Child Is Father to the Man
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Child Is Father to the Man is a jazz rock album by Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in February of 1968 (see 1968 in music). Widely regarded as a classic fusion of jazz, rock and roll, psychedelia and classical music, Child Is Father to the Man is one of bandleader Al Kooper's most enduring works.
Child Is Father to the Man peaked at #47 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart.
Track listing
- Overture (Kooper) - 1:32
- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Kooper) - 5:57
- Morning Glory (Beskett/Buckley) - 4:16
- My Days Are Numbered (Kooper) - 3:19
- Without Her (Nilsson) - 2:41
- Just One Smile (Newman) - 4:38
- I Can't Quit Her (Kooper/Levine) - 3:38
- Meagan's Gypsy Eyes (Katz) - 3:24
- Somethin' Goin' On (Kooper) - 8:00
- House in the Country (Kooper) - 3:04
- The Modern Adventures of Plato, Diogenes... (Kooper) - 4:12
- So Much Love/Underture (Goffin/King) - 4:47
Personnel
- Al Kooper - Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Ondioline
- Fred Lipsius - Piano, Arranger, Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
- John Simon - Organ, Piano, Arranger, Conductor, Producer, Cowbell, Mixing
- Randy Becker - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Randy Brecker - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Fred Catero - Arranger, Sound Effects, Engineer
- Harold Coletta - Viola
- Bobby Colomby - Percussion, Drums, Tambourine, Vocals, Drums (Snare)
- Jim Fielder - Bass, Guitar (Bass), Fretless Bass
- Paul Gershman - Violin
- Al Gorgoni - Organ, Guitar, Arranger, Vocals
- Manny Green - Violin
- Dick Halligan - Trombone
- Harry Lookofsky - Violin
- Doug James - Shaker
- Steve Katz - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Lute, Vocals
- Harry Katzman - Violin
- Leo Kruczek - Violin
- Charles McCracken - Cello
- Gene Orloff - Violin
- The Manny Vardi Strings - Viola
- Jerry Weiss - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
- Amahid Ajemian - Violin
- Julie Held - Violin
- Melba Moorman - Choir, Chorus
- Bob Irwin - Producer
- Don Hunstein - Photography
- Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
- Vic Anesini - Mastering
- Bob Cato - Photography
- Alan Schulman - Arranger, Cello