''Believe It'' is the first album by The New Tony Williams Lifetime, released in 1975 on

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. The New Lifetime was a

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band formed by the drummer Tony Williams with

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on guitar,

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on keyboards and Tony Newton on bass.

Reception

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awarded the album with 4 out of 5 stars. ''

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'' also awarded 4 out of 5 stars and in his review, John Swenson describes the albums ''Believe It'' and '' Million Dollar Legs'' as "both funk fusion delights featuring the playing of ex-

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axeman Allan Holdsworth". The compositions "Fred", "Proto Cosmos" and "Red Alert" are also featured on the Allan Holdsworth DVD ''Live at Yoshi's'', released in 2007. Holdsworth has often stated that his time with the drummer was the most influential formative stage of his career.Hoard. C ''Allan Holdsworth: Reaching for the Uncommon Chord''. Hal Leonard, 1987, , p. 14.

Track listing

# "Snake Oil" ( Tony Newton) — 6:30 # "Fred" (

) — 6:48 # "Proto-Cosmos" (

) — 4:02 # "Red Alert" (Newton) — 4:39 # "Wildlife" ( Tony Williams) — 5:22 # "Mr Spock" (Holdsworth) — 6:15 # "Celebration" (Williams) — onus Track4:01 # "Letsby" (Holdsworth) — onus Track6:34

Personnel

– guitar *

– keyboards * Tony Newton – bass * Tony Williams – drums ;Technical * Art Direction: Ed Lee * Photography:

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* Hand Lettering:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Believe It The Tony Williams Lifetime albums 1975 albums Albums produced by Bruce Botnick Columbia Records albums