A Handful of Beauty

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A Handful of Beauty
Album A Handful of Beauty cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedAugust 1976
Length47:55
Label Columbia
Shakti chronology
Shakti
(1976)
A Handful of Beauty
(1976)
Natural Elements
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All About Jazz (not rated) [2]
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A Handful of Beauty is the first studio album, and second album overall, released by the world fusion band Shakti in 1976.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "La Danse du Bonheur" (John McLaughlin, L.Shankar) – 4:48
  2. "Lady L" (Shankar) – 7:23
  3. "India" (McLaughlin, Shankar) – 12:31
  4. "Kriti" (Traditional South Indian, arr. McLaughlin, Shankar) – 2:58
  5. "Isis" (McLaughlin, Shankar) – 15:11
  6. "Two Sisters" (McLaughlin) – 4:41

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Chart performance

Chart performance for A Handful of Beauty
Chart (1977)Peak
US Billboard 200 [4] 168
US Billboard Jazz Albums [4] 32

References

  1. Ginell, Richard S.. A Handful of Beauty at AllMusic
  2. Kolosky, Walter (18 November 2002). "John McLaughlin and Shakti: A Handful of Beauty". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 135. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. 1 2 "A Handful of Beauty - Shakti | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.