''Mahogany Rush IV'' is the fourth studio

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band

Mahogany Rush Mahogany Rush was a Canadian rock band led by guitarist Frank Marino. Formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1969, the band had its peak of popularity in the 1970s, playing venues as large as California Jam II. The band is perhaps best known for Marino' ...

, led by

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. It was released in 1976 on

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. Covers of 3 of the songs on ''Mahogany Rush IV'', "The Answer" (

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), and "Dragonfly" (Karl Cochran), appear on the 2005 ''Secondhand Smoke - A Tribute to Frank Marino'' album.

Track listing

All songs by

. # "I'm Going Away" - 4:06 # "Man at the Back Door" - 3:42 # "The Answer" - 4:33 # "Jive Baby" - 3:24 # "It's Begun to Rain" - 6:25 # "Dragonfly" - 5:07 # "Little Sexy Annie" - 3:23 # "Moonwalk" - 5:47 # " IV... (The Emperor)” - 7:17

Personnel

* Frank Marino - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Synth Bass on "I'm Going Away", Mellotron on "I'm Going Away", "It's Begun to Rain" and "IV... (The Emperor)", all vocals * Paul Harwood - Acoustic & Electric Bass * Jimmy Ayoub - Drums, Percussion

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahogany Rush Iv 1976 albums Mahogany Rush albums Columbia Records albums