Released April 2, 1971 Length 44:46 | Genre Soul Label Atco33-360 | |
Recorded 1970-71Atlantic Recording Studios(New York, New York)Criteria Studios(Miami, Florida)Universal Studios(Chicago, Illinois) Producer Jerry WexlerArif MardinDonny Hathaway |
Donny Hathaway is the eponymous second studio album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway, released on April 2, 1971 on Atco.
Contents
The majority of songs featured on the collection were covers of pop, gospel and soul songs that were released around the same time. The most prominent of the covers were Hathaway's rendition of Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and a gospel-inflected cover of Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Giving Up", written by Van McCoy. This was the second of three solo studio albums that Hathaway released during his lifetime before his suicide in 1979. Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler took over most of the production duties, with Hathaway producing one track, the self-penned "Take A Love Song".
Track listing
- "Giving Up" (Van McCoy) (6:20)
- "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) (5:25)
- "Little Girl" (Billy Preston) (4:47)
- "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott) (5:55)
- "Magnificent Sanctuary Band" (Dorsey Burnette) (4:24)
- "She Is My Lady" (George S. Clinton) (5:33)
- "I Believe in Music" (Mac Davis) (3:38)
- "Take a Love Song" (Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor) (4:53)
- "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (Gene MacLellan) (3:49)
- "Where is the Love" (Roberta Flack) (4:21)
Bonus tracks on CD
- "Be There" (Donny Hathaway) (3:02)
- "This Christmas" (Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor) (3:51)
Personnel
References
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