Gypsy is the debut double album by the progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band Gypsy

Gypsy (band)

Gypsy is a former American progressive rock band from Minnesota, formed as The Underbeats . Gypsy was the house band at the Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, California for about eight months from September 1969 to 1970 and were known in 1970 for their US Billboard Hot 100 single "Gypsy Queen Part 1...

. It was recorded at Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, California. The album was re-released in 1979 on a K-tel

K-tel

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 label named Cognito and again in 1999 on CD by Bedrock Records

Bedrock Records

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. "Gypsy Queen" is the band's only charted single, peaking at #64.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richard Foss wrote of the album "Though nothing else on Gypsy's debut album came quite up to the standard of the opening number, the whole album is enjoyable for connoisseurs of jazzy progressive rock... In retrospect, it's hard to believe that this debut didn't make a bigger splash when it was first released. Gypsy's work has held up very well compared to most albums from this era, and is still a delightful listen."

Side 1

1. "Gypsy Queen Part I" – 4:21
2. "Gypsy Queen Part II" – 2:33
3. "Man of Reason" (Johnson) – 2:59
4. "Dream If You Can" (Rosenbaum, Epstein) – 2:48
5. "Late December" – 4:12

Personnel

• Enrico Rosenbaum
  Enrico Rosenbaum
  Enrico Rosenbaum was an American songwriter, arranger, producer, guitarist and singer. 'Rico' was a founding member of Minneapolis-Saint Paul bands The Escapades and later as The Underbeats, then renamed in 1969 as Gypsy...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• James Walsh - keyboards, vocals
• James Johnson - guitar, vocals
• James Epstein - drums
• Donnie Larson - bass
• Preston Epps - percussion
• Jimmie Haskell
  Jimmie Haskell
  Jimmie Haskell born Sheridan Pearlman 1936 in Brooklyn, New York is a prolific American composer and arranger for a variety of popular singers and motion pictures.-Biography:...
  
  - string arrangements

Charts

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Gypsy Queen Part I/Dead and Gone"	Billboard	64