Love, Peace and Happiness | ||||
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Released | December 1969 | |||
Venue | Fillmore East, New York City | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 76:56 | |||
Label | Columbia [1] | |||
Producer | Tim O'Brien, David Rubinson | |||
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Robert Christgau | C− [3] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Love, Peace and Happiness is an album by soul artists The Chambers Brothers, released in 1969. [5] [6]
The album was released as a double-LP, half studio recordings and half live recordings. The live material was recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore East. [7]
In "Love, Peace and Happiness", the phrase "That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind" is paraphrased as, "It's a small step for man, but it's a giant leap for all mankind". The song peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100. [8] It was covered by Carlos Santana and The Isley Brothers on 2017's Power of Peace. [9]
AllMusic wrote that "the live sides are better, with stronger material, including 'I Can't Turn You Loose' and 'People Get Ready'." [2] Robert Christgau, who had briefly attended the concert at which the live side was recorded, wrote that "now that the evidence is in I know I did the right thing," and called the album "shameful excess." [3]
Reviewing a 2016 reissue, the Lincolnshire Echo called the album "life-enhancing," and praised the "punchy live set." [10]