What Color Is Love
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios, Chicago, Illinois, U. S. | |||
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| Length | 40:38 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Cadet | |||
| Producer | Charles Stepney | |||
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What Color Is Love is a 1973 studio album from American folk and rhythm and blues musician Terry Callier. Released by Cadet Records, this is the artist's third album since his 1962 debut and the second of three that he recorded in short succession for Cadet with producer Charles Stepney.[2] It has received positive critical reception.
Critical reception
At Acclaimed Music, What Color Is Love is the only album ranked by the aggregator, which notes several all-time best album rankings.[3] The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the release five out of five stars and named it their pick among his discography, with Ryan Randall Globe writing that the album is "musical kaleidoscope" and "the music on this brilliant album defies all categories, embracing Terry Callier's wide range of influences and experiences".[4] On Craig Charles' BBC program The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show, he dedicated an episode to What Color Is Love as number 22 on the top 40 funk albums of all time, highlighting four tracks and calling the release "lovely".[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Terry Callier, except where noted
- "Dancing Girl" – 8:58
- "What Color Is Love" – 4:04
- "You Goin' Miss Your Candyman" (Phyllis Braxton and Callier) – 7:20
- "Just as Long as We're in Love"(Callier and Larry Wade) – 3:40
- "Ho Tsing Mee (A Song of the Sun)" – 4:20
- "I'd Rather Be with You"(Jerry Butler, Callier, and Wade) – 6:38
- "You Don't Care" (Callier and Wade) – 5:28
Personnel
- Terry Callier – guitar, vocals
- Arthur Ahlman – viola
- Roger Anfinsen – engineering
- Leonard Chausow – cello
- Bobby Christian – percussion
- Brian Christian – remixing
- Edward Druzinsky – harp
- William Faldner – violin
- Karl B. Fruth – cello
- Joseph Golan – violin
- Elliot M. Golub – violin
- Ruth Goodman – violin
- Vivian Harrell – backing vocals
- Bruce Hayden – viola
- Kitty Haywood – backing vocals
- John Howell – trumpet
- Arthur Hoyle – trumpet
- Morris Jennings – drums
- Irving Kaplan – violin
- Harold Klatz – viola
- Harold Kupper – viola
- Ethel Merker – horn
- Roger Moulton – viola
- Donald Myrick – alto saxophone, flute
- Alfred Nalls – bongo, congas
- Jerry Sabransky – violin
- Louis A. Satterfield – bass guitar
- Theodore Silavin – violin
- Donny Simmons – drums
- Gary Starr – supervising engineering
- Charles Stepney – electric piano, piano, conducting, production, arrangement
- Paul Tervelt – horn
- Cyril Touff – harmonica
- Phil Upchurch – guitar
- Shirley Wahls – backing vocals
- Fred Walker – congas, percussion
- W. Zlatoff-Mirsky – violin
References
- ^ a b Charles, Craig (June 13, 2020). "The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show: Craig's Forty Funky Album #22 Terry Callier – What Color Is Love". BBC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (October 30, 2012). "Terry Callier Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Template:Acclaimed Music, retrieved July 1, 2020
- ^ Globe, Ryan Randall. "What Color Is Love – Terry Callier". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
External links
- What Color Is Love at Discogs (list of releases)
- What Color Is Love at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Entry at Rate Your Music