Garden of Love Light
Garden of Love Light is the debut solo album from R&B-soul-dance-pop songwriter/producer Narada Michael Walden. It featured nine tracks, seven which Walden wrote alone. It was produced by Tom Dowd. The single "Delightful" rose to number 81 on the R&B charts.[1]
| Garden of Love Light | ||||
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| Released | Late 1976 | |||
| Recorded | August 21 – September 6, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Recording Studios | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 43:05 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
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Track listing
- All songs written by Narada Michael Walden, except where noted.
- "White Night" (Walden, Raymond Gomez) 4:57
- "Garden of Love Light" 4:55
- "Delightful" 4:51
- "First Love" 5:52
- "Meditation" (lyrics from Sri Chinmoy) 1:38
- "The Sun is Dancing" 9:29 (dedicated to Mahavishnu John McLaughlin)
- "You Got the Soul" 3:22
- "Saint and the Rascal" 4:33
- "You Are-Love" (Walden, Cynthia Anderson) 3:12
Personnel
- Narada Michael Walden - drums (1-4,6-8), percussion, tympani (1), acoustic piano (2-4,7,9), Fender Rhodes bass (7), vocals (2,3,7,9)
- David Sancious - piano (7), Fender Rhodes electric piano (3), Hammond B-3 (3,4), keyboards (1,6,8), Mini-Moog, electric sitar (1)
- Don Muro - synthesizers (9)
- Ray Gomez (1,2,3,6), Carlos Santana (4), Icarus Johnson (7), Jeff Beck (8) - guitars
- Will Lee - bass (1-3,6-9), vocals (3)
- Sammy Figueroa - congas (2,3)
- Norma Jean Bell - saxophone (3), vocals (3,7)
- Michael Gibbs - arrangement and conducting of Perfection Light Symphony (1,4,5,9)
- Lois Colin (4,5,9) - harp
- Tammy Cynthia Weiss, Carol Shue, Stacy Johns (5) - strings
- Patti Scialfa - vocals (3,7)
- Jeff Beck - guitar (8)
Production
- Produced by Tom Dowd
- Recorded and mixed by Dennis Mackay; additional recording by Jimmy Douglas
- Mixed at Trident Studios, London
- Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios
Reference List
- Weather Report - Page 68 "His first album, Garden of Love Light, was released in 1976 and included the track ”Delightful”. The lone single released from the album, it charted at #81 on the R&B charts in the spring of 1977"
External links
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