Hanson (British band)

For other artists using this name, see Hanson (disambiguation).

Hanson
Origin	England, UK
Genres	Rock, funk
Years active	1973–74
Labels	Manticore,Ork
Past members	Junior Hanson Bobby Tench Delisle Harper Rebop Kwaku Baah Godfrey McLean Neil Murray Clive Chaman
Website	Junior Marvin (Hanson)

Hanson (also known as Junior Marvin's Hanson) were a British-based rock band formed by Junior Hanson in 1973 and were signed to Emerson, Lake and Palmer's record label Manticore. Their debut album Now Hear This, was released in 1973 and featured Bobby Tench. At the beginning of 1974, Junior Marvin disbanded the existing line-up and reformed the band for the recording of a funk rock album Magic Dragon, which was released later that year.

Now Hear This

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Track listing

1. "Traveling Like a Gypsy"
2. "Love Knows Everything"
3. "Mister Music Maker"
4. "Catch That Beat"
5. "Take You into My Home"
6. "Gospel Truth"
7. "Rain"
8. "Smokin’ to the Big M"

Credits

• Junior Hanson (guitar and vocals)
• Conrad Isidore (drums)
• Clive Chaman (bass)
• Jean Roussel (keyboards)
• Bobby Tench (guitar and bvs)
• Godfrey McLean (drums)
• Jimmy Thomas (superstring and bvs)
• Delisle Harper (bass)
• Chris Wood (flute)
• Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion)
• Ken Cumberbatch (piano)

Magic Dragon

Untitled

Track listing

1. "Rocking Horseman"
2. "Modern Day Religion"
3. "Down into the Magic"
4. "Rock Me Baby"
5. "Love Yer Need You"
6. "Boy Meets Girl"
7. "American Beauty Rose"
8. "Looking at Tin Soldiers"
9. "Magic Dragon"

Credits

• Junior Hanson (guitar and vocals)
• Glen LeFleur (drums)
• Neil Murray (bass)
• Brother James (percussion)
• Marlo Henderson (guitar)
• Andre Lewis (keyboards)

Discography

• Now Hear This Manticore (1973)
• Magic Dragon Manticore (1974)
• Now Hear This Ork/Cherry Red (2007) re-release

External links

• Junior Marvin Hanson press release