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With just one exception, Donny Hathaway's second full-length is a covers album, featuring one of the most pop-averse artists in soul music surprisingly offering interpretations of contemporary hit material like "A Song for You," "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," "Magnificent Sanctuary Band," and (most effectively) "Put Your Hand in the Hand," a laidback yet rolling, gospel-choir version of the song he was born to sing. In striking contrast to his debut, Donny Hathaway is a very dark record, and it opens on a particularly low note, with "Giving Up" (a 1964 R&B hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips). Most of Hathaway's performances are slow, piano-led laments, powerfully delivered but with little melodic sway to convert listeners. It's no coincedence then, that the only up-tempo song, "Magnificent Sanctuary Band," is the standout. "Little Girl" is a nice piece of gospel testifying with great male harmonizing on the chorus, and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is a solid rendering of a song usually drenched in pathos. Still, whereas Everything Is Everything saw him leading the choir up in the front of church, Donny Hathaway sounds like the lament of a man alone in the sanctuary after services are finished.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Jimmy Douglass, Engineer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Van McCoy, Writer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - GENE PAUL, Engineer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Donny Hathaway, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Sammy Turner, Backing Vocals - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Myrna Smith, Backing Vocals - Judy Clay, Backing Vocals - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - Howie Albert, Engineer - J.R.Bailey, Backing Vocals - Ron Albert, Engineer - Jack Jennings, Percussion - Murray Allen, Engineer - John Littlejohn, Guitar, Vocals - Myrna Summers, Backing Vocals - Ronnie Bright, Backing Vocals - Deirdre Tuck Corley, Backing Vocals
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jimmy Douglass, Engineer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Electric Bass - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - GENE PAUL, Engineer - Leon Russell, Writer - Donny Hathaway, Producer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Sammy Turner, Backing Vocals - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Myrna Smith, Backing Vocals - Judy Clay, Backing Vocals - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - Howie Albert, Engineer - J.R.Bailey, Backing Vocals - Ron Albert, Engineer - Jack Jennings, Percussion - Murray Allen, Engineer - John Littlejohn, Guitar, Vocals - Myrna Summers, Backing Vocals - Ronnie Bright, Backing Vocals - Deirdre Tuck Corley, Backing Vocals
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - GENE PAUL, RecordingEngineer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Donny Hathaway, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Ronald Bright, Backing Vocals - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Billy Preston, Writer - Judy Clay, Backing Vocals - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - JAMES DOUGLASS, RecordingEngineer - Cornel Dupree, Guitar - Howie Albert, Engineer - J.R.Bailey, Backing Vocals - Ron Albert, RecordingEngineer
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - GENE PAUL, RecordingEngineer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Donny Hathaway, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Bob Russell, Writer - Ronald Bright, Backing Vocals - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Judy Clay, Backing Vocals - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - JAMES DOUGLASS, RecordingEngineer - Bobby Scott, Writer - Cornel Dupree, Guitar - Howie Albert, Engineer - J.R.Bailey, Backing Vocals - Ron Albert, RecordingEngineer
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - Dorsey Burnette, Writer - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - GENE PAUL, RecordingEngineer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Donny Hathaway, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Ronald Bright, Backing Vocals - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Judy Clay, Backing Vocals - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - JAMES DOUGLASS, RecordingEngineer - Howie Albert, Engineer - J.R.Bailey, Backing Vocals - Ron Albert, RecordingEngineer - Myrna Summers, Backing Vocals
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - GENE PAUL, RecordingEngineer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Donny Hathaway, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Ronald Bright, Backing Vocals - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Judy Clay, Backing Vocals - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - JAMES DOUGLASS, RecordingEngineer - George Clinton, Writer - Cornel Dupree, Guitar - Howie Albert, Engineer - J.R.Bailey, Backing Vocals - Ron Albert, RecordingEngineer
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - GENE PAUL, RecordingEngineer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Donny Hathaway, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Ronald Bright, Backing Vocals - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Judy Clay, Backing Vocals - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - JAMES DOUGLASS, RecordingEngineer - Cornel Dupree, Guitar - Howie Albert, Engineer - J.R.Bailey, Backing Vocals - Ron Albert, RecordingEngineer - Mac Davis, Writer
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Arif Mardin, Producer - Donny Hathaway, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Morris Jennings, Drums - Phil Upchurch, Bass Guitar - Nadine McKinnor, Writer - Steve Novosel, Bass Guitar - Murray Allen, RecordingEngineer - Ivory Stone, Backing Vocals - Lillian Tynes, Backing Vocals
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - GENE PAUL, RecordingEngineer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Donny Hathaway, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Ronald Bright, Backing Vocals - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Judy Clay, Backing Vocals - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - JAMES DOUGLASS, RecordingEngineer - Cornel Dupree, Guitar - Howie Albert, Engineer - J.R.Bailey, Backing Vocals - Ron Albert, RecordingEngineer - Gene McClellan, Writer - Myrna Summers, Backing Vocals
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Arif Mardin, Producer - al jackson jr., Drums - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - Donny Hathaway, Producer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Morris Jennings, Drums - Charles Ostiguy, Writer
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jimmy Douglass, Engineer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Arif Mardin, Producer - GENE PAUL, Engineer - Donny Hathaway, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Nadine McKinnor, Writer - Howie Albert, Engineer - Ron Albert, Engineer - Jack Jennings, Percussion - Murray Allen, Engineer - John Littlejohn, Guitar, Vocals
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Album review
With just one exception, Donny Hathaway's second full-length is a covers album, featuring one of the most pop-averse artists in soul music surprisingly offering interpretations of contemporary hit material like "A Song for You," "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," "Magnificent Sanctuary Band," and (most effectively) "Put Your Hand in the Hand," a laidback yet rolling, gospel-choir version of the song he was born to sing. In striking contrast to his debut, Donny Hathaway is a very dark record, and it opens on a particularly low note, with "Giving Up" (a 1964 R&B hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips). Most of Hathaway's performances are slow, piano-led laments, powerfully delivered but with little melodic sway to convert listeners. It's no coincedence then, that the only up-tempo song, "Magnificent Sanctuary Band," is the standout. "Little Girl" is a nice piece of gospel testifying with great male harmonizing on the chorus, and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is a solid rendering of a song usually drenched in pathos. Still, whereas Everything Is Everything saw him leading the choir up in the front of church, Donny Hathaway sounds like the lament of a man alone in the sanctuary after services are finished.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:18
- Main artists: Donny Hathaway
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
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