The Hudson Brothers: Totally Out of Control (Rocket)
Ken Barnes, Phonograph Record, December 1974
NOW THAT So You Are a Star is making stars out of the Hudson Brothers, their earlier recordings are coming out of the woodwork like clockwork. Their Playboy album (not officially re-released but currently reserviced to radio stations) was issued in 1972 to widespread apathy, a reaction which was essentially justified.
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