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Pretty Purdie And The Playboys
Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)

Album US 1971 on Mega Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk)

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios - New York - August 12 & 13, 1971. Flying Dutchman Productions, Ltd.

     
Musicians
PortraitPretty Purdie And The Playboys ,
album by
PortraitNorman Pride cng, bgo,
bongos, congas
PortraitBernard Purdie dr, *1939
drums, vocals, written by, vocals, vocalise
PortraitChuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US
electric bass
PortraitBilly Nichols g, *1940 US
guitar
PortraitCornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US
guitar
PortraitNeil Rosengarden tr, hps, tam, *1952
harpsichord, tambourine
PortraitHarold Wheeler ep, *1943 US
piano, electric piano, arranged by, conductor, written by
PortraitBilly Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US
reeds
PortraitDon Ashworth fl, cl, bs, *1931 US
reeds
PortraitLew Del Gatto fl, *1941 US
reeds
PortraitSeldon Powell ts, sax, 1928-1997 US
reeds
PortraitWarren Daniels sax,
reeds
PortraitEugene Young tr, 1919-2011 US
trumpet
PortraitGerry Thomas key, tr, US
trumpet
PortraitCarl Hall voc, bvoc, US
vocals
PortraitHilda Harris bvoc, voc, US
vocals
PortraitNorma Jenkins voc,
vocals
PortraitTasha Thomas voc, bvoc, 1945-1984 US
vocals
PortraitGil Scott-Heron voc, 1949-2011 JM
vocals, narration, written by
PortraitNorman Matlock ,
voice
Producers
Haig Adishian design
Gene Paul mixed by
Clarence Bullard photography by, back cover
Raymond Ross photography by, front cover
Bob Thiele photography by, liner, producer
Giuseppe Pino photography by, liner
Popsie photography by, liner
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Stand By MePretty Purdie And The PlayboysBen E. King, Elmo Glick4:55
2Modern JivePretty Purdie And The PlayboysBernard Purdie, Richard Tee3:18
3Spanish HarlemPretty Purdie And The PlayboysJerry Leiber, Phil Spector3:29
4ArtificialnessPretty Purdie And The PlayboysBernard Purdie, Gil Scott-Heron3:05
5Never Can Say GoodbyePretty Purdie And The PlayboysClifton Davis3:00
6Whatcha See Is Whatcha GetPretty Purdie And The PlayboysTony Hester5:13
7It's Too LatePretty Purdie And The PlayboysCarole King, Toni Stern4:30
8Funky MozartPretty Purdie And The PlayboysBernard Purdie, Harold Wheeler, Mort Goode3:00
9 You've Got A FriendPretty Purdie And The PlayboysCarole King3:51

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