It's a Beautiful Day (album)

Infobox Album
Name = It's a Beautiful Day
Type = studio
Artist = It's a Beautiful Day


Released = 1969
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 40:42
Label = CBS
Producer =
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hxfpxql5ld0e link]
* Robert Christgau (D) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=it%27s+a+beautiful+day link]
Last album =
This album = "It's a Beautiful Day"
(1969)
Next album = "Marrying Maiden"
(1970)

"It's a Beautiful Day" is the self-titled debut album by San Francisco psychedelic band It's a Beautiful Day. This album's song "White Bird" was the band's biggest hit.

The cover

The cover was designed by George Hunter and painted by Kent Hollister based on the cover of a housekeeping magazine from around 1900cite book |title=100 Best Album Covers |last=Thorgerson |first= Storm |coauthors= Powell ,Aubrey |year=1999 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |isbn=0751307068 |pages=pp.84] . The cover used an old version of the Columbia logo that George Hunter felt was fitted with the feel of the rest of the cover.The album cover is number 24 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of 100 greatest album covers.

Track listing

# "White Bird" (6:11)
# "Hot Summer Day" (5:51)
# "Wasted Union Blues" (4:09)
# "Girl With No Eyes" (3:51)
# "Bombay Calling" (4:28)
# "Bulgaria" (6:14)
# "Time Is" (9:38)

1,2,4 by David LaFlamme and Linda LaFlamme.3,6,7 by David LaFlamme.5 by Vince Wallace and David LaFlamme.

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