Richie Havens "Mirage" (1977) -Pop Soul-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Live It Up (One Time) (Jack Hammer)

02 - Shadows Of The Past (Richie Havens)

03 - I Don't Complain (Richie Havens)

04 - Touch The Sky (Jack Hammer)

05 - Billy John (Christopher Bond)

2

01 - We All Wanna Boogie (Allen Toussaint)

02 - Avalon (Bobby & Billy Alessi)

03 - Aviation Man (Tim Moore)

04 - Nobody Left To Crown (Richie Havens)

05 - The End (Eve Moon)

Produced by Christopher Bond

All Rhythm Tracks by Richie Haven's Band : 

Cypress

Darryle Johnson : Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Fender Rhodes on "Aviation Man"

Herman Ernest III : Drums

Paul Williams : Rhythm & Acoustic Guitars

Tony Broussard : Bass

David LeBolt : Keyboards (Synthesizer, Piano & Fender Rhodes Piano)

Richie Havens : Acoustic & Electric Guitars

William 'Smitty' Smith : Piano & Fender Rhodes Piano on "Avalon", Background vocals on "We All Wanna Boogie", "Billy John" & "Avalon"

Tom Scott : Alto Sax on "Billy John" & "The End", Flute on "Shadows Of The Past", Lyricon on "We All Wanna Boogie"

Gary Coleman : Percussion

C.B. : Acoustic Guitar on "Aviation Man", "Avalon" & "Billy John", Electric Guitar on "Avalon", "Shadows Of The Past", "Aviation Man", "I Don't Complain" & "The End" -Electronic Tunalities

Duitch Helmer : Background vocals on "We All Wanna Boogie", "Billy John" & "Avalon"

Basic Tracks Arranged by Richie Havens

Recorded & Mixed at Sound Lab Inc. & A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Recording Engineer : John Mills & Rick Porter

Strings Engineered by Armin Steiner

Assistant Engineers : Linda Tyler & John Bruno

Strings Arranged by Christopher Bond

String Contractor : James Getzoff

Production Assistant : Candy Van Duser

Richie Havens "Connections" (1980) -Pop Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Mama We're Gonna Dance (Jae Mason)

02 - Every Night (Paul McCartney)

03 - You Send Me (Sam Cooke)

04 - We've Got Tonight (Bob Seger)

05 - Ol' 55 (Tom Waits)

Side Two

01 - Going Back To My Roots (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Dreams (Stevie Nicks)

03 - She Touched My Heart (Jae Mason)

04 - Fire Down Below (Bob Seger)

05 - Here's A Song (Richie Havens & Denny Randell)

Produced by Charles Calello for Calello / Lang Productions, Inc.

Executive Producer : Michael Lang

Production Co-ordination : Richard Okon, Richie Havens

Direction & Management : Stormy Forest Productions

Recorded at :

Record Plant, N.Y.C.

Engineer : Sam Ginzberg

Assisted by Gray Russell, Julie Last, James Ball

Rusk Sound Studios, L.A., California

Engineer : Sam Ginzberg

Assisted by Carolyn Tapp

Mixed at Media Sound, N.Y.C.

Engineer : Harvey Goldberg

Assisted by Don Wershba, Craig Winterson

Mastered at Elektra Sound Recorders

Side One

01 - Mama We're Gonna Dance

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & David Spinozza

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Keyboards : Richard Tee

Synthesizer : Doug Katsaros

Bass : Bob Babbitt

Drums : Allan Schwartzberg

Congas : Montego Joe

Background Singers : Ann Lang, Gail Wynters, Clydie King, Lou Christie

02 - Every Night

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Keyboards : Jack Waldman

Bass : Chuck Rainey

Drums : Andy Newmark

Congas & Tambourine : Montego Joe

Background Singers : Ann Lang, Gail Wynters

03 - You Send Me

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Acoustic Piano : Richard Tee

Electric Piano : David Lebolt

Synthesizer : Doug Katsaros

Bass : Chuck Rainey

Drums : Steve Gadd

Tenor Sax : David Woodford

Background Singers : Linda November, Ann Lang, Clydie King

04 - We've Got Tonight

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens also Harmonica

Keyboards : David Lebolt

Synthesizer : Doug Katsaros

Bass : Bob Babbitt

Drums : Andy Newmark

05 - Ol' 55

Guitars : Jeff Baxter, Elliott Randall & Rick Derringer

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Keyboards : David Lebolt

Bass : Bob Babbitt

Drums : Andy Newmark

Guitar Solo : Jeff Baxter

Background Singers : Ann Lang, Gail Wynters, Clydie King, Lou Christie

Side Two

01 - Going Back To My Roots

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Keyboards : David Lebolt

Synthesizer : Doug Katsaros

Tenor Sax : David Woodford

Bass : Bob Babbitt

Drums : Andy Newmark

Percussion : Michael Olatunji & Company

Background Singers : Ann Lang, Gail Wynters, Clydie King, Lou Christie

02 - Dreams

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Keyboards : David Lebolt

Synthesizer : Doug Katsaros

Bass : Bob Babbitt

Drums : Andy Newmark

Guitar Solo : Jeff Baxter

Background Singers : Ann Lang, Gail Wynters, Clydie King, Lou Christie

03 - She Touched My Heart

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Keyboards : David Lebolt

Synthesizer : Doug Katsaros

Harp : Gloria Agostini

Bass : Bob Babbitt

Drums : Andy Newmark

04 - Fire Down Below

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Keyboards : David Lebolt

Bass : Bob Babbitt

Drums : Steve Gadd

Guitar Solo : Rick Derringer

05 - Here's A Song

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall

Rhythm Guitar : Richie Havens

Keyboards : David Lebolt

Bass : Bob Babbitt

Drums : Steve Gadd

Guitar Solo : Jeff Baxter

Background Singers : Ann Lang, Gail Wynters, Clydie King, Lou Christie