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Havens' third Verve album was an ambitious double LP, using about a couple dozen backing musicians in various combinations on instruments ranging from conga and sitar to steel guitar and organ. Though recorded for the most part in the studio, it also included several live recordings from a July 1968 concert. As with many double albums, it perhaps could have used some pruning, although in general it was a worthy expansion of his sound as captured on record. Divided almost equally between originals and covers, the music has the moving and melancholy vibe, yet also somewhat rambling feel, typical of Havens' prime. Certainly his "What More Can I Say John?" is a subtle and admirable anti-Vietnam war song, while his interpretations of Leonard Cohen's "Priests" and Maurey Hayden's (aka Lotus Weinstock's) "Cautiously" are unusual cover choices that are imaginatively done. An Indian influence makes itself heard occasionally, as on "Just Above My Hobby Horse's Head" and "Putting Out the Vibration, and Hoping It Comes Home"; "Indian Rope Man," with Jeremy Steig on flute, is one of his better compositions. However, there's an over reliance on Beatles covers (there are four here). And the live stuff on side four, with its cutesy five-minute version of "With a Little Help From My Friends" (in which Havens wordlessly scats the lyrics), seems like an afterthought to push the set to double-LP length.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Harris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Skip Prokop, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Richie Havens, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Steig, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Weldon Myrick, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carter Collins, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Walcott, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Roth, Producer - Don MacDonald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Ord, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Harris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Skip Prokop, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richie Havens, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Steig, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Weldon Myrick, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carter Collins, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Walcott, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Roth, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Price, ComposerLyricist - Don MacDonald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Ord, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Roth, Producer - James David Murray, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Harris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Skip Prokop, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Richie Havens, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Steig, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Weldon Myrick, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carter Collins, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Walcott, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Roth, Producer - Don MacDonald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Ord, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Harris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Skip Prokop, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Richie Havens, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Steig, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Weldon Myrick, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carter Collins, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Walcott, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Roth, Producer - Don MacDonald, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Ord, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Donovan Leitch, ComposerLyricist - Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Havens, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Roth, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Havens' third Verve album was an ambitious double LP, using about a couple dozen backing musicians in various combinations on instruments ranging from conga and sitar to steel guitar and organ. Though recorded for the most part in the studio, it also included several live recordings from a July 1968 concert. As with many double albums, it perhaps could have used some pruning, although in general it was a worthy expansion of his sound as captured on record. Divided almost equally between originals and covers, the music has the moving and melancholy vibe, yet also somewhat rambling feel, typical of Havens' prime. Certainly his "What More Can I Say John?" is a subtle and admirable anti-Vietnam war song, while his interpretations of Leonard Cohen's "Priests" and Maurey Hayden's (aka Lotus Weinstock's) "Cautiously" are unusual cover choices that are imaginatively done. An Indian influence makes itself heard occasionally, as on "Just Above My Hobby Horse's Head" and "Putting Out the Vibration, and Hoping It Comes Home"; "Indian Rope Man," with Jeremy Steig on flute, is one of his better compositions. However, there's an over reliance on Beatles covers (there are four here). And the live stuff on side four, with its cutesy five-minute version of "With a Little Help From My Friends" (in which Havens wordlessly scats the lyrics), seems like an afterthought to push the set to double-LP length.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:20
- Main artists: Richie Havens
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Folk/Americana
© 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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