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The Four Tops: Meeting of the Minds

In April 1974, “ABC / Dunhill Records” label released “Meeting of the Minds”, the 21st Four Tops (The) album. It was recorded in 1973 – 1974, at “ABC Recording Studios, Inc. Studio A”, and was produced by Steve Barri, Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.

Personnel:

  • Abdul “Duke” Fakir – vocal
  • Levi Stubbs – vocal
  • Renaldo “Obie” Benson – vocal
  • Lawrence Payton – vocal
  • Sylvia Smith – vocal
  • Ben Benaym Dean Parks, Ray Parker, Larry Carlton – guitar
  • Dennis Lambert – keyboards, arrangements
  • Michael Omartian – keyboards, arrangements
  • Scott Edwards, Wilton Felder – bass
  • Paul Humphrey, Ed Greene – drums
  • Brian Potter, Steve Barri, Gary Coleman, King Errisson – percussion
  • Don Hockett – arrangements
  • Gil Askey – arrangements
  • Jimmie Haskell – arrangements
  • McKinley Jackson – arrangements
  • Sid Sharp – concertmaster
  • Barney Perkins, Howard Gale, Phil Kaye – engineer
  • Vic Zaslav – mastering
  • Peter Palombi – illustration
  • Ron Slenzak – photography

Track listing:

  1. One Chain Don’t Make No Prison – Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
  2. Midnight Flower – McKinley Jackson, Reginald Dozier
  3. The Well Is Dry – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
  4. Love Ain’t Easy to Come By – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
  5. No Sad Songs – Glenn Leonard, Len Perry, Rachel Foster
  6. Right on Brother – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
  7. Tell Me You Love Me – Al Cleveland, Lawrence Payton
  8. All My Love – Renaldo Benson, Val Benson
  9. I Found the Spirit – Renaldo Benson, Val Benson
  10. Meeting of the Minds – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert

Curtis Mayfield: Sweet Exorcist

In May 1974, “Curtom” label released “Sweet Exorcist”, the fifth Curtis Mayfield studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Curtom Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Curtis Mayfield.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Mayfield – vocals, keyboards
  • Gil Askey, Richard Tufo – arrangements
  • John Janus, Roger Anfinsen – engineer
  • Bill Ronalds – illustration
  • Milton Sincoff – creative director

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Mayfield except where noted.

  1. Ain’t Got Tiime
  2. Sweet Exorcist
  3. To Be Invisible
  4. Power to the People
  5. Kung Fu
  6. Suffer – Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway
  7. Make Me Believe In You