1972 Chi Coltrane – Chi Coltrane

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Chi Coltrane (born November 16, 1948) is an American singer and pianist.

Coltrane was born in Racine, Wisconsin. Her mother was Canadian, her father a German violinist, and she grew up with six siblings. When she was twelve, she gave her first piano performance. In 1970, she started the funk and blues band Chicago Coltrane. Two years later, she signed a contract with Columbia Records and her debut album was released. The first single, “Thunder and Lightning”, was a hit, reaching No. 17 on the Billboard magazine chart. She enrolled in the Salter School of Music in Los Angeles, and the following year she released her second album, Let It Ride. This was followed by Greatest Hits and Best Of (both in 1975), and Road to Tomorrow (1977).

In 1977, she moved to Europe and lived there for several years. European new wave music influenced the three albums she recorded for Teldec during the 1980s. After The Message (1986), her next album appeared ten years later and was a reissue of her debut album.

Tracks

1  Thunder And Lightning (Chi Coltrane) 3:03
2  Goodbye John (Chi Coltrane) 4:06
3  You Were My Friend (Chi Coltrane) 3:43
4  Turn Me Around (Chi Coltrane) 4:06
5  Go Like Elijah (Chi Coltrane) 3:55
6  The Tree (Chi Coltrane) 3:58
7  Feelin’ Good (Chi Coltrane) 3:50
8  It’s Really Come To This (Chi Coltrane) 3:15
9  I Will Not Dance (Chi Coltrane) 3:49
10  Time To Come In (Chi Coltrane) 3:21
11 The Wheel Of Life (Chi Coltrane) 4:52

Media

Musicians

Organ Chi Coltrane
Piano Chi Coltrane
Percussion Victor Feldman
Percussion King Errisson

Other Musicians

1 Thunder And Lightning

Bass Larry Knechtel
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Ben Benay


2 Goodbye John

Bass Larry Knechtel
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Ben Benay


3 You Were My Friend

Bass Larry Knechtel
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Ben Benay


4 Turn Me Around

Bass Steve Lefever
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Ben Benay


5 Go Like Elijah

Bass Larry Knechtel
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Dean Parks


6 The Tree

Bass Steve Lefever
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Ben Benay


7 Feelin’ Good

Bass Larry Knechtel
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Dean Parks


8 It’s Really Come To This

Bass Larry Knechtel
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Ben Benay

 

9 I Will Not Dance

Bass Larry Knechtel
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Ben Benay


10 Time To Come In

Bass Leland Sklar
Drums Ron Tutt
Guitar Ben Benay


11 The Wheel Of Life

Bass Larry Knechtel
Drums Jim Gordon
Guitar Ben Benay

Liner Notes

Producer – Toxey French
Arranged By (Horns) – Jim Horn
Arranged By (Songs) – Chi Coltrane, Toxey French
Arranged By (Strings, Woodwinds) – Paul Buckmaster
Engineer (Mixing And Recording) – Eric Prestidge
Technician (Recordist) – Miguel Morales, Willie Greer
Choir – The Billy Barnum Chorus (Track 5)
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp

Design – Virginia Team
Photography By (Back Cover) – Beverly Parker
Photography By (Front Cover) – Baron Wolman

Mixed At – Sound Labs, Hollywood
Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
Produced For – Just Us Productions
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Published By – Chinick Music
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.