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Bass – Steve Gomes Drums – Per Hanson Guitar – Hubert Sumlin, Ronnie Earl Harmonica – Darrell Nulisch Organ, Piano – Richard "Dickie" Reed Tenor Saxophone – Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff* Vocals – Darrell Nulisch (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 8), Hubert Sumlin (tracks: 4, 10), James "Thunderbird" Davis (tracks: 1, 7)
Recorded By – David Farrell (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9, 11), David Farrell (tracks: 4, 10), Mark Bingham (tracks: 4, 10) Recorded May 5th and 6th, 1989 at Southlake Recording Studios, Metairie, Louisiana. Tracks 4 and 10 recorded live at Tipitina's, New Orleans at approximately 3am, May 5th, 1989 during the Black Top Blues-A-Rama.
Mixed By – David Farrell, Hammond Scott Executive-Producer – Nauman S. Scott Producer – Hammond Scott, Ronnie Earl
tracklist:
1 I Don't Want To Hear About Yours Written-By – D. Nulisch*, S. Gomes* 3:30 2 Healing Feeling Written-By – Sumlin*, Kazanoff*, Hanson*, Earl*, Gomes* 2:35 3 Just Like I Treat You Written-By – C. Burnett* 3:56 4 Come Back Little Girl Written-By – H. Sumlin* 4:46 5 Play It Cool Written-By – F. King* 5:12 6 Without A Friend Like You Written-By – D. Nulisch*, H. Sumlin*, R. Earl* 3:22 7 I Don't Want No Woman Written-By – J. Medwick Veasey* 3:22 8 Blue Shadows Written-By – L. Fulson* 4:31 9 Down The Dusty Road Written-By – H. Sumlin* 2:50 10 Honey Dumplins Written-By – H. Sumlin* 5:30 11 Blues For Henry Written-By – H. Sumlin*, R. Earl* 4:07
Rare Earth is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan. According to Louder, "Rare Earth's music straddles genres and defies categorisation, slipping seamlessly between the two seemingly disparate worlds of classic rock and R&B." The band was signed to Motown's subsidiary label Rare Earth. Although not the first white band signed to Motown, Rare Earth was the first successful act signed by Motown that consisted only of white members.
Crédits
John Persh – vocals, bass guitar, trombone Pete Rivera – vocals, drums Rod Richards – vocals, guitar Kenny James – vocals, organ, electric piano Gil Bridges – vocals, saxophone, tambourine
Recorded July 3-17, 1969 Hitsville U.S.A., Détroit Producer – Rare Earth
tracklist:
A1 Magic Key Written By – G. Bridges*, K. Folcik* 3:50 A2 Tobacco Road Written By – J. Loudermilk* 7:10 A3 Feelin' Alright Written By – D. Mason* 5:00 A4 In Bed Written By – L. Henderson*, T. Baird*, W. Henderson* 3:00 A5 Train To Nowhere Written By – I. Youlden*, K. Simmonds* 3:20 B Get Ready Written By – William "Smokey" Robinson* 21:30
Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ Houston Person (tracks 1, 4 & 6) - tenor saxophone Earl Edwards (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 5) - tenor saxophone Floyd Smith - guitar John Harris - drums
Rudy Van Gelder - engineer Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 7, 1965
tracks list:
A1 The Stinger 6:40 A2 There Is No Greater Love 5:30 A3 Brother John 3:55 B1 Cleopatra And The African Knight 4:55 B2 You Don't Know What Love Is 6:50 B3 Benny's Diggin' 4:15