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''What Color Is Love'' is a 1972 studio album by American musician
Terry Callier Terrence Orlando "Terry" Callier (May 24, 1945 – October 27, 2012) was an American soul music, soul, Folk music, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter. Life and career Callier was born in the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, and was r ...
. Released by
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, it is Callier's third album and the second of a trilogy that he recorded in short succession for Cadet with producer
Charles Stepney Charles Stepney (March 26, 1931– May 17, 1976) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and musician. Stepney is noted for his work with artists such as The Dells, Ramsey Lewis, Rotary Connection and Earth, Wind & Fire. Career He ...
. It has received positive critical reception.


Critical reception

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, ''What Color Is Love'' is Callier's only album ranked by the aggregator, which notes several all-time best album rankings. The editorial staff of
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gave the release five out of five stars and named it their pick among his discography, with Ryan Randall Globe writing that the album is "musical
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" and "the music on this brilliant album defies all categories, embracing Terry Callier's wide range of influences and experiences". On
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program ''The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show'', he dedicated an episode to ''What Color Is Love'' as number 22 on the top 40 funk albums of all time, highlighting four tracks and calling the release "lovely".


Track listing

All songs written by Terry Callier, except where noted #"Dancing Girl"– 8:58 #"What Color Is Love"– 4:04 #"You Goin' Miss Your Candyman" (Phyllis Braxton, Callier)– 7:20 #"Just as Long as We're in Love" (Callier, Larry Wade)– 3:40 #"Ho Tsing Mee (A Song of the Sun)"– 4:20 #"I'd Rather Be with You" (
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, Callier, Wade)– 6:38 #"You Don't Care" (Callier, Wade)– 5:28


Personnel

*Terry Callier– guitar, vocals *Arthur W. Ahlman–
viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...
*Roger Anfinsen–
engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...
*Leonard Chausow–
cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...
*Bobby Christian– percussion *Brian Christian–
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*Edward Druzinsky– harp *William Faldner– violin *Karl B. Fruth– cello *Joseph Golan– violin *Elliot M. Golub– violin *Ruth Goodman– violin *Vivian Harrell– backing vocals *Bruce Hayden– viola *Kitty Haywood– backing vocals *John Howell– trumpet *Arthur Hoyle– trumpet *
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– drums *Irving Kaplan– violin *Harold D. Klatz– viola *Harold Kupper– viola * Ethel Merker–
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*Roger Moulton– viola * Donald Myrick–
alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...
, flute *Alfred Nalls– bongo,
congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...
*Jerry Sabransky– violin *Louis Satterfield– bass guitar *Theodore Silavin– violin *Donald Simmons– drums *Gary Starr– supervising engineering *
Charles Stepney Charles Stepney (March 26, 1931– May 17, 1976) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and musician. Stepney is noted for his work with artists such as The Dells, Ramsey Lewis, Rotary Connection and Earth, Wind & Fire. Career He ...
–
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, piano,
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,
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,
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*Paul Tervelt– horn *Cyril Touff– harmonica *
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– guitar *Shirley Wahls– backing vocals *Fred Walker– congas, percussion *Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky– violin


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