Rare Earth in Concert

Rare Earth in Concert
Live album by Rare Earth
Released	December 1971
Recorded	Live at Jacksonville, Jacksonville Coliseum, Miami Florida Marine Stadium, Ithaca, New York Cornell University. and at The Pharmacy. Side four, track 2 recorded at Motown Studios.
Length	73:43
Label	Rare Earth
Rare Earth chronology
One World (1971) Rare Earth in Concert (1971) Willie Remembers (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Rare Earth in Concert is a live album by rock band Rare Earth, which was released as a double-LP in 1971. It contains a 23:33 version of their signature hit "Get Ready", as well as a new studio song: "Nice To Be With You". It was issued a RIAA gold record award.

Track listing

Side one

1. "I Just Want to Celebrate" (Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris)– 4:40
2. "Hey, Big Brother" (Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris)– 7:26
3. "Born to Wander" (Tom Baird)– 4:24

Side two

1. "Get Ready" (William "Smokey" Robinson)– 23:33

• The unedited performance ran close to an hour

Side three

1. "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles)– 6:31
2. "Thoughts" (Gilbert Bridges, Peter Hoorelbeke, Edward Guzman, John Persh, Mark Olson, Raymond Monette)— 10:53

Side four

1. "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland Jr., Norman Whitfield)— 14:09
2. "Nice to Be with You" (Mark Olson, Raymond Monette, Peter Hoorelbeke)— 2:15

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2]	26
US Top LP's ( Billboard ) [3]	29

Personnel

Rare Earth

• Gil Bridges – woodwinds, backing vocals, percussion, flute
• Ray Monette – guitars, backing vocals
• Mark Olson – keyboards, backing vocals
• John Persh – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Rivera – drums, lead vocals, percussion
• Ed Guzman – conga, percussion

Credits

• Recording engineers: Cal Harris, Nate Jennings, John Lewis, Ken Sands, Bob Olhsson, Orson Lewis, Criteria Recording Company
• Technical engineers: Don Boehrat, Gurdev Sandhu, Michael Grace, Don Fostie
• Mastering engineer: Russ Terrana
• Graphic Supervision: Tom Schlesinger
• Art direction: Curtis McNair
• Rare Earth photos: Joel Brodsky
• Personal manager: Ron Strasner
• Special thanks to: Harry Balk, Ralph Terrana
• Recorded live at Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida; Marine Stadium, Miami, Florida; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; and At The Pharmacy
• "Nice to Be with You" recorded at Motown Studios

References

1. Eder, Bruce. "Rare Earth – Rare Earth in Concert: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 6, 2011.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 2346. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
3. "Billboard Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 84, no. 6. February 5, 1972. p. 58. Retrieved April 17, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.

External links

• http://www.discogs.com/Rare-Earth-Rare-Earth-In-Concert/release/507297 Discogs