August 11, 2025: Today, The Cowsills, the hit family singing group of the 60s, have announced the release of The “Cocaine Drain” Album, out September 19 via Omnivore Recordings. The “lost” album produced by Chuck Plotkin (Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan) in the 70s is finally back, restored and remastered, featuring 5 bonus tracks. Along with the announcement they’ve also shared a single from the album, “Is Your Love Alive?”

Listen To “Is Your Love Alive?”

The Cowsills’ story is now one of legend. From their beginnings as a pop-vocal group (and the inspiration for The Partridge Family), to their emergence as Alt-rock/Americana heroes, there’s always a surprise in there. The “Cocaine Drain” Album is no exception.

From their acclaimed 2022 release Rhythm Of The World, to the reissue of 1998’s Global in 2024, it has become obvious that the group is more than “The Rain, The Park, And Other Things.” And, how so much music was “lost” when it should have been in everyone’s ears all this time.

In 1978, the band began recording demos with Chuck Plotkin, after an introduction from Jackson Browne, and eventually moved into studios to record a full album. In addition to Bob and Paul Cowsill originals, the band recorded songs by John Hall (Orleans), future Grammy-winner Wendy Waldman, and “Buzzy” Feiten. It was all going smoothly until Plotkin moved on to mix Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Future multiple Grammy-winner Val Garay (Kim Carnes, James Taylor, The Motels) stepped in to sequence and master the recordings, yet, an expected major-label deal never materialized. The masters disappeared, and (another) great album languished in obscurity.

Finally, The “Cocaine Drain” Album (named after Hall’s composition) sees a proper release. Garay’s original sequence sits next to five bonus recordings. Restored and remastered by multiple Grammy-winning engineer Michael Graves, the album feels as fresh and vital as it would have upon its intended release. Liner notes from Bob Cowsill and Brett Milano outline the story of its almost fantastical creation, and what happened after the dust settled.

So, it isn’t a dream anymore. The “Cocaine Drain” Album by The Cowsills makes a triumphant return to the marketplace—even if it’s actually for the first time!

Pre-order: www.omnivorerecordings.com/shop/cocaine-drain

The “Cocaine Drain” Album Tracklist:

1. Cocaine Drain
2. Give Me A Chance
3. Thinking Of You
4. Is Your Love Alive?
5. I Will Always
6. Gettin’ Ready
7. Bitter Jest
8. That Particular Way
9. Part Of Me
10. Dance In A Dream

Bonus Tracks:

11. You’ve Got A Way
12. Couldn’t It Be Love?
13. The Next In Line
14. Say You Love Me
15. Fallen For You

About Rock Positano:
Executive Producer Dr. Rock Positano has worked closely alongside Grammy-winning producers Phil Ramone and Jack Douglas, during his career. Positano also had the privilege of being mentored by the legendary Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic Records and former chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

For more information, please contact:
Sonny Bailey-Lemansky (sonny@missingpiecegroup.com)
Michael Krumper (michael@missingpiecegroup.com)
at Missing Piece Group

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She Said To Me (the most recently released track from our album Global) has just been named The Coolest Song In The World This Week in Little Steven’s Underground Garage.

It can be heard on both SiriusXM (Channel 21) and on the syndicated terrestrial Little Steven’s Underground Garage weekly show on 200 FM stations in 130 major cities in the United States and abroad. In addition, SiriusXM subscribers have access to She Said To Me on Little Steven’s Coolest Songs In the World Channel (721) through the SiriusXM App, which is the place to hear of all the tracks that have been so designated over the last two decades.

Steven Van Zandt commented, “The Coolest Song In The World This Week” is our highest honor in the Underground Garage. The song will be played in old school heavy rotation six times a day. There is no airplay even close to that anywhere else in the Universe. We are the only format regularly playing new traditional rock ‘n’ roll; we have introduced over one thousand new bands in 20 years, but we are also the only format that plays artists from the ‘60s and ‘70s that release new records. We don’t care where you’re from, old or young, if it’s great, we’re gonna play it. And this one is great!”  

Bob Cowsill, who wrote She Said To Me with his wife, Mary Jo, will be heard on this Friday’s (1/24/25) edition of Coolest Conversations on SiriusXM Ch. 21 hosted by air personality The Mighty Manfred, front man and driving force behind the garage rock band The Woggles. Presented by Hard Rock Cafe, guests have included Tom Petty, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett and Carlos Santana. 

Global, which had been more of a rumor rather than a reality for the better part of three decades, is the stuff of rock ‘n’ roll legend: it was recorded at Rumbo Recorders in LA’s San Fernando Valley with the financial underwriting of a self-styled financier. Rumbo is the studio that had been established by Daryl Dragon, (“The Captain” of Captain & Tennille) and had over the years hosted sessions by a broad range of significant artists including Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Guns N’ Roses, Fleetwood Mac and Megadeth. The Cowsills, who had decided to pursue the path of a contemporary band rather than as the “oldies” act that Dick Clark had hoped to promote, were left in the lurch when their financial backer was revealed to be a scam artist and was summarily arrested for insurance fraud. The funds for the Rumbo sessions were not forthcoming so the album’s master tapes were not accessible to the group due to the unpaid bill for the recording. They were on the cusp of being signed to Atlantic Records in the ‘90s when the label’s Chairman heard the Global tracks. When informed that the songs he so admired were by The Cowsills, the group whose output, dating back to the ‘60s, included such Top 40 hits as “The Rain, The Park and Other Things,” “Indian Lake” and “Hair” (which went all the way to #1), the signing offer was rescinded and the A&R staffer who championed their music was summarily fired. Their image and legacy were apparently deemed unhip, a sharp contrast to Van Zandt’s refreshingly ecumenical approach. 

In recent years, a music video for She Said To Me was unearthed. It was directed and edited on VHS by Ryan Sexton, who captured the band’s verve and energy. Sexton also directed videos for Global tracks “Is It Any Wonder?” and “Some Good Years.” Though the release of Global was hung up, these videos actually screened in local movie theaters before the feature film. According to Bob Cowsill, “The budget for these was non-existent. Ryan used the band to hone his talent on, and we in turn received three promotional videos at no cost for an album that wouldn’t come out until many years later. Somehow, it all made sense.”