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Living With The Animals

Mother Earth

Initial release : 1968

Mercury SR-61194

The debut Mother Earth LP.

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Tracks

Side 1

  • Marvel Group (St. John)
  • Mother Earth (Memphis Slim)
  • I Did My Part (Neville)
  • Living with the Animals (St. John)
  • Down So Low (Nelson)
Side 2
  • Cry On (Toussaint)
  • Won't Be Long (McFarland)
  • My Love Will Never Die (Dixon)
  • Goodnight Nelda Grebe The Telephone Company Has Cut Us Off (Caldwell/Nelson)
  • The Kingdom of Heaven (Is Within You) (St. John)
Musicians

Musicians;

  • Tracy Nelson - piano, vocals
  • Mark Naftalin - piano, organ
  • R. Powell St John Jr - harmonica, vocals
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mike Bloomfield - guitar
  • Barry Goldberg - organ
  • Spencer Perskin - violin
  • Jose Emilio Rodriquez III - drums
Horn section;
  • Martin Fierro - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
  • Louis Gasca - trumpet
  • Link Davis Jr. - alto saxophone
  • Frank Morin - tenor saxophone
  • Ron Taormina - baritone saxophone
  • Bob Salisbury - baritone saxophone
The Earthettes;
  • Losella Funque - backing vocals
  • Sylvia Caldwell - backing vocals
  • Shalimar Samuelson - backing vocals
Five of the tracks from this LP are included on The Best Of Tracy Nelson And Mother Earth compilation. The booklet that accompanies that CD includes track by track musician information. For the tracks on Living With The Animals the musicians are as follows.

Down So Low;

  • Tracy Nelson - piano, vocals
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - organ
  • The Earthettes - backing vocals
Cry On;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - piano
  • The Earthettes - backing vocals
  • Martin Fierro - tenor saxophone
  • Louis Gasca - trumpet
  • Link Davis Jr. - alto saxophone
  • Frank Morin - tenor saxophone
  • Ron Taormina - baritone saxophone
  • Bob Salisbury - baritone saxophone
Goodnight Nelda Grebe;
  • Tracy Nelson - piano, vocals
  • Jose Emilio Rodriquez III - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Martin Fierro - alto saxophone
  • Louis Gasca - trumpet
  • Link Davis Jr. - alto saxophone
  • Frank Morin - tenor saxophone
  • Ron Taormina - baritone saxophone
  • Bob Salisbury - baritone saxophone
Mother Earth;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Mike Bloomfield - guitar
  • Barry Goldberg - organ
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - piano
  • The Earthettes - backing vocals
Won't Be Long;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - piano
  • The Earthettes - backing vocals
Credits

  • Producers - Barry Goldberg, Dan Healy, Mark Naftalin, Mother Earth
  • Executive producer - Barry Goldberg
  • Horn arrangements - Martin Fierro
Related releases

Living With The Animals was released on CD in 2004 (Wounded Bird Records WOU-1194)

One single was released in conjunction with this LP;

  • Good Night Nelda Grebe / Down So Low, 1969, Mercury 72878
Down So Low, Cry On, Goodnight Nelda Grebe The Telephone Company Has Cut Us Off, Mother Earth and Won't Be Long were included on;

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