Rare Earth in Concert

Rare Earth in Concert is a live album by rock band Rare Earth, which was released as a double-LP in 1971. It contains a 23:33 version of their signature hit "Get Ready", as well as a new studio song: "Nice To Be With You". It was issued a RIAA gold record award.

Track listing

Side one

1. "I Just Want to Celebrate" <small>(Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris)</small>– 4:40
2. "Hey, Big Brother" <small>(Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris)</small>– 7:26
3. "Born to Wander" <small>(Tom Baird)</small>– 4:24

Side two

1. "Get Ready" <small>(William "Smokey" Robinson)</small>– 23:33

• The unedited performance ran close to an hour

Side three

1. "What'd I Say" <small>(Ray Charles)</small>– 6:31
2. "Thoughts" <small>(Gilbert Bridges, Peter Hoorelbeke, Edward Guzman, John Persh, Mark Olson, Raymond Monette)</small>— 10:53

Side four

1. "(I Know) I'm Losing You" <small>(Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland Jr., Norman Whitfield)</small>— 14:09
2. "Nice to Be with You" <small>(Mark Olson, Raymond Monette, Peter Hoorelbeke)</small>— 2:15

Charts

Personnel

Rare Earth

• Gil Bridges – woodwinds, backing vocals, percussion, flute
• Ray Monette – guitars, backing vocals
• Mark Olson – keyboards, backing vocals
• John Persh – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Rivera (Hoorelbeke)– drums, lead vocals, percussion
• Ed Guzman – conga, percussion

Credits

• Recording engineers: Cal Harris, Nate Jennings, John Lewis, Ken Sands, Bob Olhsson, Orson Lewis, Criteria Recording Company
• Technical engineers: Don Boehrat, Gurdev Sandhu, Michael Grace, Don Fostie
• Mastering engineer: Russ Terrana
• Graphic Supervision: Tom Schlesinger
• Art direction: Curtis McNair
• Rare Earth photos: Joel Brodsky
• Personal manager: Ron Strasner
• Special thanks to: Harry Balk, Ralph Terrana
• Recorded live at Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida; Marine Stadium, Miami, Florida; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; and At The Pharmacy
• "Nice to Be with You" recorded at Motown Studios

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