''Snake'' is the fourth studio album by Bahamian folk musician

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, released in 1972 through

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Reception

Upon its release, Lynn Van Matre of the ''

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'' called the album "Wholly weird and mostly wonderful." In a retrospective review, J. Chandler of

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commended the album's cover artwork but wrote that the album's music content "is pretty indistinguishable from the rest of the low-budget drugged out hippie

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rock-

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chant music being made at the time."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.From the album's liner notes. * Exuma – lead vocals, guitar, background vocals,

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s, calling bells,

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* Yogi Achmed Benn Mansel – background vocals * Sally O'Brien – background vocals * Tonice Gwathney – background vocals * Barbara Simon "Omolaye" – background vocals * Michael O'Neil – background vocals, congas, saxophone * Michael B. Olatunji –

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, African congas, African shaker * Michael Laneve –

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* John Russo – electric bass, violin, lead guitar (on "Don't Let Go") * George J. Clemmons "Duke" –

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* Jeffory Miller – set drums * Stanley Wiley – piano * Akinjorin Omolade "Juice" – lead saxophone, African drums * Jerry Gongales – trumpet * Carl Jennings – trumpet * Cuchlow Eliebank –

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* Dave Libert – piano (on "Don't Let Go", "Happiness", and "Sunshine")

References

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