Morning, Noon & the Nite-Liters

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Morning, Noon & The Nite-Liters
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Released1971
Recorded1971
StudioRCA's Mid-America Center, Chicago, Illinois
Genre
Label RCA
Producer Harvey Fuqua
The Nite-Liters chronology
Nite-Liters
(1970)
Morning, Noon & The Nite-Liters
(1971)
Instrumental Directions
(1972)
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Morning, Noon & the Nite-Liters is the second album by the Louisville, Kentucky group The Nite-Liters, the instrumental ensemble offshoot of New Birth, featuring Tony Churchill, James Baker, Robin Russell, Austin Lander, Robert "Lurch" Jackson, Leroy Taylor, Charlie Hearndon, Bruce Marshall and Nathaniel "Nebs" Neblett.

Contents

The album was released in 1971 on RCA Records and produced by mentor Harvey Fuqua. It includes the original version of "K-Jee" that was covered in 1975 by MFSB on their Universal Love album.

Track listing

  1. "Tanga Boo Gonk" (3:15)
  2. "If I Were Your Woman" (5:36)
  3. "K-Jee" (4:01)
  4. "Funky-Doo" (4:52)
  5. "Stinkin' Charlie" (2:19)
  6. "Hang-Up" (4.39)
  7. "Traveling/Listen Here" (4:17)
  8. "We've Only Just Begun" (3:14)
  9. "Kool-Pick" (3:24)
  10. "(We've Got To) Pull Together" (5:43)

Charts

Chart (1971)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [2] 167
US Top Soul LPs [2] 31

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [3]
US US
R&B
1971"K-Jee"3917

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References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r67590/review
  2. 1 2 "The Nite-Liters US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  3. "The Nite-Liters US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.