Something Else Again | ||||
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Released | January 1968 | |||
Recorded | September 8 & 20, 1967 | |||
Genre | Folk, jazz, singer-songwriter | |||
Length | 43:34 | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | John Court | |||
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Rolling Stone | (Favorable) [2] |
Something Else Again is the second studio album by American folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens, released in January 1968. [3] The track "Run, Shaker Life" was based on a Shaker dance song by elder Issachar Bates [4] and reworked from Havens' old band, The Last Men, who reunited for this recording. [5] "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed" was later reworked by Yes on its second album, Time and a Word .
year | chart | peak |
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1968 | Billboard Pop Albums | 184 |
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