Weather ReportI Sing The Body Electric

Label:

CBS – KC 31352

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Fusion

Tracklist

A1 Unknown Soldier
Written-ByJ. Zawinul*
7:57
A2 The Moors
Written-ByW. Shorter*
4:49
A3 Crystal
Written-ByM. Vitous*
7:23
A4 Second Sunday In August
Written-ByJ. Zawinul*
4:04
Medley: (10:45)
B1a Vertical Invader
Written-ByJ. Zawinul*
B1b T.H.
Written-ByM. Vitous*
B1c Dr. Honoris Causa
Written-ByJ. Zawinul*
B2 Surucucú
Written-ByW. Shorter*
7:46
B3 Directions
Written-ByJ. Zawinul*
4:37

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Inc.
  • Manufactured ByCBS Records
  • Recorded AtCBS Studios, New York
  • Recorded AtShibuya Kokaido
  • Produced ForShoviza Productions, Inc.

Credits

  • Artwork [Cover]Jack Trompetter
  • BassMiroslav Vitous
  • ConsultantRoger Powell (tracks: A1)
  • Design [Cover]Ed Lee
  • DrumsEric Gravátt*
  • EngineerSusumu Satoh
  • Engineer [Recording], Mixed ByWayne Tarnowski
  • English HornAndrew White (tracks: A1)
  • Executive-ProducerRobert Devere
  • FluteHubert Laws, Jr.* (tracks: A1)
  • Keyboards [Electric, Acoustic]Joe Zawinul
  • Liner NotesRobert Hurwitz
  • Mixed ByDon Meehan
  • PercussionDom Um Romao (tracks: A2)
  • Recorded ByJolf (tracks: B1 to B3)
  • ReedsWayne Shorter
  • Trumpet [D Trumpet], Piccolo TrumpetWilmer Wise (tracks: A1)
  • Twelve-String GuitarRalph Towner (tracks: A2)
  • Vocals [Singers]Yolande Bavan (tracks: A1)

Notes

All Side One selections recorded in C B S studios, New York City: Unknown Soldier, The Moors - November 1971; Crystal, Second Sunday in Augus - January 1972.
All Side Two selections recorded during a "standing room only" concert performance January 13, 1972 in Shibuya Kokaido Hall, Tokyo, Japan by Jolf (Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.)

℗ 1972 CBS, Inc.
Manufactured by CBS Records.
NL Printed in Holland

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code: LC 0149
  • Rights Society (Side A): BIEM/STEMRA
  • Rights Society (Side B): STEMRA
  • Rights Society (Publishing): BMI
  • Price Code (Circled):
  • Price Code (Circled): 54
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): S 64943 A [unknown lacquer cut sign]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): S' 64943 B

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I Sing The Body Electric (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing) Columbia KC 31352 US 1972
I Sing The Body Electric (LP, Album) CBS S 64943, CBS S64943 Netherlands 1972
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I Sing The Body Electric (LP, Album) CBS SBP 234172, KC 31352 Australia 1972
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I Sing The Body Electric (LP, Album) CBS/Sony SOPL 37, SOPL-37 Japan 1972
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I Sing The Body Electric (LP, Album) Columbia KC 31352 Canada 1972

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Reviews

  • rastislav.sutak's avatar
    rastislav.sutak
    This was one of my first jazz albums. It still looks very current and timeless. I listen to it more and more often than some later funk-oriented and listener-warmer albums of the band. Perhaps the inclusion of a live part of the group's work adds immediacy and energy. I like soundscapes that are on the border of distortion but in my press absolutely clear and controlled. I don't know if GZ could do it nowadays...? Sometimes I find myself listening to what I imagine is the ticking of a clock or a heart. The atmosphere of the first side corresponds very well with the second side of the record, which is live. At the same time, you can hear and feel the evolution of musicians towards jazz roots. Even some parts of the album were recorded as an improvisation for the first cut. A true beauty that will appeal to enthusiasts. In addition, with perfect sound.

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