No Other

No Other
Studio album by
Gene Clark
Released2 September 1974
RecordedApril–May 1974
StudioThe Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length43:07
LabelAsylum
ProducerThomas Jefferson Kaye
Gene Clark chronology
Roadmaster
(1973) 		No Other
(1974) 		Two Sides to Every Story
(1977)
Singles from No Other
  1. "No Other"
    Released: 1975
  2. "Life's Greatest Fool"
    Released: 1975

No Other is the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Gene Clark. Released in September 1974,[A] it was largely ignored or lambasted by critics and was a commercial failure; the studio time and cost were seen as excessive and indulgent.[1] The record label, Asylum Records, did not promote the album, and by 1976 had deleted it from their catalog. Clark never recovered from the failure of the album.[2]

Just prior to Clark's death in 1991,[3] No Other was reissued in its entirety on CD. In 1993, an Australian CD compilation entitled American Dreamer 1964–1974 included two songs from No Other, while in 1998, a double disc compilation, Flying High, was released with three songs from No Other.[4] Then in the early 2000s, No Other was reissued a second time in its entirety to positive critical reappraisal; publications have referred to it as "a lost masterpiece"[5] and "one of the greatest albums ever made."[6] A highly praised,[7] newly remastered reissue campaign by 4AD was launched on November 8, 2019, with the album reissued as a standard CD, vinyl LP, deluxe double-CD set, and an expansive super deluxe box set with three SACDs, one Blu-ray disc, a silver-colored LP, and commemorative 80-page book.[8]

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "No Other - Gene Clark". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Johnny Rogan (1997). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited. Music Sales Distributed. p. 490. ISBN 9780952954019. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "October 1998 issue of Record Collector". www.geneclark.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  5. ^ Hannah, Andrew (August 30, 2014). "Gene Clark No Other Band - End of The Road, 29/08/2014". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  6. ^ Bennun, David (September 28, 2016). "Gene Clark – 10 of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "No Other [Deluxe Edition] by Gene Clark Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "GENE CLARK - No Other". 4AD. September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.


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