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Dorothy Ashby: The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby

In July 1970, “Cadet” label released “The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby”, the tenth Dorothy Ashby album. It was recorded November 1969 – January 1970, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Richard Evans.

Personnel:

  • Dorothy Ashby – vocals, harp, koto
  • Cliff Davis – alto saxophone
  • Lenny Druss – flute, oboe, piccolo flute
  • Stu Katz – vibraphone
  • Cash McCall – guitar
  • Fred Katz – kalimba
  • Ed Green – violin
  • Richard Evans – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Dorothy Ashby.

  1. Myself When Young
  2. For Some We Loved
  3. Wax and Wane
  4. Drink
  5. Wine
  6. Dust
  7. Joyful Grass and Grape
  8. Shadow Shapes
  9. Heaven and Hell
  10. The Moving Finger

The Chi-Lites: A Lonely Man

In April 1972, “Brunswick” label released “A Lonely Man”, the fourth Chi-Lites (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Eugene Record.

Personnel:

  • Eugene Record – vocals, arrangements
  • Marshall Thompson – vocals
  • Robert “Squirrel” Lester – vocals
  • Creadel “Red” Jones – vocals
  • Thomas (Tom Tom) Washington – arrangements, conductor
  • Cliff Davis – arranger
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer
  • Craig Barksdale – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Eugene Record, except where noted.

  1. Oh Girl
  2. Living in the Footsteps of Another Man – Samuel Garner, James Smith
  3. Love Is
  4. Being in Love – Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin
  5. A Lonely Man – Eugene Record, J. Edward Haycraft
  6. The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)
  7. Ain’t Too Much of Nothin’
  8. The Coldest Days of My Life – Eugene Record