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Happy The Man
Beginnings
Album US 1990 on Cuneiform Records label
Rock (Prog Rock)
Tracks 1, 6, and 7 were recorded live at the band's "warehouse" in Harrisonburg, July 1975 with 2 mikes onto 2-track tape. Additional processing and transfer to DAT by Kit Watkins, 1990. Tracks 2 & 3 were recorded at Menninite Broadcasting, Harrisonburg, April 1974 onto 4-track tape, engineered by Abe Ritenhouse. Re-mixed by Kit Watkins onto DAT, 1989. Tracks 4 & 5 were recorded live at the first band-house, Rockbridge Circle, Harrisonburg, Virginia, February 1974 with 2 mikes onto 2-track tape. Additional processing and transfer to DAT by Kit Watkins, 1990. This recording is a collection of music from Happy The Man's first two years - 1974 and 1975. Featuring material never before released, the album offers an hour of meticulously-crafted compositions from one of America's best progressive bands.
Musicians
 | Happy The Man , *1973 US arranged by, producer, album by |
 | Jeff Garringer artwork, htm mandala |
 | Mike Beck perc, US drums, percussion |
 | Rick Kennell b, eb, electric bass |
 | Stanley Whitaker voc, g, electric guitar, vocals, written by |
 | Kit Watkins , *1953 US vocals, keyboards, multi-keyboards, written by |
 | Frank Wyatt sax, keyboards, flute, vocals, alto saxophone, alto sax, written by |
 | Cliff Fortney ep, voc, fl, US lead vocals, flute, electric piano, rhodes, written by |
Producers
| Andrew Goldys illustration, cover |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave That Kitten Alone, Armone | Happy The Man | Frank Wyatt | 9:16 |
| 2 | Passion's Passing | Happy The Man | Frank Wyatt | 8:40 |
| 3 | Don't Look To The Running Sun | Happy The Man | Cliff Fortney | 9:52 |
| 4 | Gretchen's Garden | Happy The Man | Frank Wyatt, Ken Whitaker | 11:04 |
| 5 | Partly The State | Happy The Man | Cliff Fortney | 9:20 |
| 6 | Broken Waves | Happy The Man | Kit Watkins | 5:49 |
| 7 | Portrait Of A Waterfall | Happy The Man | Stanley Whitaker | 6:45 |
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