12/06/2025

Donny Hathaway "Extension Of A Man" (1973) -Soul / Smooth Soul / Jazz Funk-



Label : ATCO Records


États-Unis One

01 - I Love The Lord ; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II) (Donny Hathaway)
02 - Someday We'll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway & Edward Howard)
03 - Flying Easy (Donny Hathaway, Lowe & Moss)
04 - Valdez In The Country (Donny Hathaway)
05 - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Al Kooper)

Two

01 - Come Little Children (Donny Hathaway)
02 - Love, Love, Love (J.R. Bailey & Ken Williams)
03 - The Slums (Donny Hathaway)
04 - Magdalena (Danny O'Keefe)
05 - I Know It's You (Leon Ware)


All Selections Arranged by Donny Hathaway, with the exception of "I Know It's You" which was Arranged by Arif Mardin
Additional Recording :
Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineers : Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn & Gene Paul
A&R Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Dixon Van Winkle
Bell Sound Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Malcolm Addey
Regent Sound Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Joe Ferla

Produced by Arif Mardin with the exception of "I Know It's You" which was Produced by Jerry Wexler & Arif Mardin


One

01 - I Love The Lord ; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II)

Conducted by Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway : Electric Piano
Concert Master : Gene Orloff
Vincent Abato (Clarinet Solo), Gloria Agostini, Sanford Allen, Wayne Andre, Julien Barber, Garnett Brown, Jim Buffington, Don Butterfield, E. Carmen, A. Clarke, Stanley Clarke, Harold Coletta, Noel DaCosta, R. Davis, Paul Faulise, Dominick Gravine, Emmanuel Greene, Julius Held, M. Hencew, Theodore Israel, H. Jones, Hubert Laws, Jesse Levy, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malignaggi, Chet McCracken, Tony Miranda, Kermit Moore, David Nadien, Joe Newman, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, George Ricci, Ernie Royal, Russ Savakus, Henry Schuman (Oboe Solo), William Slapin, W. Smith, Marvin Stamm (Trumpet Solo), Grady Tate, Julius Watkins
Choir : Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers
Recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Phil Ramone

02 - Someday We'll All Be Free

Donny Hathaway : Lead vocal & Electric Piano
David Spinozza & Cornell Dupree : Guitars
Willie Weeks : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
Marvin Stamm : Trumpet Solo
And a String, Brass & Reed Ensemble
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer Gene Paul

03 - Flying Easy

Donny Hathaway : Lead vocal & Electric Piano
Cornell Dupree, David Spinozza & Keith Loving : Guitars
Willie Weeks : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
String, Horn, Redd & Woodwind Ensemble added
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer Gene Paul

04 - Valdez In The Country

Donny Hathaway : Electric Piano
Keith Loving & Cornell Dupree : Guitars
Willie Weeks : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
And a String Section
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul

05 - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know

Donny Hathaway : Lead vocal, Piano, Electric Piano & Organ
Cornell Dupree & Hugh McCracken : Guitars
Willie Weeks : Bass
Fred White Drums
David Newman : Tenor Sax
String, Brass & Reed Ensemble added
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Jimmy Douglass

Two

01 - Come Little Children

Donny Hathaway : Lead vocal, Electric Piano, Piano, Bass
Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Solo
Joseph Bishop : Guitar
Fred White : Drums
Joe Newman : Trumpet
Seldon Powell : Clarinet
Garnett Brown : Trombone
Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers : Tambourines
Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago, Ill.
Recording Engineer : Murray Allen

02 - Love, Love, Love

Donny Hathaway : Lead vocal & Electric Piano
Cornell Dupree & Keith Loving : Guitars
Willie Weeks : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Strings, Brass & Reed Ensemble added
Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers : Background vocals
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul

03 - The Slums

Donny Hathaway : Electric Piano
Cornell Dupree : Electric Guitar & Solo
Keith Loving : Acoustic Guitar
Willie Weeks : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
Marvin Stamm : Trumpet
Phil Bodner : Alto Sax
Seldon Powell : Tenor Sax
Tony Studd : Trombone
Don Butterfield : Tuba
Background vocals & Conversation thanks to William 'Mac' McCollum, Richard Wells, Jimmy Douglass, Mario Medious & Friends
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul

04 - Magdalena

Donny Hathaway : Lead vocals, Electric & Tack Pianos
Hugh McCracken : Guitar & Banjo
Gordon Edwards : Bass
Grady Tate : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Phil Bodner & Seldon Powell : Clarinets
Don Butterfield : Tuba
Marvin Stamm : Trumpet
Tony Studd : Trombone
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul

05 - I Know It's You

Donny Hathaway : Lead vocals & Piano
David Spinozza : Guitar
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Rick Marotta : Drums
Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith & Sylvia Shemwell : Background vocals
String & Brass Ensemble added
Recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Phil Ramone