A Scratch in the Sky
Studio album by The Cryan' Shames
Released	December 6, 1967
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob Monaco
The Cryan' Shames chronology
Sugar and Spice (1966) A Scratch in the Sky (1967) Synthesis (1968)

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A Scratch in the Sky (1967) is the second album by The Cryan' Shames. For this album, new members Isaac Guillory and Lenny Kerley join the lineup. Dave Purple and Jerry Stone are no longer listed on the credits. On their second album, the Cryan' Shames shifted from the heavy British Invasion and Byrds influences of their debut into a more California sunshine pop-flavored sound, without abandoning their debts to the Beatles and the Byrds altogether.^[2] On this second album, all but 2 songs are original compositions by Jim Fairs and Lenny Kerley.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Jim Fairs and Lenny Kerley, except where indicated.

Side 1:

1. "A Carol for Lorelei" – 4:05
2. "The Sailing Ship" – 3:36
3. "In The Cafe" – 3:12
4. "Mr. Unreliable" – 2:52
5. "The Town I'd Like To Go Back To" – 4:30

Side 2:

1. "Up on the Roof" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:23
2. "It Could Be We're in Love" – 2:35
3. "Sunshine Psalm" – 2:17
4. "I Was Lonely When" – 4:03
5. "Cobblestone Road (She's Been Walkin')" – 2:51
6. "Dennis Dupree from Danville" (Jeffrey Boyan, Ron Holden) – 3:12

Personnel

The Cryan' Shames

• Tom "Toad" Doody – lead vocals, autoharp, bells
• Jim "J C Hooke" Pilster – tambourine
• Dennis Conroy – drums
• Jim Fairs – arranger, bagpipes, bass, flute, guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Isaac Guillory – accordion, bass, cello, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Lenny Kerley – arranger, bass, guitar, tambora, vocals

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