Tag Archives: December 1971

Rare Earth: Rare Earth In Concert

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In December 1971, “Rare Earth” label released “Rare Earth in Concert”, the first Rare Earth live album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Jacksonville Coliseum” in Miami Florida, “Marine Stadium” in Ithaca, “New York Cornell University”, “The Pharmacy”, “Motown Studios”.

Personnel:

  • Ray Monette – guitars, backing vocals
  • Mark Olson – keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Persh – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Gil Bridges – woodwinds, percussion, flute, backing vocals
  • Pete Rivera (Hoorelbeke) – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ed Guzman – conga, percussion
  • Cal Harris, Nate Jennings, John Lewis, Ken Sands, Bob Olhsson, Orson Lewis, Criteria Recording Company – recording
  • Don Boehrat, Gurdev Sandhu, Michael Grace, Don Fostie – engineer
  • Russ Terrana – mastering
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphic supervision
  • Curtis McNair – art direction
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Just Want to Celebrate – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
  2. Hey, Big Brother – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
  3. Born to Wander – Tom Baird
  4. Get Ready – William “Smokey” Robinson
  5. What’d I Say – Ray Charles
  6. Thoughts – Gilbert Bridges, Peter Hoorelbeke, Edward Guzman, John Persh, Mark Olson, Raymond Monette
  7. (I Know) I’m Losing You – Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland Jr., Norman Whitfield
  8. Nice to Be with You – Mark Olson, Raymond Monette, Peter Hoorelbeke

Jukka Tolonen: Tolonen

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In December 1971, “Love” label released “Tolonen!”, album by Jukka Tolonen. It was recorded in 1971, at “Finnvox” and “Tavastia Klubi” in Helsinki, Finland, and was produced by Måns Groundstroem.

Personnel:

  • Jukka Tolonen – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, spinet, arrangements
  • Jukka Gustavson – organ
  • Pekka Pohjola – bass
  • Heikki Virtanen – electric bass
  • Reino Laine – drums, cowbell
  • Ronnie Österberg – drums
  • Pekka Pöyry – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Erkki Hyvönen, Pikku-Reiska Iso-Aho – recording
  • Erkki Hyvönen – engineer
  • Taija Sippola, Timo Valjakka – design
  • Reijo Porkka – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jukka Tolonen.

  1. Elements: Earth Fire Water Air
  2. Rambln’
  3. Mountains
  4. Wanderland
  5. Last Night

Wigwam: Fairyport

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In December 1971, “Love” label released “Fairyport”, the third Wigwam album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Finnvox Studios” and “Hamis Club” in Helsinki, Finland, “Music Network” in Sweden, and was produced by Jukka Gustavson, Jim Pemnroke, Pekka Pohjola and Ronnie Osterberg.

Personnel:

  • Jukka Gustavson – vocals, piano, electric piano, organ
  • Jim Pembroke – vocals, harmonica, piano
  • Pekka Pohjola – bass guitar, violin, acoustic guitar, piano, celesta, harpsichord, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Österberg – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jukka Tolonen – electric guitar
  • Pekka Pöyry – soprano saxophone
  • Eero Koivistoinen – soprano saxophone
  • Unto Haapa-Aho – bass clarinet
  • Tapio Louhensalo – bassoon
  • Risto Pensola – clarinet
  • Hannu Saxelin – clarinet
  • Ilmari Varila – oboe

Track listing:

  1. Losing Hold – Jukka Gustavson, Jim Pembroke, Pekka Pohjola
  2. Lost Without a Trace – Jim Pembroke
  3. Fairyport – Jukka Gustavson
  4. Gray Traitors – Jukka Gustavson
  5. Cafffkaff, the Country Psychologist – Juka Gustavson
  6. May Your Will Be Done, Dear Lord – Jukka Gustavson
  7. How to Make It Big in Hospital – Jim Pembroke
  8. Hot Mice – Pekka Pohjola
  9. P.K.’s Super Market – Pekka Pohjola
  10. One More Try – Jim Pembroke, Pekka Pohjola
  11. Rockin’ Ol’ Galway – Jim Pembroke
  12. Every Fold – Jim Pembroke
  13. Rave-Up for the Roadies (live) – Jukka Gustavson, Paekka Pohjola, Jukka Tolonen, Ronnie Österberg

Sarah Vaughan: A Time In My Life

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In December 1971, “Mainstream” label released “A Time in My Life”, the 35th  Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in November 1971, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Albert Vescovo, Joe Pass – guitar
  • Bill Mays – piano
  • Bob Magnusson – bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Alan Estes, Jimmy Cobb – percussion
  • Jackie Kelso, Jerome Richardson, William Green – saxophone
  • Al Aarons, Buddy Childers, Gene Goe – trumpet
  • Benny Powell, George Bohanon – trombone
  • Ernie Wilkins – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Imagine – John Lennon
  2. On Thinking It Over – Brian Auger, Alan Gorrie, Jim Mullen
  3. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx
  4. Sweet Gingerbread Man – Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
  5. Magical Connection – John Sebastian
  6. That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
  7. Tomorrow City – Brian Auger
  8. Universal Prison – Helen Lewis, Kay Lewis
  9. Trouble – Brian Auger, Jim Mullen
  10. If Not for You – Bob Dylan

Honey Cone: Soulfull Tapestry

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In December 1971, “Hot Wax/Invictus” label released “Soulful Tapestry”, the third Honey Cone studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Angelo Bond, Ronald Dunbar, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., General Norman Johnson, Greg Perry, and Edith Wayne.

Personnel:

  • Edna Wright – lead singer
  • Carolyn Willis – vocals
  • Shelly Clark – vocals
  • Angelo Bond, General Norman Johnson, Greg Perry – arrangements
  • Barney Perkins – engineer

Track listing:

  1. One Monkey Don’t Stop no Show Part I – General Johnson, Greg Perry
  2. One Monkey Don’t Stop no Show Part II – General Johnson, Greg Perry
  3. Don’t Count Your Chickens (Before They Hatch) – General Johnson, Greg Perry, Angelo Bond
  4. A Little More – Ronald Dunbar, Edyth Wayne
  5. Stick-Up – General Johnson, Angelo Bond, Greg Perry
  6. Want Ads – General Johnson, Barney Perkins, Greg Perry
  7. Who’s It Gonna Be – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  8. How Does It Feel – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Ronald Dunbar, Edyth Wayne
  9. V.I.P. – Greg Perry, General Johnson, Angelo Bond
  10. The Day I Found Myself – Ronald Dunbar, Edyth Wayne, General Johnson
  11. All the King’s Horses (All the King’s Men) – Angelo Bond, General Johnson, Greg Perry

The Supremes & The Four Tops: Dynamite

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In December 1971, “Motown” label released “Dynamite”, the third and last album between Supremes (The) and Four Tops (The). It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Johnny Bristol, Joe Hinton, Bobby Taylor and Frank Wilson.

Personnel:

  • The Supremes – Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong – vocals 
  • The Four Tops – Levi Stubbs, Duke Fakir, Obie Benson, Lawrence Payton – vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • David Van DePitte, Gene Page, H.B. Barnum, Robert White – arrangements
  • Curtis McNair – art direction
  • Warren Linn – illustration
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphics

Track listing:

  1. It’s Impossible – Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne
  2. The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall) – Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson
  3. Hello Stranger – Barbara Lewis
  4. Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills
  5. Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy to Come By – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  6. Melodie – Deke Richards, Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson
  7. If – David Gates
  8. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
  9. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
  10. Do You Love Me Just a Little, Honey – Gladys Knight, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock

Daddy Cool: Sex, Dope, Rock’n’Roll: Teenage Heaven

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In December 1971, “Sparmac” label released “Sex, Dope, Rock’n’Roll: Teenage Heaven”, the second Daddy Cool album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Armstrong’s Studio” in Melbourne, and was produced by Robie Porter.

Personnel:

  • Ross Wilson – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Ross Hannaford – vocals, guitar, design
  • Ian Winter – guitar
  • Wayne Duncan – bass guitar
  • Gary Young – drums
  • Roger Savage – engineer
  • Frank Hulbert – lacquer cut
  • Ed Trasher – art direction
  • Ian McCausland – artwork
  • David Willardson – illustration

Track listing:

  1. Hi Honey Ho
  2. Daddy Rocks Off
  3. Please Please America (Hear My Plea) – Ross Wilson, Ross Hannaford
  4. Sixty Minute Man – Billy Ward, Rose Marks
  5. Baby Let Me Bang Your Box – Teddy McRae, Sidney Wyche
  6. Teen Love
  7. Drive In Movie
  8. Love In An F.J.
  9. Donna Forgive Me
  10. Make Your Stash

Grant Green: Shades Of Green

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In December 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Shades of Green”, the 18th Grant Green album. It was recorded in November 1971, at “United Artists Studios” in Hollywood, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Billy Wooten – vibraphone
  • Emmanuel Riggins – electric piano, clavinet
  • Wilton Felder – electric bass
  • Nesbert “Stix” Hooper – drums
  • King Errisson – conga
  • Harold Cardwell – percussion
  • Wade Marcus -orchestra arrangements
  • Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, Victor Paz, James Sedlar – trumpet
  • Harry DiVito – trombone
  • Dick Hickson – bass trombone
  • Jim Buffington – French horn
  • Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, George Marge, John Leone – woodwinds
  • Christina Hersch – engineer
  • Rudy Van Gelder – remix
  • Norman Seeff – art direction

Track listing:

  1. Medley: I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I’ll Get It Myself), Cold Sweat – James Brown
  2. Sunrise, Sunset – Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
  3. Never My Love – Donald Adrissi, Richard Addrisi
  4. Got to Be There – Elliot Willensky
  5. California Green – Grant Green
  6. If You Really Love Me – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
  7. Cast Your Fate to the Wind – Vince Guaraldi
  8. In the Middle – Alfred Ellis, Buddy Hobgood

Richard Davis: The Philosophy Of The Spiritual

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In December 1971, “Cobblestone” label released “The Philosophy of the Spiritual”, the third Richard Davis album. It was recorded in November 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Larry Fallon.

Personnel:

  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Sam Brown – guitar
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Bill Lee – bass
  • Sonny Brown – drums
  • Frankie Dunlop – percussion
  • Doug Ramsey – liner notes
  • Don Schlitten – design, photography
  • Sol Kessler – lacquer cut
  • Joe Fields – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Lee, except where noted.

  1. Dear Old Stockholm – traditional
  2. Monica
  3. Oh My God – Nadi Koma
  4. The Rabbi
  5. Baby Sweets
  6. Juan Valdez

Townes Van Zandt: High, Low And In Between

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In December 1971, “Poppy” label released “High, Low and In Between”, the fifth Townes Van Zandt album. It was recorded in April 1971, at “Larrabee Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kevin Eggers.

Personnel:

  • Townes Van Zandt – vocals, guitar
  • Larry Carlton – pedal steel guitar
  • Donnie Owens – guitar
  • David Cohen – guitar
  • Don Randi – piano, organ, cymbals, handclaps, arrangements
  • Harvey Newmark – bass
  • John Summer – drums
  • Ann Whitsett – handclaps
  • Jerry Barnes – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Two Hands
  2. You Are Not Needed Now
  3. Greensboro Woman
  4. Highway Kind
  5. Standin’
  6. No Deal
  7. To Live Is to Fly
  8. When He Offers His Hand
  9. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold
  10. Blue Ridge Mountains
  11. High, Low and In Between