Those Southern Knights
| Those Southern Knights | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
| The Crusaders chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Those Southern Knights | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Those Southern Knights is a 1976 studio album by The Crusaders. It peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Top LPs chart,[4] as well as number 9 on the Soul LPs chart[5] and number 2 on the Top Jazz LPs chart.[6]
It includes "Keep That Same Old Feeling" and "And Then There Was the Blues".[1] The former peaked at number 21 on the Hot Soul Singles chart,[7] while the latter peaked at number 92.[8]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spiral" | Joe Sample | 6:10 |
| 2. | "Keep That Same Old Feeling" | Wayne Henderson | 5:34 |
| 3. | "My Mama Told Me So" | Sample | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Til' the Sun Shines" | Larry Carlton | 2:44 |
| 5. | "And Then There Was the Blues" | Nesbert "Stix" Hooper | 9:36 |
| 6. | "Serenity" | Wilton Felder | 7:12 |
| 7. | "Feeling Funky" | Robert Popwell | 3:01 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
The Crusaders
- Wayne Henderson – trombone
- Wilton Felder – tenor saxophone
- Joe Sample – keyboards
- Stix Hooper – drums, percussion
- Larry Carlton – guitar
- Robert "Pops" Popwell – bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Arthur Adams – guitar
Production
- Stewart Levine – production
- F. Byron Clark – recording, remix engineering
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Tom Wilkes – art direction
- Ethan Russell – photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[4] | 38 |
| US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
| US Top Jazz LPs (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "Those Southern Knights - The Crusaders". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b "The Crusaders - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Crusaders - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Crusaders - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "The Crusaders - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "The Crusaders - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (page 2)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Those Southern Knights at Discogs (list of releases)
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