The Auction

~ Release by David Axelrod (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Oh! Freedom
solo vocals:
Gwendolyn Owens (R&B singer Gwendolyn Louise Owens)
arranger:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
recording of:
Oh Freedom
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:20
A2The Auction
solo lead vocals:
Fleming Williams (US pop soul singer, in The Hues Corporation)
recording of:
The Auction
lyricist and composer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
6:43
A3Sympathy
solo lead vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021)
recording of:
Sympathy
lyricist:
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
composer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
5:43
A4Freedom
solo vocals:
Gwendolyn Owens (R&B singer Gwendolyn Louise Owens) and Fleming Williams (US pop soul singer, in The Hues Corporation)
recording of:
Freedom
lyricist and composer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
4:29
B1The Leading Citizen
solo guitar:
David T. Walker
recording of:
The Leading Citizen
lyricist and composer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
5:08
B2The Debt
solo lead vocals:
Alexander St. Charles
recording of:
The Debt
lyricist:
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
composer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
4:19
B3Be Proud-My Race
recording of:
Be Proud-My Race
lyricist:
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
composer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
4:43
B4Oh! Freedom
solo lead vocals:
Gwendolyn Owens (R&B singer Gwendolyn Louise Owens)
arranger:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
partial recording of:
Oh Freedom
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
0:34

Credits

Release

miscellaneous support:Ben Barrett (The Crusaders) (task: Player coordination)
producer:David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
Julian "Cannonball" Adderlay
recording engineer:Brian Ingoldsby
bass:Jim Hughart
congas:King Errisson (conguero)
drums (drum set):John Guerin
electric piano and piano:Joe Sample
guitar:Lou Morell
reeds and woodwind:William Green (woodwind)
Jackie Kelso
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
solo guitar:Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
tambourine and vibraphone [Vibes]:Gary Coleman (US percussionist)
trombone:Dick Hyde
Lew McCreary
trumpet:Allen De Rienzo (trumpeter)
Paul Hubinon
conductor:Earl Palmer
chorus master:Billie Barnum
composer and arranger:David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
background vocals [The Chorus]:Billie Barnum
Oma Drake
Gwendolyn Owens (R&B singer Gwendolyn Louise Owens)
Baron Hardeman
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021)
John Lehman
Judith Long
Josef Powell
Jessie Richardson (vocalist)
Alexander St. Charles
Vennetta Fields
Ed Wallace
Fleming Williams (US pop soul singer, in The Hues Corporation)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1572335 [info]