Common Ground (Richie Havens album)

Common Ground
Studio album by Richie Havens
Released	1983
Label	EMI Italiana/Bagaria
Producer	Pino Daniele
Richie Havens chronology
Connections (1980) Common Ground (1983) Simple Things (1987)

Common Ground is a 1983 album by folk rock musician Richie Havens.^[1]

Album was recorded at Stone Castle Studios in Carimate (Como) Italy.^[2]

Track listing

1. Death At An Early Age (Greg Chansky)
2. Gay Cavalier (Pino Daniele, Richie Havens, William Rafael)
3. Lay Ye Down Boys (Ken Lauber, Merritt Melloy
4. This Is The Hour (Pino Daniele, Richie Havens)
5. Stand Up (Pino Daniele, Kelvin Bullen)
6. Dear John (Maury Yeston)
7. Leave Well Enough Alone (Pino Daniele, Richie Havens)
8. Moonlight Rain (Pino Daniele, Richie Havens)
9. Things Must Change (Pino Daniele, Richie Havens)

Personnel

• Richie Havens - vocal, arrangements
• Pino Daniele - arrangements, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Allan Goldberg - arrangements
• Joe Amoruso - keyboards
• Jennifer Lessing - backing vocals
• Linda Wesley - backing vocals
• Jeremy Meek - bass
• Tullio De Piscopo - drums
• Enzo Avitabile - flute
• Kelvin Bullen - guitar
• Aldo Banfi - synclavier
• Danny Cummings - percussion
• Mel Collins - saxophone
• Arnold David Clapman - cover artwork

Releases

The album was only released on vinyl.

Notes and sources

1. http://www.richiehavens.com/official_site/music.html
2. http://www.discogs.com/Richie-Havens-Common-Ground/release/1198862

External links

• {{http://www.allmusic.com/album/common-ground-mw0000845901}}