Love, Peace and Happiness
| Love, Peace and Happiness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 1969 | |||
| Venue | Fillmore East, New York City | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 76:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia[1] | |||
| Producer | Tim O'Brien, David Rubinson | |||
| The Chambers Brothers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | C−[3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
Love, Peace and Happiness is an album by soul artists The Chambers Brothers, released in 1969.[5][6]
The album was released as a double-LP, half studio recordings and half live recordings. The live material was recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore East.[7]
In "Love, Peace and Happiness", the phrase "That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind" is paraphrased as, "It's a small step for man, but it's a giant leap for all mankind". The song peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] It was covered by Carlos Santana and The Isley Brothers on 2017's Power of Peace.[9]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "the live sides are better, with stronger material, including 'I Can't Turn You Loose' and 'People Get Ready'."[2] Robert Christgau, who had briefly attended the concert at which the live side was recorded, wrote that "now that the evidence is in I know I did the right thing," and called the album "shameful excess."[3]
Reviewing a 2016 reissue, the Lincolnshire Echo called the album "life-enhancing," and praised the "punchy live set."[10]
Track listing
[edit]Studio
[edit]- "Have a Little Faith" (Sammy Turner) – 5:11
- "Let's Do It (Do It Together)" (Sammy Turner) – 4:33
- "To Love Somebody" (Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:36
- "If You Want Me To" (Sammy Turner) – 3:58
- "Wake Up" (Marvin Hamlisch, Joel Hirschhorn) – 2:17
- "Love, Peace and Happiness" (The Chambers Brothers) – 16:15
Live
[edit]- "Wade in the Water" (Traditional; arranged by Joseph Chambers) – 10:22
- "Everybody Needs Somebody" (Joseph Chambers) – 6:28
- "I Can't Turn You Loose" (Otis Redding) – 2:56
- "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:13
- "Bang Bang" (Joe Cuba, Jimmy Sabater) – 7:25
- "You're So Fine" (Willie Schofield, Lance Finney, Bob West) – 4:38
- "Medley: Undecided/Love! Love! Love!" (Charlie Shavers, Sid Robin/Sid Wyche, Teddy McRae, Sunny David) – 4:04
References
[edit]- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 216.
- ^ a b "Love, Peace & Happiness - The Chambers Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: Album: The Chambers Brothers: Love, Peace, and Happiness". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. pp. 88–89.
- ^ "The Chambers Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Bourne, Kay (4 Sep 1969). "Chambers Brothers". Bay State Banner: 5.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 280.
- ^ "Chambers Brothers". Billboard.
- ^ "How The Isley Brothers & Santana Teamed Up to Combat 'Brutality and War'". Billboard.
- ^ Bryan, Kevin (22 Sep 2016). "Album lowdown". Lincolnshire Echo: 54.
