Graham Central Station (album)
| Graham Central Station | ||||
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| Studio album by Graham Central Station | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 - 1974 | |||
| Genre |
Soul Funk | |||
| Length | 38:23 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer |
Larry Graham Russ Titelman | |||
| Graham Central Station chronology | ||||
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Graham Central Station is the self-titled debut album by former Sly & the Family Stone bass player Larry Graham's new band, "Graham Central Station".
Background
In late 1972, Larry Graham quit Sly & the Family Stone because of tension between Larry and group leader Sly Stone. After agreeing to produce a band named Hot Chocolate (not to be confused with British pop band Hot Chocolate), he decided to join the band and renamed them Graham Central Station in 1973.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Released in 1974, the album peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts while single, "Can You Handle It?" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Larry Graham except where indicated
- "We've Been Waiting" 0:58
- "It Ain't No Fun To Me" - (Al Green) 5:11
- "Hair" 4:55
- "We Be's Gettin' Down" 4:42
- "Tell Me What It Is" 5:56
- "Can You Handle It?" 5:12
- "People" - (Larry Graham, Freddie Stone) 4:30
- "Why?" 3:37
- "Ghetto" 4:24
Personnel
- Larry Graham - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Drums, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Freddie Stone - Guitar
- Hershall "Happiness" Kennedy - Clavinet, Trumpet
- Willie "Wild" Sparks - Drums
- David "Dynamite" Vega - Guitar
- Robert "Butch" Sam - Piano, Organ
- P. Caboose - Tenor Saxophone
- Patryce "Choc'Let" Banks - Vocals, Drum Programming [Funk Box]
- Milt Holland - Percussion
- Lenny Williams - Vocals
- Clarence McDonald - string arrangements
- Herb Greene - photography
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[2] | 48 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop |
US Soul | |||
| 1974 | "Can You Handle It?" | 49 | 9 | |
External links
References
- ↑ Guarisco, Donald A.. Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- 1 2 "Graham Central Station US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ↑ "Graham Central Station US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
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