| Rare Earth in Concert | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Live at Jacksonville, Jacksonville Coliseum, Miami Florida Marine Stadium, Ithaca, New York Cornell University. and at The Pharmacy. Side four, track 2 recorded at Motown Studios. | |||
| Length | 73:43 | |||
| Label | Rare Earth | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Rare Earth in Concert is a live album by rock band Rare Earth, which was released as a double-LP in 1971. It contains a 23:33 version of their signature hit "Get Ready", as well as a new studio song: "Nice To Be With You". It was issued a RIAA gold record award.
Track listing
Side one
- "I Just Want to Celebrate" (Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris)– 4:40
- "Hey, Big Brother" (Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris)– 7:26
- "Born to Wander" (Tom Baird)– 4:24
Side two
- "Get Ready" (William "Smokey" Robinson)– 23:33
- The unedited performance ran close to an hour
Side three
- "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles)– 6:31
- "Thoughts" (Gilbert Bridges, Peter Hoorelbeke, Edward Guzman, John Persh, Mark Olson, Raymond Monette)— 10:53
Side four
- "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland Jr., Norman Whitfield)— 14:09
- "Nice to Be with You" (Mark Olson, Raymond Monette, Peter Hoorelbeke)— 2:15
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 29 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 26 |
Personnel
- Rare Earth
- Gil Bridges – woodwinds, backing vocals, percussion, flute
- Ray Monette – guitars, backing vocals
- Mark Olson – keyboards, backing vocals
- John Persh – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Pete Rivera – drums, lead vocals, percussion
- Ed Guzman – conga, percussion
Credits
- Recording engineers: Cal Harris, Nate Jennings, John Lewis, Ken Sands, Bob Olhsson, Orson Lewis, Criteria Recording Company
- Technical engineers: Don Boehrat, Gurdev Sandhu, Michael Grace, Don Fostie
- Mastering engineer: Russ Terrana
- Graphic Supervision: Tom Schlesinger
- Art direction: Curtis McNair
- Rare Earth photos: Joel Brodsky
- Personal manager: Ron Strasner
- Special thanks to: Harry Balk, Ralph Terrana
- Recorded live at Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL.; Marine Stadium, Miami, FL.; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and At The Pharmacy
- "Nice to Be with You" recorded at Motown Studios
References
- ↑ Eder, Bruce (2011). "Rare Earth in Concert - Rare Earth | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 2346. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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