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Happy the Man (Happy the Man album)

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Released
  
Aug 1977

Length
  
49:07

Producer
  
Ken Scott

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Label
  
Arista Records

Recorded
  
November & December 1976 at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California

Happy the Man is the debut album by the progressive rock band Happy the Man, released in 1977. Rolling Stone ranked it 50th on their list of the 50 greatest prog-rock albums of all time.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Starborne" (Kit Watkins) – 4:22
  2. "Stumpy Meets the Firecracker in Stencil Forest" (Stanley Whitaker) – 4:16
  3. "Upon the Rainbow (Befrost)" (Watkins, Frank Wyatt) – 4:42
  4. "Mr. Mirror's Reflections on Dreams" (Watkins) – 8:54
  5. "Carousel" (Wyatt) – 4:06
  6. "Knee Bitten Nymphs in Limbo" (Whitaker) – 5:22
  7. "On Time as a Helix of Precious Laughs" (Wyatt) – 5:22
  8. "Hidden Moods" (Watkins) – 3:41
  9. "New York Dream's Suite" (Wyatt) – 8:32

Personnel

  • Stanley Whitaker – six and twelve string guitars, lead vocals
  • Frank Wyatt – keyboards, backing vocals, saxophone, flute, piano
  • Kit Watkins – Minimoog, acoustic piano, rhodes piano, arp string ensemble, Hammond B3, hohner clavinet, flute, marimba
  • Rick Kennell – electric bass
  • Mike Beck – drums, percussion

    • Road Crew

  • Eric Smith – Road Manager
  • Steven Meeks – Stage Lighting
  • Kenny Baily – Stage Manager
  • Wayne Garber – Sound Engineer
  • Live Sound Provided by Ace Pace
  • Cover Art – Mary Walsh Photo/ Dennis Luzak Illustration Back cover *Photography – Mary Walsh Inner Sleeve Photo: Benno Friedman Design & *Art Direction – Bob Heimall

    • References

    Happy the Man (Happy the Man album) Wikipedia
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