In January 1974, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Graham Central Station studio album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “Wally Heider Studio” in San Francisco, “Record Plant” in Sausalito in California, “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Larry Graham.
Personnel:
- Larry Graham – lead and backing vocals, bass, fuzz bass, guitar, piano, clavinet, organ, drums, percussion, horn arrangements
- Patryce “Chocolate” Banks – lead and backing vocals, electric funk box
- David “Dynamite” Vega – vocals, guitar
- Robert “Butch” Sam – vocals and backing vocals, piano, organ
- Hershall “Happiness” Kennedy – vocals and backing clavinet, trumpet, organ
- Willie “Wild” Sparks – vocals, drums
- Freddie Stone – guitar
- Pascal Caboose – tenor saxophone
- Milt Holland – percussion
- Lenny Williams – vocals
- Clarence McDonald – string arrangements
- Steve Barncard – engineer
- Donn Landee – engineer
- Mallory Earl – engineer
- Tom Flye – engineer, mixing
- Lee Herschberg – mixing
- Tom Anderson – engineer assistant
- Steve Jarvis – engineer assistant
- Mike Salisbury – design
- Herb Greene – photography
- Trudy Portch – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Larry Graham, except where noted.
- We’ve Been Waiting
- It Ain’t No Fun To Me – Al Green
- Hair
- We Be’s Getting\ Down
- Tell Me What It Is
- Can You Handle It?
- People – Larry Graham, Freddie Stone
- Why
- Ghetto
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