On June 18, 1973, “Atco” label released “Extension of a Man”, the fourth and final Donny Hathaway studio album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “A&R”, “Bell Sound”, “Regent Sound” and “Atlantic” in New York City, “Universal” in Chicago, and was produced by Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

• Donny Hathaway – lead vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, all pianos, Hammond organ, keyboards, bass, arrangements
• Cornell Dupree – acoustic and electric guitar
• Hugh McCracken – banjo, guitar
• Willie Weeks, Russ Savakus, Stanley Clarke, Gordon Edwards – bass
•  Grady Tate, Fred White, Rick Marotta, Ray Lucas – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen, Theodore Israel – violin
• Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Kermit Moore – cello
• Gloria Agostini – harp 
• David Newman – saxophone
• Marvin Stamm, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal – trumpet
• Dominick Gravine, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Wayne Andre, Tony Studd, Garnett Brown – trombone
• Hubert Laws – flute
• Don Butterfield – tuba
• Phil Bodner – clarinet, alto saxophone
• Seldon Powell – clarinet, reeds, tenor saxophone
• Vincent Abato – clarinet
• Romeo Penque, William Slapin – reeds
• Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins, Tony Miranda – French horn
• Henry Schuman – oboe
• Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers – choir 
• Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell, Jimmy Douglass, Mario “Big M” Medious, Richard Wells, William “Mac” McCollum – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Donny Hathaway, except where noted.

1. I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II)
2. Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard
3. Flying Easy
4. Valdez in the Country
5. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – Al Kooper
6. Come Little Children
7. Love, Love, Love – J.R. Bailey, Ken Williams
8. The Slums
9. Magdalena – Danny O’Keefe
10. I Know It’s You – Leon Ware
11. Lord Help Me – Joe Greene, Billy Preston