''Natural Elements'' is a
studio album
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by the
world fusion band
Shakti
In Hinduism, especially Shaktism (a theological tradition of Hinduism), Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. "Energy, ability, strength, effort, power, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy, female in aspect, and rep ...
, released in 1977 on
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* CBS Records (2006), founde ...
.
Track listing
# "Mind Ecology" (
John McLaughlin John or Jon McLaughlin may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* John McLaughlin (musician) (born 1942), English jazz fusion guitarist, member of Mahavishnu Orchestra
* Jon McLaughlin (musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
* John McLaugh ...
) – 5:48
# "Face to Face" (John McLaughlin /
Lakshminarayana Shankar
Lakshminarayana Shankar (born 26 April 1950), better known as L. Shankar, Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian violinist, singer and composer.
Early life, family and education
Shankar was born in Madras, India, and raised in Ceylon (current-d ...
) – 5:58
# "Come On Baby Dance with Me" (Lakshminarayana Shankar) – 1:59
# "The Daffodil and the Eagle" (John McLaughlin / Lakshminarayana Shankar) – 7:03
# "Happiness Is Being Together" (John McLaughlin) – 4:29
# "Bridge of Sighs" (John McLaughlin / Lakshminarayana Shankar) – 3:52
# "Get Down and Sruti" (John McLaughlin / Lakshminarayana Shankar) – 7:03
# "Peace of Mind" (John McLaughlin) – 3:21
Personnel
;Musicians
*
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* Zakir Husain (politician), an Indian politician and former president of India
* Zakir Hussain (actor), Bollywood actor
* Zakir Hussain (field hockey) (1934–2019), Pakistani field hockey player
* ...
– bongos, dholak, percussion, tabla, timbales, triangle, vocals
*
John McLaughlin John or Jon McLaughlin may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* John McLaughlin (musician) (born 1942), English jazz fusion guitarist, member of Mahavishnu Orchestra
* Jon McLaughlin (musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
* John McLaugh ...
– guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
*
Lakshminarayana Shankar
Lakshminarayana Shankar (born 26 April 1950), better known as L. Shankar, Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian violinist, singer and composer.
Early life, family and education
Shankar was born in Madras, India, and raised in Ceylon (current-d ...
– viola, violin, vocals
*
Vikku Vinayakram
Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram (born 11 August 1942), also known as Vikku Vinayakram, is an Indian percussionist. He is also known as the God of ''ghatam''. He plays Carnatic music with the ''ghatam'', an earthen pot, and is credited with popula ...
– ghatam, kanjeera, percussion, vocals
;Production
* John Alcorn – illustrations
* Paula Scher – design
References
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1977 albums
Shakti (band) albums
CBS Records albums