Gimme Some!

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Gimme Some!
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Studio album by
Released1971
Recorded1971
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length33:35
Label Cobblestone
CST 9004
Producer Dave Blume
Freddie McCoy chronology
Listen Here
(1968)
Gimme Some!
(1971)

Gimme Some! is the final album by vibraphonist Freddie McCoy recorded in 1971 and released on the Cobblestone label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Allmusic called the album "a circa-1971 jazz-funk session featuring some trippy electric piano work". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie McCoy except where noted.

  1. "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) – 3:54
  2. "Light My Fire" (The Doors) – 6:19
  3. "Gimme Some!" – 2:46
  4. "This Guy's in Love with You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:17
  5. "Aquarius" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) – 3:32
  6. "The Worst That Could Happen" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:16
  7. "Hey Jude" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:12
  8. "Time for My Children" – 4:19

Personnel

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References

  1. Cobblestone Records discography accessed August 30, 2013
  2. Freddie McCoy discography accessed May 12, 2014
  3. Allmusic: Freddie McCoy Biography, accessed May 12, 2014