Freedom Suite
Atlantic album SD
2-901; released
17 March 1969
recorded between 14 May 1968 and
18 December 1968
Produced by the Rascals in cooperation with Arif Mardin
Bass: Chuck Rainey, Richard Davis, or Gerald Jemmott
Recording engineer: Adrian Barber (except where noted)
America the Beautiful
(by Felix Cavaliere)
Felix: piano (r), organ (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r)
Dino: drums (r)
Session players: bass (l), horns (trumpets, trombones, saxophones ?)
(l), strings (violin, viola, cello) (c & l)
Session player (or Gene?): banjo (l)
Percussion: tambourine (l)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie & Dave - backing (c)
Arranged by Arif Mardin
Me
and My Friends
(by Gene Cornish)
Felix: piano (l)
Gene: acoustic guitar (r)
Dino: drums (l)
Session players: bass (l), trumpets (l & r), baritone saxophone
(c), cellos (r), violin (r) (this appears in the coda, plays what
sounds like an electric guitar line)
Session player (or Gene?): banjo (l)
Percussion: congas (r), tambourine (l)
Vocals: Gene - lead (c); Eddie & Dave - backing (c), Eddie &
Dave - backing (r)
Arranged
by Arif Mardin
Recording engineers: Tom Dowd and
Don Casale
Any Dance'll Do
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded
19 September 1968
Felix:
piano (l), organ (r)
Gene: two electric guitars (l & r)
Dino: drums (r)
Session players: bass (l), saxophone (c), vibraphone (r)
Vocals: Felix & Eddie - lead (c); Dave - backing (c) (introductory remarks: Dave)
Look Around
(by
Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded 18 December 1968
Felix:
piano (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
player: bass (l)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie & Dave - backing (l), Eddie &
Dave - backing (r)
Other: sound effects (marching, city noises, crowd, gunfire, birds,
babies)
Arrangement
and effects: Charles Morrow
A Ray of Hope
(by
Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded
11/12 September 1968
Felix:
piano (c), organ (l)
Gene: electric guitar (r)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l), trumpets (r)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie & Dave - backing (l), Eddie &
Dave - backing (r)
Other: a deep groaning sound (r) - perhaps a double-bass ?
Horn
Arrangement: Charles Morrow
Produced by Felix Cavaliere and and Arif Mardin
Island of Love
(by
Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded 18 December 1968
Felix:
organ (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session players: bass (l), trumpets (c)
Percussion: bongos (l), tambourine (l)
Vocals: Eddie - lead (c); Felix & Dave - backing (l then r)
Arranged
by Arif Mardin
Of Course
(by
Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded
7 November 1967
Felix:
electric piano through wah-wah (r), celeste (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l),
King Curtis: tenor saxophone (c)
Percussion: tambourine (r)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie & Dave - backing (l)
recorded 7 November 1967
Love Was So Easy to Give
(by
Gene Cornish)
Gene: acoustic guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l), glockenspiel (r), accordion (r), cellos (r), violins
(c), violas (r)
Percussion: tambourine (r)
Vocals: Gene - lead (c); Eddie - backing (r)
Arranged
by Arif Mardin
People Got to Be
Free
(by
Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded
14 May 1968
Felix:
organ (r), piano (l)
Gene: two electric guitars (l & r)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l), baritone saxophone (r), trumpets (r)
Percussion: tambourine (l)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie & Dave - backing (c); Eddie &
Dave - backing (l then r)
Arranged by
Arif Mardin
Baby I'm Blue
(by
Felix Cavaliere)
recorded
18 December 1968
Felix:
piano (r), organ (l)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l), saxophones (r), trumpets (r)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie & Dave - backing (c)
Arranged
by Arif Mardin
Heaven
(by
Felix Cavaliere)
recorded
17 November 1968
Felix:
piano (l), organ (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l), saxophones (r), trombones (r), trumpets (l), strings
(violins, violas, cellos) (r)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie & Dave - backing (c then r)
Arranged by
Arif Mardin
Recording engineers: Tom Dowd and
Adrian Barber
MUSIC MUSIC
Adrian's
Birthday
(by Felix Cavaliere,
Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli)
Felix: piano (r), organ overdub (c) (enters about 3:20)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r), tom-toms overdub (enters about 3:00)
David Newman: saxophone (c)
Session player: bass (l), horns (trumpets, trombones) (r)
Vocals: Eddie & Felix - harmony (r); Eddie & Dave - harmony (l)
Boom
(by Dino Danelli)
Dino: drums (across the stereo spectrum)
Cute
(by
Felix Cavaliere, Edward Brigati Jr., Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli)
Eddie: vocal & congas (c), tambourine overdub (r)
Felix: organ (c) with bass pedals (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Dave (?): cowbell & vocal (about 11:00 there is a cowbell under the
tambourine, accompanied by faint singing)
