Mother's Finest (album)
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| Studio album by Mother's Finest | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Funk, Funk-Rock | |||
| Length | 34:40 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Hank Medress and Dave Appell | |||
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Mother's Finest is the official debut album by Atlanta funk-rock group Mother's Finest. It was released in 1972 on RCA Records, followed by a single, "You Move Me" b/w "Dear Sir And Brother Mann,"[1] but neither the album or single made the Billboard charts. The band was disappointed with the album, claiming that RCA added "instrumental sweetening" without their consent.[2] Despite sessions for a second album, they were later dropped by RCA.
The album was released on CD by Wounded Bird Records in 2010 as part of a two-disc package that also included the band's 1973 unreleased second RCA album; their 1976 Epic Records debut, also titled "Mother's Finest"; and the single edit of "Thank You For The Love" from their 1977 Epic release, Another Mother Further. Both the vinyl and CD editions are out-of-print.
Track listing
- "Love is all I need (It's too hard to carry on)" (Seay-Kennedy) - 3:44
- "You move me" (Murdock-Keck) - 4:01
- "You'll like it 'Hear'" (Keck) 4:35
- "Dear Sir and Brother Mann" (Moore-Murdock) - 3:39
- "Feelin' Alright" (Mason) - 4:32
- "It's what you do with what you got" (Barry-Bloom) - 3:38
- "Sweeten the air you breath" (Keck) - 3:09
- "You make me feel so good" (Murdock-Kennedy) - 4:03
- "Love the one you're with" (Stills) - 3:19
Personnel
Mother's Finest
- Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy – lead & backing vocal, percussion
- Glenn Murdock – lead & backing vocal, percussion
- Mike Keck – keyboards, background vocals
- Jerry "Wiz" Seay – bass
- Gary "Mo" Moore – guitars
- Donny Vosburgh - drums
Production
- Produced By Hank Medress and Dave Appell
- Recorded at Century Sound, New York
- Engineered By Bill Radice and thanks to Tom Coleman