Timmy Thomas – Why Can't We Live Together

 

 

 

Glades  records 1972 – ST-6501

notes:

Why Can't We Live Together is the debut album by Timmy Thomas 
released in 1972. It was historically the first record to fully replace
 drummers with a drum machine.
"Why Can't We Live Together" and "Funky Me" were recorded Miami 
in August 1972, with the rest of the album recorded in November.
 Using the Glades Records studio, Thomas is the sole performer on the recordings.
This LP marked Thomas’s debut as a recording artist and is notable for its minimalist 
rhythm-machine‑driven sound, where Thomas himself played organ and bass pedals
 alongside early drum machine patterns — a pretty unique approach for the time.

credits:

Engineer – Rick Finch
Producer, Arranged By – Timmy Thomas
Producer, Engineer – Steve Alaimo

tracklist:

A1        Why Can't We Live Together
Written-By – Timmy Thomas
4:40
A2        Rainbow Power
Written-By – Timmy Thomas
3:02
A3        Take Care Of Home
Written-By – Timmy Thomas
2:37
A4        The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Written-By – Ewan McColl*
3:18
A5        The Coldest Days Of My Life
Written-By – Carl Davis, Eugene Record
4:07
B1        In The Beginning
Written-By – Timmy Thomas
3:03
B2        Cold Cold People
Written-By – Timmy Thomas
4:06
B3        Opportunity
Written-By – Timmy Thomas
3:11
B4        Dizzy Dizzy World
Written-By – Timmy Thomas
3:36
B5        Funky Me
Written-By – Timmy Thomas
3:02

 

 

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