Happy the Man (Happy the Man album)
Happy the Man is the debut album by the American 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.[2]
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| Released | Aug 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | November & December 1976 at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, jazz rock | |||
| Length | 49:07 | |||
| Label | Arista Records | |||
| Producer | Ken Scott | |||
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Track listing
- "Starborne" (Kit Watkins) – 4:22
- "Stumpy Meets the Firecracker in Stencil Forest" (Stanley Whitaker) – 4:16
- "Upon the Rainbow (Befrost)" (Watkins, Frank Wyatt) – 4:42
- "Mr. Mirror's Reflections on Dreams" (Watkins) – 8:54
- "Carousel" (Wyatt) – 4:06
- "Knee Bitten Nymphs in Limbo" (Whitaker) – 5:22
- "On Time as a Helix of Precious Laughs" (Wyatt) – 5:22
- "Hidden Moods" (Watkins) – 3:41
- "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 organ, 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 History via a Timeline Movie". YouTube. EverythingHTM. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- Dolan, Epstein, Fischer, Gehr, Geist, Grow, Hermes, Reed, Weiderhorn, Jon, Dan, Reed, Richard, Brandon, Kory, Will, Ryan, Jon. "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Happy the Man, Happy the Man. Arista Records AL4120, 1977 (liner notes)
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