🎵 AotW AOTW: Richie Havens - MIRAGE (SP-4641)

[Captain Bacardi]

Richie Havens
MIRAGE
A&M SP-4641

Released 1977

Produced by Christopher Bond

Tracks:

1. Live It Up (One Time)
2. Shadows Of The Past
3. I Don't Complain
4. Touch The Sky
5. Billy John
6. We All Wanna Boogie
7. Avalon
8. Aviation Man
9. Nobody Left To Crown
10. The End

Musicians:

Richie Havens - Guitar, Sitar, Vocals
Christopher Bond - Guitar
Tony Broussard - Bass
Gary Coleman - Percussion
Herman V. Ernest III - Drums
Dutch Helmer - Vocals
Darryl Johnson - Guitar, Keyboards
Dave Lebolt - Keyboards
Tom Scott - Woodwinds
William D. "Smitty" Smith - Keyboards, Vocals
Paul "Dino" Williams - Guitar

Engineers: John Mills, Rick Porter

Richie Havens website: www.richiehavens.com



Capt. Bacardi

 

[Captain Bacardi]

Since SP-4640 was never released I thought I would put this up instead.



Capt. Bacardi

 

[Dave]

Almost a carbon copy of Havens' previous A&M effort, End Of The Beginning, only not at all familiar with these songs as I was the "covers of Pop tunes" on the former (Well, maybe these, then are "originals"?)...

Nice of A&M to give Richie another chance, though the cover is a bit confusing; the miniature Statues of Liberty, some in a display tray, as if they're "For sale" and "All must go!"...



Dave

 

[LPJim]

Thanks.
Both Havens' A&M albums came out as a 2-for-one CD in 2004.

JB