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