# Oh! Pleasant Hope

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1971 studio album by Blue Cheer

Oh! Pleasant Hope Studio album by Blue Cheer Released April 1971 Recorded 1970–71 Genre Psychedelic rock, blues rock, folk rock Length 32:18 Label Philips Producer Eric Albronda, Blue Cheer Blue Cheer chronology The Original Human Being (1970) Oh! Pleasant Hope (1971) The Beast Is Back (1983)

***Oh! Pleasant Hope*** is the sixth album by American rock group [Blue Cheer](/source/Blue_Cheer), and their final album until 1984's *[The Beast Is Back](/source/The_Beast_Is_Back)*. It features less [psychedelia](/source/Psychedelic_rock) and [hard rock](/source/Hard_rock) and includes more [folk rock](/source/Folk_rock) elements.[1] This is an unusual Blue Cheer album in that [Dickie Peterson](/source/Dickie_Peterson) only sings lead on three songs. Another unusual aspect is that the song "I'm the Light" features extensive use of the [sitar](/source/Sitar) and [synthesizer](/source/Synthesizer), although on the previous album *[The Original Human Being](/source/The_Original_Human_Being)* the song "Babaji (Twilight Raga)" also featured extensive use of the aforementioned instruments.

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Robert Christgau B+[2]

## Track listing

1. "Hiway Man" (Gary R. Grelecki, [Norman Mayell](/source/Sopwith_Camel_(band)), [Gary Yoder](/source/Gary_Lee_Yoder)) – 4:22

1. "Believer" (Gary R. Grelecki, [Gary Lee Yoder](/source/Gary_Lee_Yoder)) – 3:41

1. "Money Troubles" (Dr. Richard Peddicord) – 4:02

1. "Traveling Man" (Gary R. Grelecki, [Gary Lee Yoder](/source/Gary_Lee_Yoder)) – 3:10

1. "Oh! Pleasant Hope" (Dr. Richard Peddicord) – 2:39

1. "I'm the Light" (Kent Housman, Norman Mayell) – 5:39

1. "Ecological Blues" (Norman Mayell) – 2:26

1. "Lester the Arrester" ([Ralph Burns Kellogg](/source/Ethan_James_(producer))) – 3:02

1. "Heart Full of Soul" ([Dickie Peterson](/source/Dickie_Peterson))– 4:37

## Personnel

- [Dickie Peterson](/source/Dickie_Peterson) – bass, vocals

- [Norman Mayell](/source/Sopwith_Camel_(band)) – drums, guitar, sitar, vocals

- [Gary Yoder](/source/Gary_Lee_Yoder) – acoustic and electric guitars, [harp](/source/Harmonica), vocals

- [Ralph Burns Kellogg](/source/Ethan_James_(producer)) – [organ](/source/Organ_(music)), [piano](/source/Piano), [synthesizer](/source/Synthesizer), bass

with:

- Bob Gurland - Mouth Trumpet

- Kent Housman - Dobro, Backing Vocals

- Cynthia Jobse - Harp

- [Jim Keylor - Bass](/source/The_Oxford_Circle)

- [Douglas Killmer](/source/Douglas_Killmer) - Bass

- Jack May - Guitar

- [Dehner Patten](/source/The_Oxford_Circle) - Guitar

- Dr. Richard Peddicord - Guitar, Vocals

- Ronald Stallings - Saxophone[3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-review_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-review_1-1) [Allmusic review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2133)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Robert Christgau: Online Exchange, part 3"](http://rockcriticsarchives.com/interviews/robertchristgau/03.html). RockCritics.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171220072137/http://rockcriticsarchives.com/interviews/robertchristgau/03.html) from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Oh!_Pleasant_Hope_3-0)** ["Musician credits"](https://www.discogs.com/Blue-Cheer-Oh-Pleasant-Hope/release/2881280). *discogs.com*. November 21, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

v t e Blue Cheer Dickie Peterson Leigh Stephens Eric Albronda Paul Whaley Vale Hamanaka Randy Holden Ralph Burns Kellogg Gary Lee Yoder Nick St. Nicholas Andrew "Duck" MacDonald Prairie Prince Joe Hasselvander Studio albums Vincebus Eruptum Outsideinside New! Improved! Blue Cheer The Original Human Being Oh! Pleasant Hope The Beast Is Back Highlights and Lowlives Dining with the Sharks What Doesn't Kill You... Live albums Blitzkrieg Over Nüremberg Singles "Summertime Blues" "Just a Little Bit" "The Hunter"

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