Fred Neil was an American folk singer-songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. He did not achieve commercial success as a performer, and is mainly known through other people's recordings of his material. Though highly regarded by contemporary folk singers, he was reluctant to tour, and mainly spent the last 30 years of his life assisting with the preservation of dolphins. Fred Neil is the 1966 2nd album from Fred Neil. The album has a more laid-back sound than his debut, and contains his legendary songs "Everybody's Talkin' " and "The Dolphins". It was re-released in 1969 under the title Everybody's Talkin' in response to the international success of the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, which made a hit of the new title track for Harry Nilsson. Music journalist Richie Unterberger characterizes the album as Neil's "best", and it was listed in the first (2005) edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, edited by Robert Dimery. 01 - The Dolphins 02 - I've Got A Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree) 03 - That's The Bag I'm In 04 - Badi-Da 05 - Faretheewell (Fred's Tune) 06 - Everybody's Talkin' 07 - Everything Happens 08 - Sweet Cocaine 09 - Green Rocky Road 10 - Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga LINK (RS) LINK (FS)
