Love, Peace and Happiness

For the 2003 album by Out of Eden, see Love, Peace & Happiness.

Love, Peace and Happiness
Live album by The Chambers Brothers
Released	December 1969
Venue	Fillmore East, New York City
Genre	Soul
Length	76:56
Label	Columbia [1]
Producer	Tim O'Brien, David Rubinson
The Chambers Brothers chronology
Shout! (1968) Love, Peace and Happiness (1969) Feelin' The Blues (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	C− [3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[1]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

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]

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated December 27, 1969, peaking at No. 58 during a thirty-three-week run on the chart. ^[10]

Critical reception

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." ^[11]

Track listing

Studio

1. "Have a Little Faith" (Sammy Turner) – 5:11
2. "Let's Do It (Do It Together)" (Sammy Turner) – 4:33
3. "To Love Somebody" (Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:36
4. "If You Want Me To" (Sammy Turner) – 3:58
5. "Wake Up" (Marvin Hamlisch, Joel Hirschhorn) – 2:17
6. "Love, Peace and Happiness" (The Chambers Brothers) – 16:15

Live

1. "Wade in the Water" (Traditional; arranged by Joseph Chambers) – 10:22
2. "Everybody Needs Somebody" (Joseph Chambers) – 6:28
3. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (Otis Redding) – 2:56
4. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:13
5. "Bang Bang" (Joe Cuba, Jimmy Sabater) – 7:25
6. "You're So Fine" (Willie Schofield, Lance Finney, Bob West) – 4:38
7. "Medley: Undecided/Love! Love! Love!" (Charlie Shavers, Sid Robin/Sid Wyche, Teddy McRae, Sunny David) – 4:04

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [10]	58

References

1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 216.
2. "Love, Peace & Happiness - The Chambers Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Robert Christgau: Album: The Chambers Brothers: Love, Peace, and Happiness". www.robertchristgau.com.
4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. pp. 88–89.
5. "The Chambers Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Bourne, Kay (September 4, 1969). "Chambers Brothers". Bay State Banner: 5.
7. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 280.
8. "Chambers Brothers". Billboard.
9. "How The Isley Brothers & Santana Teamed Up to Combat 'Brutality and War'". Billboard.
10. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
11. Bryan, Kevin (September 22, 2016). "Album lowdown". Lincolnshire Echo: 54.