"Song Cycle" is the debut album by American recording artist Van Dyke Parks, released in November 1967 by Warner Bros Records. Largely acclaimed by critics despite lukewarm initial sales, the album later gained status as a cult album. In 2017, Song Cycle was ranked the 93rd greatest album of the 1960s by American online music publication Pitchfork. Read more on Last.fm.
Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA) is an American composer, arranger, producer, instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, author, and actor based in Pasadena, California. Parks is perhaps best known for his collaborations with musician Brian Wilson, and especially for his lyrical contributions to The Beach Boys' legendary Smile album.
Among the hundreds of artists he's worked with include Phil Ochs, Tim Buckley, Haruomi Hosono Read more on Last.fm
