''Release Yourself'' is second album by
Graham Central Station
Graham Central Station was an American funk band named after founder Larry Graham (formerly of Sly and the Family Stone). The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often colloquially called Grand Central Station.
History O ...
, released in 1974. The cover photograph was taken at
Old Saint Hilary's Church,
Tiburon, California
Tiburon (; es, Tiburón, ) is an incorporated town in Marin County, California. It is located on the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay. It shares a ZIP code with the smaller incorporated city of Belvedere (forme ...
.
Track listing
All songs written by
Larry Graham
Larry Graham Jr. (born August 14, 1946) is an American bassist and baritone singer, both with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station. In 1980, he released the single "O ...
except where indicated
#"G.C.S." 3:24
#"Release Yourself" 4:44
#"Got To Go Through It To Get To It" 3:42
#"I Believe In You" 4:51
#"'Tis Your Kind of Music" 5:41
#"Hey Mr. Writer" 4:03
#"
Feel the Need" (Abrim Tilmon) 3:53
#"Today" 6:43
Personnel
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Larry Graham
Larry Graham Jr. (born August 14, 1946) is an American bassist and baritone singer, both with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station. In 1980, he released the single "O ...
- bass, guitar, ARP synthesizer, tambourine, lead and backing vocals, cover concept
*Hershall "Happiness" Kennedy - horns, Clavinet, electric piano, tambourine, vocals
*Willie "Wild" Sparks - drums
*David "Dynamite" Vega - guitar
*Robert "Butch" Sam - organ, piano, tambourine, vocals
*Patryce "Choc'Let" Banks - drum programming
unk box tambourine, vocals
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Emilio Castillo
Emilio Castillo (born September 24, 1950) is an American saxophone player and composer, best known as the founder of the band Tower of Power.
Background
In 1965, Emilio Castillo took to music after he and his brother Jack were caught stealing by ...
,
Greg Adams,
Lenny Pickett
Lenny Pickett (born April 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist and musical director of the ''Saturday Night Live'' band. From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of Tower of Power.
He is known for his skill in the altissimo register (executed by using ...
,
Mic Gillette
Mic Gillette (May 7, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was an American brass player, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay. He is best known for being a member of the bands; Tower of Power, Cold Blood, and The Sons of Champlin. He pl ...
,
Stephen Kupka
Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the ...
- horns
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- vocals
;Technical
*Tom Salisbury - cover design, photography
Charts
The album peaked at number twenty-two on the
Billboard Top Soul Albums in 1974.
External links
Graham Central Station-Release Yourself at Discogs* - live on ''
Soul Train
''Soul Train'' is an American musical variety television show. It aired in syndication from October 2, 1971, to March 25, 2006. Across its 35-year history the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists. The series w ...
'' 1975
References
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1974 albums
Graham Central Station albums
Warner Records albums