Mixed Bag
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| Mixed Bag | ||
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| Studio album by Richie Havens | ||
| Released | 1967 | |
| Genre | folk, jazz, singer-songwriter | |
| Length | 37:54 | |
| Label | Verve | |
| Producer(s) | John Court | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Richie Havens chronology | ||
| Electric Havens | Mixed Bag 1967 |
Something Else Again 1968 |
Mixed Bag is a 1967 album by Richie Havens. Although sometimes described as his debut, this was actually Havens third record following two earlier releases on Douglas Records. This, however, was Haven's first record after signing on with manager, Albert Grossman which lead to this recording on a new folk section of Verve Records.[6]
Mixed Bag is frequently cited as the singer's best work.[1] and was his first album to appear on Billboard's charts (appearing on both the jazz and pop charts). The recording was the first to introduce a wider audience to Haven's rich baritone vocals and the full-sound of Haven's distinct guitar style (a thumb-chorded guitar in open E tuning).[1]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "High Flyin' Bird" (Wheeler) – 3:35
- "I Can't Make It Anymore" (Lightfoot) – 2:48
- "Morning, Morning" (Kupferberg) – 2:17
- "Adam" (Havens) – 3:34
- "Follow" (Merrick) – 6:22
- "Three Day Eternity" (Havens) – 2:15
- "Sandy" (Cousineau) – 3:12
- "Handsome Johnny" (Gossett, Havens) – 3:53
- "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Fuller) – 2:30
- "Just Like a Woman" (Dylan) – 4:46
- "Eleanor Rigby" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:42
[edit] Credits
- Harvey Brooks – bass
- Howard Collins – guitar
- Dennis M. Drake – mastering
- Barry Feinstein – photography
- Paul Harris – organ, piano, keyboards, electric piano
- Richie Havens – guitar, sitar, vocals
- Bruce Langhorne – arranger
- Bill Lavorgna – drums
- Felix Pappalardi – arranger
- Joe Price – percussion, drums
- Jerry Schoenbaum – supervisor
- Val Valentin – director
- Paul "Dino" Williams – acoustic guitar, guitar
[edit] Charts
| year | chart | peak |
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| 1967 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 18 |
| 1968 | Billboard Pop Albums | 182 |
[edit] Releases
The album was initially released on vinyl in 1967 on Verve Forcast, a newly formed folk section of the Verve division of MGM Records.[1] It was re-released as a compact disk in 1993 on Polygram. In 2004 Mixed Bag was combined with two other Havens albums on a double CD titled, Flyin' Bird: The Verve Forecast Years a limited edition release of 3000 individually numbered copies.[7][8]
| year | format | label | catalog # |
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| 1967 | LP | Verve/Forecast | FTS-3006 |
| MGM | 4698 | ||
| 1967 | LP | Verve | 2317002 |
| 1967 | Polydor | 835 210 | |
| CD | Verve | 835210 | |
| 1993 | CD | Polygram | |
| 2004 | 2CD | Universal/Hip-O Select | [7] |
[edit] Trivia
- Electric Havens and Mixed Bag were two of the records reported among the personal collection of Haven's one-time Greenwich Village buddy, Jimi Hendrix.[9]
- In 1974 Havens released Mixed Bag II
[edit] Notes and sources
- ^ a b c d Jim Newsome, "Mixed Bag: Review", All Music Guide" ([ link])
- ^ Music Hound, USA, 1998-99 (according to acclaimedmusic.net)
- ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide, USA, 1992 (according to acclaimedmusic.net)
- ^ Martin C. Strong The Great Rock Discography, 7th edition, UK (according to acclaimedmusic.net)
- ^ Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, UK, 2002 (according to acclaimedmusic.net)
- ^ Ellen Geisel, "Richie Havens: Seeker of Change", Dirty Linen, 65, August-September 1968, p. 44-47
- ^ a b This is the double CD release, High Flyin' Bird: The Verve Forecast Years (Universal/Hip-O Select) which combines Mixed Bag with Something Else Again and Richard P. Havens, 1983. The release was limited to 3000 individually numbered copies (link at Hip-oselect.com).
- ^ Brian Mathieson, Richie Havens Recordings(link)
- ^ James Rotondi, "Listening Experience: Jimi Hendrix' Personal Record Collection", Guitar Player, 30:4, April 1996, p. 37-42
