We the People (Ellen McIlwaine album)

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We the People
Ellen mcilwaine we the people 1973.JPG
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1973
Recorded Record Plant Studios, New York City;
Carnegie Hall, New York (side b, track 5)
Length32:33
Label Polydor (PD-5044)
Producer Peter K. Seigel
Ellen McIlwaine chronology
Honky Tonk Angel
(1972)
We the People
(1973)
The Real Ellen McIlwaine
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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We the People is a 1973 album by Ellen McIlwaine.

The album was re-released on CD in 1993 along with McIlwaine's 1972 debut album Honky Tonk Angel as Up From the Skies: The Polydor Years .

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ellen McIlwaine except where noted.

Side A

  1. "Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)" – 4:26
  2. "All to You" – 3:05
  3. "Sliding" – 2:52
  4. "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 2:25
  5. "Farther Along" (Traditional) – 3:44

Side B

  1. "I Don't Want to Play" – 3:20
  2. "Underground River" – 3:54
  3. "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (But Nobody Wants To Die)" (Al Fields, Tom Delaney, Timmie Rogers) – 2:25
  4. "Jimmy Jean" – 2:59
  5. "We the People" – 3:23

Personnel

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References

  1. Mark Allan. "We the People - Ellen McIlwaine | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-10-26.