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Oh Yeah
Nation Time
Kind Woman
Oh Yeah
Nation Time
Kind Woman
Product Description
The Voices Of East Harlem were a community choir that grew from an inner city action project in 1969. A fluid 20-member ensemble whose ages ranged from 12 to 21, their music mixed devotional gospel fervour with commercial R&B and soul, and included lead vocalists Gerri Griffin and Monica Burress. Coming to the attention of Elektra boss Jac Holzman via their producer Jerry Brandt, they were signed in 1970 for their debut “Right On Be Free”, which showcased a diverse song selection from Buffalo Sprringfield’s “For What It’s Worth, to Richie Haven’s “Run Shaker Life”, all performed in their distinctive high-energy style. A follow-up single “Oxford Town” appeared in 1971, produced by Donny Hathaway who was scheduled to produce a second Elektra album, rumoured to have been called “Brothers & Sisters”; the session logs actually refer to it as “Nation Time” (written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff). Both sides of the Elektra 45 plus the other aborted tracks from these sessions appear on this remastered & expanded edition for the first time in 36 years, and are bolstered by the last single “Angry” plus two live tracks recorded at the “Soul To Soul” concert in Ghana in 1971. UK import. Tracks:
1. Right On Be Free (3:40)
2. Simple Song Of Freedom (3:58)
3. Proud Mary (2:47)
4. Music In The Air (3:14)
5. Oh Yeah (2:46)
6. For What It’s Worth (3:27)
7. Let It Be Me (3:21)
8. No No No (1:47)
9. Gotta Be A Change (1:30)
10.Shaker Life (6:45)
Bonus tracks:
11.Oxford Town (2:56)
12.Sit Yourself Down (2:08)
13.Nation Time (2:47) (Previously Unreleased)
14.I Wanna Be Free (3:59) (Previously Unreleased)
15.Hey Brother (2:40) (Previously Unreleased)
16.Love Is The Answer (2:45) (Previously Unreleased)
17.Kind Woman (4:52) (Previously Unreleased)
18.Angry (2:41)
19.(We Are) New York Lightning (2:53)
20.Run Shaker Life (Live) (3:20)
21.Soul To Soul (Live) (2:07)
1. Right On Be Free (3:40)
2. Simple Song Of Freedom (3:58)
3. Proud Mary (2:47)
4. Music In The Air (3:14)
5. Oh Yeah (2:46)
6. For What It’s Worth (3:27)
7. Let It Be Me (3:21)
8. No No No (1:47)
9. Gotta Be A Change (1:30)
10.Shaker Life (6:45)
Bonus tracks:
11.Oxford Town (2:56)
12.Sit Yourself Down (2:08)
13.Nation Time (2:47) (Previously Unreleased)
14.I Wanna Be Free (3:59) (Previously Unreleased)
15.Hey Brother (2:40) (Previously Unreleased)
16.Love Is The Answer (2:45) (Previously Unreleased)
17.Kind Woman (4:52) (Previously Unreleased)
18.Angry (2:41)
19.(We Are) New York Lightning (2:53)
20.Run Shaker Life (Live) (3:20)
21.Soul To Soul (Live) (2:07)
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