RICHIE HAVENS
''DREAMING AS ONE: THE A&M YEARS''
JUNE 4 2004
74:26
1/I'm Not in Love
Graham Gouldman / Mike Stewart/5:23
2/We Can't Hide It Anymore
Barry Murphy/4:00
3/Dreaming as One
David Palmer / William D. "Smitty" Smith/3:27
4/You Can Close Your Eyes
James Taylor/4:19
5/I Was Educated by Myself
Richie Havens/5:14
6/Daughter of the Night
Hasse Huss / Mikael Rickfors/3:40
7/If Not for You
Bob Dylan/3:07
8/Do It Again
Walter Becker / Donald Fagen/3:28
9/Wild Night
Van Morrison/3:29
10/Long Train Running/3:49
11/Live It Up (One Time)
Jack Hammer/3:11
12/Shadows of the Past
Richie Havens/2:36
13/I Don't Complain
Richie Havens/3:16
14/Touch the Sky
Jack Hammer/2:35
15/Billy John
Christopher Bond/3:02
16/We All Wanna Boogie
Allen Toussaint/3:14
17/Avalon
Billy Alessi / Bobby Alessi/3:02
18/Aviation Man
Tim Moore/2:48
19/Nobody Left to Crown
Richie Havens/3:38
20/The End
Eva Moon/3:23
21/I'm Not in Love
Graham Gouldman / Mike Stewart/3:45
Mike Baird /Drums
Jeff Baxter /Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel)
Christopher Bond /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), String Arrangements
Dianne Brooks /Vocals (Background)
Tony Broussard /Bass
Tesse Coen /Percussion
Gary Coleman /Percussion
Steve Cropper /Guitar (Electric)
Donald "Duck" Dunn /Bass
Herman V. Ernest III /Drums
James Getzoff /String Contractor
Richie Havens /Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Vocals
Booker T. Jones /Arranger, Organ
Dave Lebolt /Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer
Matthew Moore /Vocals (Background)
Joey Oliver /Keyboards
Brenda Russell /Vocals (Background)
Brian Russell /Vocals (Background)
Tom Scott /Flute, Lyricon, Sax (Alto)
William D. "Smitty" Smith /Arranger, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals (Background)
Armin Steiner /String Arrangements
Julia Tillman /Vocals (Background)
Willie Weeks /Bass
Paul Williams /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm)
REVIEW
by Lindsay Planer
Richie Havens (guitar/harmonica/vocals) established himself as a formidable folkie during the 1960s Greenwich Village scene. This was prior to becoming a household name after a career-defining appearance at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. After releasing seven acclaimed long-players on his own Stormy Forest label, a series of business maneuvers led to Havens' next two platters being issued on A&M Records. The contents of those discs, The End of the Beginning (1976) and Mirage (1977) make up the bulk of Dreaming as One: The A&M Years, a limited-edition anthology from Hip-O Select. Although his distinct musical vision remains, the artist has integrated new sonic textures to a matured style, expanding significantly upon the primarily acoustic instrumentation of Havens' earlier efforts. His trademark arrangements are as organic and emotive as ever, particularly notable on the updates of 10cc's noir "I'm Not in Love," the funky take of Steely Dan's "Do It Again," or the four-on-the-floor driving the remakes of the Doobie Brothers' "Long Train Running" and Van Morrison's "Wild Night." Havens' electric ensemble was undeniably modern, yet the respective interpretations provide an uncomplicated backing. In that respect, The End of the Beginning featured Steve Cropper (guitar), Booker T. Jones (keyboards), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass) and suitably Jeff Baxter (pedal steel/side guitar) , who was a one-time member of Steely Dan and the Doobies. Havens' capacity for lyrical and evocative balladry is likewise evident on the title composition to this compilation, "Dreaming as One," as well as "Shadows of the Past" and the upbeat and perhaps prophetic "Nobody Left to Crown." In addition to both albums the 'edited single version' of "I'm Not in Love" is included, wrapping up what is an exceptional anthology of Havens' short stint at A&M.
BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
BORN: JANUARY 21, 1941 IN BROOKLYN, NY
DIED: APRIL 22, 2013
Born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Richie Havens moved to Greenwich Village in 1961 in time to get in on the folk boom then taking place. Havens had a distinctive style as a folksinger, appearing in such clubs as the Cafe Wha? His guitar set to an opening tuning, he would strum it while barring chords with his thumb, using it essentially as percussion while singing rhythmically in a gruff voice for a mesmerizing effect. Havens was signed to Douglas Records in 1965 and recorded two albums that gained him a local following. In 1967, the Verve division of MGM Records formed a folk section (Verve Forecast) and signed Havens and other folk-based performers. The result was Havens' third album, Mixed Bag. It wasn't until 1968 and the Something Else Again album, however, that Havens began to hit the charts -- actually, Havens' fourth, third, and second albums charted that year, in that order. In 1969 came the double album Richard P. Havens 1983.
Havens' career benefited enormously from his appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and his subsequent featured role in the movie and album made from the concert in 1970. His first album after that exposure, Alarm Clock, made the Top 30 and produced a Top 20 single in "Here Comes the Sun." These recordings were Havens' commercial high watermark, but by this time he had become an international touring success. By the end of the '70s, he had abandoned recording and turned entirely to live work. Havens came back to records with a flurry of releases in 1987: a new album, Simple Things; an album of Bob Dylan and Beatles covers; and a compilation. In 1991, Havens signed his first major-label deal in 15 years when he moved to Sony Music and released Now. Nobody Left to Crown was issued by Verve Forecast in 2008.
''DREAMING AS ONE: THE A&M YEARS''
JUNE 4 2004
74:26
1/I'm Not in Love
Graham Gouldman / Mike Stewart/5:23
2/We Can't Hide It Anymore
Barry Murphy/4:00
3/Dreaming as One
David Palmer / William D. "Smitty" Smith/3:27
4/You Can Close Your Eyes
James Taylor/4:19
5/I Was Educated by Myself
Richie Havens/5:14
6/Daughter of the Night
Hasse Huss / Mikael Rickfors/3:40
7/If Not for You
Bob Dylan/3:07
8/Do It Again
Walter Becker / Donald Fagen/3:28
9/Wild Night
Van Morrison/3:29
10/Long Train Running/3:49
11/Live It Up (One Time)
Jack Hammer/3:11
12/Shadows of the Past
Richie Havens/2:36
13/I Don't Complain
Richie Havens/3:16
14/Touch the Sky
Jack Hammer/2:35
15/Billy John
Christopher Bond/3:02
16/We All Wanna Boogie
Allen Toussaint/3:14
17/Avalon
Billy Alessi / Bobby Alessi/3:02
18/Aviation Man
Tim Moore/2:48
19/Nobody Left to Crown
Richie Havens/3:38
20/The End
Eva Moon/3:23
21/I'm Not in Love
Graham Gouldman / Mike Stewart/3:45
Mike Baird /Drums
Jeff Baxter /Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel)
Christopher Bond /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), String Arrangements
Dianne Brooks /Vocals (Background)
Tony Broussard /Bass
Tesse Coen /Percussion
Gary Coleman /Percussion
Steve Cropper /Guitar (Electric)
Donald "Duck" Dunn /Bass
Herman V. Ernest III /Drums
James Getzoff /String Contractor
Richie Havens /Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Vocals
Booker T. Jones /Arranger, Organ
Dave Lebolt /Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer
Matthew Moore /Vocals (Background)
Joey Oliver /Keyboards
Brenda Russell /Vocals (Background)
Brian Russell /Vocals (Background)
Tom Scott /Flute, Lyricon, Sax (Alto)
William D. "Smitty" Smith /Arranger, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals (Background)
Armin Steiner /String Arrangements
Julia Tillman /Vocals (Background)
Willie Weeks /Bass
Paul Williams /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm)
REVIEW
by Lindsay Planer
Richie Havens (guitar/harmonica/vocals) established himself as a formidable folkie during the 1960s Greenwich Village scene. This was prior to becoming a household name after a career-defining appearance at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. After releasing seven acclaimed long-players on his own Stormy Forest label, a series of business maneuvers led to Havens' next two platters being issued on A&M Records. The contents of those discs, The End of the Beginning (1976) and Mirage (1977) make up the bulk of Dreaming as One: The A&M Years, a limited-edition anthology from Hip-O Select. Although his distinct musical vision remains, the artist has integrated new sonic textures to a matured style, expanding significantly upon the primarily acoustic instrumentation of Havens' earlier efforts. His trademark arrangements are as organic and emotive as ever, particularly notable on the updates of 10cc's noir "I'm Not in Love," the funky take of Steely Dan's "Do It Again," or the four-on-the-floor driving the remakes of the Doobie Brothers' "Long Train Running" and Van Morrison's "Wild Night." Havens' electric ensemble was undeniably modern, yet the respective interpretations provide an uncomplicated backing. In that respect, The End of the Beginning featured Steve Cropper (guitar), Booker T. Jones (keyboards), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass) and suitably Jeff Baxter (pedal steel/side guitar) , who was a one-time member of Steely Dan and the Doobies. Havens' capacity for lyrical and evocative balladry is likewise evident on the title composition to this compilation, "Dreaming as One," as well as "Shadows of the Past" and the upbeat and perhaps prophetic "Nobody Left to Crown." In addition to both albums the 'edited single version' of "I'm Not in Love" is included, wrapping up what is an exceptional anthology of Havens' short stint at A&M.
BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
BORN: JANUARY 21, 1941 IN BROOKLYN, NY
DIED: APRIL 22, 2013
Born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Richie Havens moved to Greenwich Village in 1961 in time to get in on the folk boom then taking place. Havens had a distinctive style as a folksinger, appearing in such clubs as the Cafe Wha? His guitar set to an opening tuning, he would strum it while barring chords with his thumb, using it essentially as percussion while singing rhythmically in a gruff voice for a mesmerizing effect. Havens was signed to Douglas Records in 1965 and recorded two albums that gained him a local following. In 1967, the Verve division of MGM Records formed a folk section (Verve Forecast) and signed Havens and other folk-based performers. The result was Havens' third album, Mixed Bag. It wasn't until 1968 and the Something Else Again album, however, that Havens began to hit the charts -- actually, Havens' fourth, third, and second albums charted that year, in that order. In 1969 came the double album Richard P. Havens 1983.
Havens' career benefited enormously from his appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and his subsequent featured role in the movie and album made from the concert in 1970. His first album after that exposure, Alarm Clock, made the Top 30 and produced a Top 20 single in "Here Comes the Sun." These recordings were Havens' commercial high watermark, but by this time he had become an international touring success. By the end of the '70s, he had abandoned recording and turned entirely to live work. Havens came back to records with a flurry of releases in 1987: a new album, Simple Things; an album of Bob Dylan and Beatles covers; and a compilation. In 1991, Havens signed his first major-label deal in 15 years when he moved to Sony Music and released Now. Nobody Left to Crown was issued by Verve Forecast in 2008.
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