Songs (Rotary Connection album)

Songs is the fourth album by the American psychedelic soul group Rotary Connection issued in May 1969 on Cadet Records.

Covers

Rotary Connection covered artists such as Cream, The Band, Otis Redding, Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix on the album. The album is also noted for including a song written for the band by Stevie Wonder, titled "This Town." The song was the very first one written by the then-18-year-old Wonder for a non-Motown artist, and would be performed by him in live concerts.

Track listing

1. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 3:05
2. "The Weight" (Robbie Robertson) – 3:24
3. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton) – 5:07
4. "I've Got My Mojo Working" (Preston "Red" Foster) – 2:38
5. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:40
6. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp) – 4:28
7. "This Town" (Stevie Wonder) – 3:25
8. "We're Going Wrong" (Jack Bruce) – 3:20
9. "Salt of the Earth" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:55

Personnel

Rotary Connection

• Sidney Barnes
• Minnie Riperton
• John Stocklin
• Kenny Venegas
• Bobby Simms
• John Jeremiah
• Mitch Aliotta

Technical personnel

• Marshall Chess, Charles Stepney – producer
• Charles Stepney – arranger
• Ron Malo – engineer
• Linn Erlich – photography
• Randy Harter – album design

References