Dave Mason & Cass Elliot

Dave Mason & Cass Elliot was the only teaming of artists Dave Mason and Cass Elliot. The album was produced by both Mason and Elliot and recorded in 1970. The album was released by Blue Thumb Records.

Conception

After being introduced by a mutual friend, Mason and Elliot hit it off and decided to pursue singing together professionally. Elliot, having released two solo albums at that time, missed the collaborative effort of producing music and Mason, who had just arrived in the U.S. after splitting with Traffic, was interested in a fresh collaboration.

Album

Despite receiving co-billing with Mason, Elliot's contributions are limited to background vocals on several of the songs, which highlighted a raspy, more raw side of Elliot’s voice. When interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine Elliot stated, "I sing better with David because he's so good. You want to do better. I'm singing notes I never sang with The Mamas & the Papas".

The music falls into the country rock harmony sound of its time, but with a bluesier edge. Mason wrote five of the songs on the album, while Elliot co-wrote two: the single "Something to Make You Happy" and her only solo song on the album, "Here We Go Again". This was the first time that Elliot lent her hand in songwriting since her days with The Big 3 and The Mugwumps, and also the last.

Two singles were released. "Something to Make You Happy" was released in January 1971, with "Too Much Truth, Too Much Love" released the following month.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The album was released in March 1971 and was a moderate success landing at the 49th spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart. To promote the album, Mason and Elliot both appeared and performed on The Tonight Show and The Andy Williams Show. They also performed two concerts with the first one at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and the second at New York’s Fillmore East. Although Mason and Elliot remained close friends and both discussed interest in recording together again, this would be their only collaboration.

It was reissued in 2008 by the British Rev-Ola Records.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walk to the Point"	Dave Mason	4:00
2.	"On and On"	Ned Doheny	3:35
3.	"To Be Free"	Dave Mason	3:34
4.	"Here We Go Again"	Cass Elliot, Bryan Garo	2:49
5.	"Pleasing You"	Dave Mason, M. Juster	3:02

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Sit and Wonder"	Dave Mason	3:30
7.	"Something to Make You Happy"	Dave Mason, Cass Elliot	2:15
8.	"Too Much Truth, Too Much Love"	Dave Mason	3:49
9.	"Next to You"	Bryan Garo	2:31
10.	"Glittering Façade"	Dave Mason	4:45

Personnel

Bryan Garo - bass
Russ Kunkel - drums
Paul Harris - keyboards, strings
Producer – Dave Mason, Cass Elliot
Gary Kellgren - engineer

References

↑ Dave Mason & Cass Elliot at AllMusic

Dave Mason

Studio albums	1967 Mr. Fantasy (With Traffic) 1968 Traffic (With Traffic) 1969 Last Exit (With Traffic) 1970 Alone Together 1971 Dave Mason & Cass Elliot 1972 Headkeeper 1973 It's Like You Never Left 1974 Dave Mason 1975 Split Coconut 1977 Let It Flow 1978 Mariposa De Oro 1980 Old Crest on a New Wave 1987 Two Hearts 1987 Some Assembly Required 2008 26 Letters – 12 Notes 2014 Future's Past

Live albums	1971 Welcome to the Canteen (With Traffic) 1973 Dave Mason Is Alive 1976 Certified Live 1999 Live: 40,000 Headmen Tour (w/ Jim Capaldi) 2002 Live at Perkins' Palace (originally recorded 1981) 2002 Dave Mason: Live at Sunrise 2007 XM Live

Compilations	1972 Scrapbook 1974 The Best of Dave Mason 1975 At His Best 1978 The Very Best of Dave Mason 1981 The Best of Dave Mason 1995 Long Lost Friend: The Very Best of Dave Mason 1999 Ultimate Collection 2006 The Definitive Collection 2016 The Columbia Years: The Definitive Anthology

Singles	1968 "Just for You" b/w "Little Woman" 1970 "Only You Know and I Know" US #42 1970 "Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman" US #97 (was only a 45 rpm B-side until it was released on the Ultimate Collection CD in 1999) 1972 "To Be Free" US #121 1977 "So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)" US #89 1977 "We Just Disagree" US No. 12, US AC No. 19 1978 "Mystic Traveller" 1978 "Don't It Make You Wonder" 1978 "Let It Go, Let It Flow" US No. 45 1978 "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" US No. 39 1980 "Save Me" (with Michael Jackson) US No. 71 1987 "Something In The Heart" US Mainstream Rock No. 24 1988 "Dreams I Dream" (duet with Phoebe Snow) US AC No. 11

Other Notable Appearances	1968 Electric Ladyland 1968 Beggars Banquet 1969 Lily the Pink 1970 All Things Must Pass 1970 On Tour with Eric Clapton 1971 Motel Shot 1971 Songs for Beginners 1972 Graham Nash David Crosby 1972 Oh How We Danced 1974 Wild Tales 1974 Phoebe Snow' 1975 Venus and Mars 1976 You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind]] 1978 Thoroughfare Gap 1979 Gimme Some Neck 1979 Skatetown, U.S.A. 1983 Airborne 1995 Time

Cass Elliot

Albums	Dream a Little Dream Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama Make Your Own Kind of Music Cass Elliot The Road Is No Place for a Lady

Collaborations	Dave Mason & Cass Elliot

Compilations	Mama's Big Ones

Live	Don't Call Me Mama Anymore

Singles	"Dream a Little Dream of Me" "California Earthquake" "Move in a Little Closer, Baby" "It's Getting Better" "Make Your Own Kind of Music" "New World Coming" "One Way Ticket" "A Song That Never Comes" "The Good Times Are Coming" "Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By" "Baby I'm Yours" "That Song" "If You're Gonna Break Another Heart" "Does Anybody Love You?" "I Think a Lot About You"

Related articles	The Mamas & the Papas

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