"Out Here" is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Love, released in December 1969 by Blue Thumb Records in the United States and Harvest in the United Kingdom. The album features a mix of rock, folk, and psychedelic influences and reflects a period of change for the band.
The album charted in the UK, reaching No. 29 in May 1970, but did not achieve significant success on the US charts. Out Here continues the band's eclectic and experimental approach, showcasing Arthur Lee's distinctive songwriting and the band's evolving sound during a time of transition.
After the dissolution of the original Love lineup following the release of *Forever Changes* (1967), Arthur Lee assembled a new band featuring guitarist Jay Donnellan, drummer George Suranovich, and bassist Frank Fayad. This quartet recorded 27 songs, of which ten were released as *Four Sail* in August 1969 by Elektra Records. The remaining tracks were issued by Blue Thumb Records as a double LP titled *Out Here* in December 1969. The album's title was inspired by the name of the cover painting created by Burt Shonberg.
In 1982, eight songs from Out Here were used to fill the first side of an album called Studio/Live, released by MCA Records. Some of the tracks were edited specifically for this release, including "Doggone" (from 12:00 to 3:15), "Love Is More Than Words or Better Late Than Never" (from 11:20 to 2:30), and "Gather Round" (from 5:50 to 3:30). The live side of Studio/Live was recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore East. This compilation was also issued on CD by One Way Records in 1991.
In 1988, Big Beat Records released an official compilation titled Out There, which included most of the songs from Out Here along with three tracks from the band's follow-up album, False Start 1970. Out Here was reissued on compact disc by MCA Records in 1990. In May 2007, it was included in The Blue Thumb Recordings, a three-disc compilation released by Universal's Hip-O Select division.
