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Richie Havens - The Great Blind Degree album

Richie Havens - The Great Blind Degree album

  • Performer: Richie Havens
  • Genre: Rock / Folk music
  • Title: The Great Blind Degree
  • Released: 1971
  • Style: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
  • Country: US
  • MP3 version size: 1423 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1921 mb
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Artist Album Song Title. The Great Blind Degree Album Cover Art. Richie Havens.

The Great Blind Degree. Folk Rock Richie Havens. Band Name Richie Havens. Album Name The Great Blind Degree. Labels Stormy Forest. Music StyleFolk Rock. Members owning this album0.

Producer, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar – Richie Havens. Recorded at Media Sound and Electric Lady Studios. Rights Society: GEMA.

Alarm Clock is a 1971 album by folk rock musician Richie Havens. It is his highest charting album, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Top 200 in the United States. The opening track, a live cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" would reach number 16 in the United States as part of The Hoax soundtrack. Except where otherwise noted, all tracks composed by Richie Havens and Mark Roth. Note that running times are listed from the original LP, and may vary slightly for other formats.

This was Havens' first album to reach Billboard's Top 30 Chart. Stormy Forest went on to release four more of his albums: The Great Blind Degree (1971), Live On Stage (1972), Portfolio (1973), and Mixed Bag II (1974). Memorable television appearances included performances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

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Album The Great Blind Degree. What About Me Lyrics. What About Me" Track Info. The Great Blind Degree Richie Havens. 1. What About Me. 2. Fire and Rain.

Great old 1971 photo of the legendary Whisky A Go-Go music venue on Sunset Blvd with billboards advertising Richie's new album "The Great Blind Degree" and his show at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and David Bowie's "Hunky Dory". Photo courtesy of Dominic Lamblin).

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A1 What About Me
Written-By – Dino Valente*
6:11
A2 Fire & Rain
Written-By – James Taylor
6:23
A3 Tommy
Written-By – Pete Townshend
1:28
A4 In These Flames
Written-By – Bob Brown
3:52
B1 Think About The Children
Written-By – Bobby Scott, Danny Meehan
4:20
B2 Fathers & Sons
Written-By – Cat Stevens
6:45
B3 Teach Your Children
Written-By – Graham Nash
3:45
B4 What Have We Done
Written-By – Jeffrey Kaufman
4:26

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Mediasound
  • Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios

Credits

  • Arranged By [Orchestra] – Jeffrey Kaufman
  • Design, Photography By – Mark Roth
  • Drums, Percussion, Congas – Emile Latimer
  • Electric Guitar, Lead Guitar [Acoustic] – Paul Williams
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer (Uncredited)] – Steve Bruno
  • Producer, Guitar [Twelve String] – Richie Havens
  • Synthesizer [Moog], Engineer, Remix – Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff

Notes

Recorded at Media Sound and Electric Lady Studios

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SFS 6010 Richie Havens The Great Blind Degree ‎(LP, Album, Pit) Stormy Forest SFS 6010 US 1971
2480 049 Richie Havens The Great Blind Degree ‎(LP, Album) Polydor 2480 049 UK 1971
SFS 6010 Richie Havens The Great Blind Degree ‎(LP, Album, Promo) Stormy Forest SFS 6010 US 1971
SFS 6010 Richie Havens The Great Blind Degree ‎(LP, Album) Stormy Forest SFS 6010 US 1971
2480 049 Richie Havens The Great Blind Degree ‎(LP, Album) Polydor 2480 049 Canada 1971

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