Rotary Connection (album)

Rotary Connection is the eponymous debut album of the American soul group Rotary Connection issued in 1968 on Cadet Concept Records.[3] The album rose to No. 37 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]

Rotary Connection
Studio album by
Rotary Connection
ReleasedFebruary 1968
GenrePsychedelic soul, psychedelic pop
Length29:12
LabelChess
Cadet
MCA
ProducerMarshall Chess, Charles Stepney
Rotary Connection chronology
Rotary Connection
(1968)		 Electric Mud (with Muddy Waters)
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Billboard(favourable)[2]

Track listing
  1. "Amen" (Marshall Paul, Charles Stepney) – 4:03
  2. "Rapid Transit" (Paul, Stepney) – 0:38
  3. "Turn Me On" (Sidney Barnes, Greg Perry) – 3:19
  4. "Pink Noise" (Paul, Stepney) – 0:22
  5. "Lady Jane" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:00
  6. "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan) – 4:51
  7. "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:01
  8. "Sursum Mentes" (Paul, Stepney) – 0:43
  9. "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" (John Sebastian) – 3:11
  10. "Black Noise" (Paul, Stepney) – 0:22
  11. "Memory Band" (Richard Rudolph, Stepney) – 3:20
  12. "Ruby Tuesday" (Jagger, Richards) – 4:27
  13. "Rotary Connection" (Paul, Stepney) – 2:51

Personnel

Band members
  • Mitch Aliotta – Vocals (lead vocals on Lady Jane, Soul Man)
  • Minnie Riperton – Vocals (lead vocals on Memory Band)
  • Sidney Barnes – Vocals
  • Bobby Simms – Vocals (lead vocals on Amen, Turn Me On, Didn't Want to Have to Do It)
  • Kenny Venegas – Vocals
  • Judy Hauff - Vocals (lead vocals on Amen, Turn Me On, Lady Jane, Like a Rolling Stone, Soul Man, Ruby Tuesday)
  • Charles Stepney – keyboards
  • Marshall Chess - Theremin

Extra musicians

Technical personnel
  • Marshall Chess – Producer
  • Doug Brand – Engineer
  • Andy McKaie – Reissue Producer
  • Mark Omann – Remastering
  • Charles Stepney – Arranger, Producer

Album personnel
  • Curt Cole Burkhart – Photography
  • Robert Pruter – Liner Notes

Charts

USA

Year Chart Peak Position
1968 Pop Albums #37

References
  1. "Rotary Connection: Rotary Connection". allmusic.com.
  2. Album Reviews. 80. Billboard Magazine. February 24, 1968. p. 62.
  3. "Rotary Connection: Rotary Connection". 45worlds.com.
  4. "Rotary Connection: Rotary Connection (Billboard 200)". billboard.com.
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