In November 1968, “Delmark” label released “Black Magic”, the second Magic Sam album. It was recorded in October 1968, and was produced by Robert Koester.
On November 20, 1968, “Gordy” label released “Eivets Rednow”, the ninth Stevie Wonder album (Eivets Rednow is Stevie Wonder spelled backwards, Wonder’s name does not appear on the cover of the original releases). It was recorded 1967 – 1968, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Henry Cosby.
In November 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Reach Out!”, the 20th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in January 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Woody Shaw – trumpet, flugelhorn
LaMont Johnson – piano
George Benson – guitar
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Hank Mobley except where noted.
Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland
Up, Over and Out
Lookin’ East
Goin’ Out of My Head – Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein
In November 1968, “Uni” label released “The World in a Sea Shell”, the third Strawberry Alarm Clock studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Frank Slay and Bill Holmes.
Personnel:
Ed King – vocals, guitar
Lee Freeman – vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar
Mark Weitz – vocals, keyboards
George Bunnell – vocals, bass guitar
Randy Seol – vocals, drums, keyboards, percussion
George Tipton – arrangements
Howard Davis – vocal arrangements
Paul Buff – engineer
Don Weller – cover illustration
Track listing:
Sea Shell – John Carter, Tim Gilbert
Blues for a Young Girl Gone – Carole King, Toni Stern
An Angry Young Man – Bob Stone
A Million Smiles Away – Lee Freeman, Ed King
Home Sweet Home – John Carter, Tim Gilbert
Lady of the Lake – Carole King, Toni Stern
Barefoot in Baltimore – Roy Freeman, Ed King, Mark Weitz
On November 13, 1968, “Motown” label released “Love Child”, the fifteenth Diana Ross & the Supremes studio album. It was recorded February – October 1968, and was produced by Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Marv Johnson, George Gordy, Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol.
Personnel:
Diana Ross – lead vocals
Mary Wilson – backing vocals
Cindy Birdsong – backing vocals
The Andantes – backing vocals
Nickolas Ashford – backing vocals
Valerie Simpson – backing vocals
The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation
Track listing:
Love Child – Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson, Deke Richards
Keep an Eye – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone – Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson
Does Your Mama Know About Me – Tom Baird, Tommy Chong
On November 6, 1968, “Motown” label released “Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations”, album by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations. It was recorded May – September 1968, and was produced by Frank Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland, Henry Cosby, Terry “Buzzy” Johnson, Nickolas Ashford and Deke Richards.
Personnel:
Diana Ross & The Supremes – vocals
The Temptations – vocals
Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, The Andantes – backing vocals
The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
Detroit Symphony Orchestra – horns, strings
Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation
Track listing:
Try It Baby – Berry Gordy
I Second That Emotion – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Ross
This Guy’s in Love With You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
On November 4, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Wichita Lineman”, the eleventh Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood., and was produced by Al De Lory.
Personnel:
Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Al Casey – acoustic guitar
Dennis McCarthy – piano
Jimmy Webb – organ
Carol Kaye – bass guitar
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Bob Felts – drums
Jim Gordon – drums
Al De Lory – arrangements
Track listing:
Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
In October 1968, “Capitol” label released “Accent on Africa”, the 43rd Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in June 1968, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – soprano and alto saxophone, varitone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Unidentified vocals, brass, reeds
Unidentified piano, harpsichord
Carol Kaye – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Earl Palmer – drums
Unidentified percussion
H.B. Barnum – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.
In October 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Speak Like a Child”, the sixth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in March 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson.
In October 1968, “Liberty” label released “The Birthday Party”, the debut Idle Race (The) album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Eddy Offord and Gerald Chevin.
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