse of the song.In a 1985 interview in Hitch magazine, James said the title of the song came to him while he was reading the Biblical Book of Revelation:I took the title from the Book of Revelations [sic] in the Bible, reading about the New Jerusalem. The words jumped out at me, and they're not together; they're spread out over three or four verses. But it seemed to go together, it's my favorite of all my songs and one of our most requested.According to James's manager, James was actually inspired by his readings of the Book of Ezekiel, which (he remembered as) speaking of a blue Shekhinah light that represented the presence of the Almighty God, and of the Book of Isaiah and Book of Revelation, which tell of a future age of brotherhood of mankind, living in peace and harmony.Many listeners thought \"Crystal Blue Persuasion\" was a drug song advocating the use of \"crystal meth\" (Methamphetamine), while on the West Coast. At the time of the song's release there were several popular types of high quality blue-colored LSD tablets in circulation—some listeners generally assumed James was referring to \"acid\". In 1979, noted music writer Dave Marsh described it as \"a transparent allegory about James' involvement with amphetamines.\"When released as a single in June 1969, \"Crystal Blue Persuasion\" became one of the biggest hits for the group, peaking at number two on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. The single version differs from the album version of the song with horn overdubs added to the mix and a longer bongos overdub before the third verse.A primitive non-representational music video was made, that showed various scenes of late 1960s political and cultural unrest and imagery of love and peace.Tito Puente, Joe Bataan, The Heptones, Morcheeba, Concrete Blonde and John Wesley Harding are among those who have covered the song.".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion album Crimson_&_Clover_(album).
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- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion genre Blue-eyed_soul.
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- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion recordLabel Roulette_Records.
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- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion wikiPageWikiLinkText "Crystal Blue Persuasion".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion writer Tommy_James.
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion album Crimson_&_Clover_(album).
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion artist Tommy_James_and_the_Shondells.
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion bSide ""I'm Alive"".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion format "7".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion genre Blue-eyed_soul.
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion label Roulette_Records.
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion lastSingle ""Sweet Cherry Wine"".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion length "225.0".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion length "242.0".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion name "Crystal Blue Persuasion".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion nextSingle ""Ball of Fire"".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion producer "Tommy James, Ritchie Cordell".
- Crystal_Blue_Persuasion released "1968".
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