Hanson (also known as Junior Marvin's Hanson) were a British-based
rock
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band formed by
Junior Hanson in 1973 and were signed to
Emerson, Lake and Palmer's record label
Manticore
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. Their debut album ''Now Hear This'', was released in 1973 and featured
Bobby Tench.
At the beginning of 1974,
Junior Marvin
Junior Marvin (born Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr., June 22, 1949), also known as Junior Marvin-Hanson, Junior Hanson, Junior Kerr, and Julian Junior Marvin is a Jamaican-born guitarist and singer best known for his association with Bo ...
disbanded the existing line-up and reformed the band for the recording of a
funk rock album ''Magic Dragon'', which was released later that year.
''Now Hear This''
Track listing
;Side One
#"Traveling Like a Gypsy" - 6:15
#"Love Knows Everything" - 3:08
#"Mister Music Maker" - 4:27
#"Catch That Beat" - 3:48
#"Take You into My Home" - 3:11
;Side Two
#
"Gospel Truth" - 5:03
#"Rain" - 5:10
#"Smokin’ to the Big 'M'" - 9:53
Credits
*Junior Hanson
Junior Marvin (born Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr., June 22, 1949), also known as Junior Marvin-Hanson, Junior Hanson, Junior Kerr, and Julian Junior Marvin is a Jamaican-born guitarist and singer best known for his association with Bo ...
- guitar and lead vocals; backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything" and "Take You Into My Home"; bass guitar on "Rain"
* Jean Roussel - electric piano, organ, clavinet, Mini-Moog synthesizer; piano on "Gospel Truth"
*Clive Chaman
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After appearing on Ram John Holder's 1969 ''London Blues'' album, Chaman became a member of the second Jeff Beck Group in 1971 ...
- bass guitar on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything" and "Rain"
*Conrad Isidore - drums on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything"
Additional Personnel
*Jimmy Thomas
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- superstring; backing vocals on "Take You Into My Home", "Rain" and "Smoking to the Big 'M'"
*Rebop Kwaku Baah
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Biography
Baah was born on 13 February 1944, in Konongo, Gold Coast.
In 1969, Baah performe ...
- congas
* Bobby Tench - backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything", "Gospel Truth" and "Rain"; guitar on "Catch That Beat"
*Godfrey McLean - drums and backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything"
*Delisle Harper - bas guitar on "Love Knows Everything"
* Chris Wood - flute on "Mister Music Maker"
*Ken Cumberbatch - piano on "Catch That Beat"
''Magic Dragon''
Track listing
;Side one
#"Rocking Horseman" — (John Burns) — 3:32
#"Modern Day Religion" — (Junior Hanson, Ken Cumberbatch) — 3:10
#"Down into the Magic" — (Hanson, Cumberbatch) — 5:26
#" Rock Me Baby" — (B.B. King
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, Joe Josea) — 3:55
;Side two
#"Love Yer, Need You" — (Hanson, Neil Murray, Glen LeFleur, Brother James) — 4:59
#"Boy Meets Girl" — (Cassandra) — 3:05
#"American Beauty Rose" — (Hanson, Cumberbatch) — 3:05
#"Looking at Tin Soldiers" — (Hanson) — 3:44
#"Magic Dragon" — (Hanson, Cumberbatch) — 2:58
Credits
*Junior Hanson
Junior Marvin (born Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr., June 22, 1949), also known as Junior Marvin-Hanson, Junior Hanson, Junior Kerr, and Julian Junior Marvin is a Jamaican-born guitarist and singer best known for his association with Bo ...
— electric guitar, lead vocals; acoustic guitar (track 3)
* Neil Murray — bass
*Glen LeFleur — drums; percussion (track 1)
*Brother James — congas; percussion (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7)
*Cassandra — backing vocals (track 2)
*Marlo Henderson
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— electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 6)
* Andre Lewis — clavinet (tracks 1, 8), organ (tracks 3, 6)
*The Big 'M' — voice of the company sergeant (track 8)
Discography
*''Now Hear This'' Manticore (1973)
*''Magic Dragon'' Manticore (1974)
*''Now Hear This'' Ork/Cherry Red (2007) re-release
References
External links
Junior Marvin
Hanson press release
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Musical groups established in 1973
English rock music groups