Born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Richie Havens moved to Greenwich Village in 1961 in time to get in on the folk boom then taking place. Havens had a distinctive style as a folksinger, appearing in such clubs as the Cafe Wha? His guitar set to an opening tuning, he would strum it while barring chords with his thumb, using it essentially as percussion while singing rhythmically in a gruff voice for a mesmerizing effect.
Havens' career benefited enormously from his appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and his subsequent featured role in the movie and album made from the concert in 1970. His first album after that exposure, “Alarm Clock”, made the Top 30 and produced a Top 20 single in "Here Comes the Sun.", cover from The Beatles. These recordings were Havens' commercial high-water mark, but by this time he had become an international touring success. By the end of the '70s, he had abandoned recording and turned entirely to live work.
Havens' career benefited enormously from his appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and his subsequent featured role in the movie and album made from the concert in 1970. His first album after that exposure, “Alarm Clock”, made the Top 30 and produced a Top 20 single in "Here Comes the Sun.", cover from The Beatles. These recordings were Havens' commercial high-water mark, but by this time he had become an international touring success. By the end of the '70s, he had abandoned recording and turned entirely to live work.
Track listing
01. "Here Comes The Sun" (George Harrison) - 3:43
02. "To Give All Your Love Away" (Richie Havens) - 2:48
03. "Younger Men Grow Older" (Richie Havens, Mark Roth) - 3:34
04. "Girls Don't Run Away" (Richie Havens) - 4:17
05. "End Of The Seasons" (Richie Havens) - 3:38
06. "Some Will Wait" (Richie Havens) - 2:40
07. "Patient Lady" (Richie Havens) - 4:45
08. "Missing Train" (Richie Havens) - 4:55
09. "Alarm Clock" (Richie Havens, Mark Roth) - 5:17
Credits
Richie Havens - Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
Bill Keith - Steel Guitar
Rick Derringer - Electric Guitar
Warren Bernhardt - Organ
Daniel Ben Zebulon - Conga
Alan Hand - Piano
Bill Lavorgna - Drums
Eric Oxendine - Bass
Dennis Persich - Electric Guitar
Joe Price - Conga
Paul Williams - Guitar
Bob Margoleff - Moog Synthesizer
Buzzy Linhardt - Vibes
Production
Bill Shepherd String Arrangements
Bernard Fox Engineer, Remixing
Gene Paul Remastering
Mark Roth Composer, Producer
Al Manger Engineer, Remixing
Sid Maurer - Art Direction
Richie Havens - Producer
Notes
Recorded At: RKO Sound Studios, The Cellar Door
Genre: Blues Rock
Length: 38:27
Label: Stormy Forest Records
© 1970
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