''Good Vibes'' is the debut album by the
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
group
The Natural Four
The Natural Four was an American R&B group from Oakland, California that played from 1967-1976.
History
Formed in 1967, the Natural Four approached Fred Ivey about becoming their manager. Ivey owned a local record store called Tape Town and eve ...
. Released in 1970 on
ABC Records
ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955. It originated as the main popular music label operated by the Am-Par Record Corporation. Am-Par also created the Impulse! jazz label in 1960. It acquired many labels befo ...
, this would be their only release with the label before moving on to
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. 's
Curtom Records
Curtom Records was a record label started in 1968 by Curtis Mayfield and Impressions manager Eddie Thomas. The label's name was a combination of Mayfield's first name and Thomas' last name. Mayfield had previously made attempts at a record lab ...
imprint.
Track listing
#"Why Should We Stop Now" (Ricky Jones) - 3:17
#"I Thought You Were Mine" (Lonnie Cook) - 2:35
#"The Situation Needs No Explanation" (Earl Randle) - 2:41
#"Same Thing in Mind" (Ricky Jones) - 3:19
#"Stepping On Up" (Al Bowden, Lloyd Gregory, Ollan Christopher James) - 2:44
#"Hurt" (Marvin Holmes) - 3:10
#"Going in Circles" (Anita Poree,
Jerry Peters
Jerry Peters is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor and arranger. He is best known for writing the hit songs "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" and "Going In Circles" by The Friends of Distinction.
Career
Peters w ...
) - 3:21
#"All God's Children Got Soul" (
Booker T. Jones
Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known art ...
,
William Bell) - 3:09
#"
Blue Velvet" (Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris) - 5:53
#"Message from a Black Man" (
Norman Whitfield
Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s.allmusic Biography/ref> He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motow ...
,
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter. Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best known for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer Norman Whitfi ...
) - 3:27
Charts
Singles
References
External links
The Natural Four-Good Vibes at Discogs
1970 debut albums
The Natural Four albums
ABC Records albums
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