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Released
  
1973

Freedom for the Stallion (1973)
  
Rockin' Soul (1974)

Release date
  
1973

Producer
  
John Florez

Artist
  
The Hues Corporation

Label
  
RCA Victor

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Recorded
  
1973 RCA's Music Center Of The World (Hollywood, California)

Genres
  
Soul music, Disco, Pop music, Contemporary R&B

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The hues corporation freedom for the stallion 1973


Freedom For The Stallion is the debut album by The Hues Corporation. Released in 1973, it includes the #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Rock The Boat."

Contents

The title track, "Freedom for the Stallion" was also a minor hit on the Billboard charts. This Allen Toussaint song had been recorded earlier by Lee Dorsey in 1971. Later versions of "Freedom for the Stallion" include a 2006 recording by Toussaint and Elvis Costello on the album The River in Reverse.

Track listing

  1. "Bound on a Reason" - (Michael Jarrett) 3:15
  2. "Off My Cloud" - (Wally Holmes) 4:16
  3. "All Goin' Down Together" - (Michael Jarrett) 2:51
  4. "Rock the Boat" - (Wally Holmes) 3:22
  5. "Freedom for the Stallion" - (Allen Toussaint) 4:00
  6. "The Family" - (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins) 3:09
  7. "Go To The Poet" - (Wally Holmes) 2:51
  8. "Salvation Lady" (1-3-5) - (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins) 3:18
  9. "Live a Lie" - (Wally Holmes) 2:13
  10. "Miracle Maker (Sweet Soul Shaker)" - (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:16

Personnel

  • St. Clair Lee, Fleming Williams, Hubert Ann Kelly - Vocals
  • Joe Sample - Keyboards
  • Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon, Ronnie Tutt - Drums
  • David Hungate, Joe Osborn, Wilton Felder, James Jamerson - Bass
  • Al Casey, Dennis Budimir, Larry Carlton, Louie Shelton - Guitar
  • William E. Green - Baritone saxophone
  • Charles Loper, Lew McCreary - Trombone
  • Bud Brisbois, Charles B. Findley, Paul Hubinon - Trumpet
  • Gary Coleman - Percussion
  • Chino Valdes - Congas
  • Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
  • Harry Bluestone, Israel Baker, James Getzoff, Sidney Sharp - Violin
  • David Schwartz - Viola
  • D'Arneill Pershing, Gene Page, Perry Botkin, Jr., Tom Sellers - arrangements

    • Songs

    1Bound on a Reason3:15
    2Off My Cloud4:16
    3All Goin' Down Together2:51

    References

    Freedom for the Stallion Wikipedia
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