1973 Donny Hathaway – Extension Of A Man
Extension Of A Man is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973.
The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White, who worked with Hathaway in Chicago in the early days. White also played with Hathaway on concert dates and is featured on Hathaway’s live performance recordings.
Tracks
1 I Love The Lord ; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II) (Donny Hathaway) 05:32
2 Someday We’ll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway) 04:14
3 Flying Easy (Donny Hathaway) 03:13
4 Valdez In The Country (Donny Hathaway) 03:33
5 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know (Al Kooper) 05:23
6 Come Little Children (Donny Hathaway) 04:35
7 Love, Love, Love (JR Bailey; Ken Williams) 03:25
8 The Slums (Donny Hathaway) 05:11
9 Magdalena (Danny O’Keefe) 03:08
10 I Know It’s You (Leon Ware) 05:13
Musicians
1 I Love The Lord ; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II)
| Bass | Russ Savakus |
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Grady Tate |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Clarinet | Vincent Abato |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| French Horn | Jim Buffington |
| French Horn | Julius Watkins |
| French Horn | Tony Miranda |
| Oboe | Henry Schuman |
| Trombone | Dominick Gravine |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trombone | Paul Faulise |
| Trombone | Wayne Andre |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Trumpet | Ernie Royal |
| Trumpet | Joe Newman |
| Tuba | Don Butterfield |
2 Someday We’ll All Be Free
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
3 Flying Easy
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
4 Valdez In The Country
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Keith Loving |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
5 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Fred White |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Organ | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Sax | David Newman |
6 Come Little Children
| Bass | Donny Hathaway |
| Drums | Fred White |
| Guitar (solo) | Phil Upchurch |
| Guitar | John Bishop |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Sax | Seldon Powell |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trumpet | Joe Newman |
7 Love, Love, Love
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Keith Loving |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
8 The Slums
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Acoustic Guitar | Keith Loving |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Sax | Phil Bodner |
| Sax | Seldon Powell |
| Trombone | Tony Studd |
| Background Vocals | Jimmy Douglas |
| Background Vocals | Mario Medious |
| Background Vocals | Richard Wells |
| Background Vocals | William McCollum |
9 Magdalena
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Grady Tate |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Tuba | Don Butterfield |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
10 I Know It’s You
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Smith |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Shemwell |
Other Musicians
Choir – Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers (Tracks 1, 6, 7)
Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Kermit Moore (Track 1)
Harp – Gloria Agostini (Track 1)
Violin – Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen, Theodore Israel (Track 1)
Liner Notes
Producer – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Producer – Jerry Wexler (Track 10)
Arranged By, Written-By, Electric Piano, Conductor, Orchestra – Donny Hathaway
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff (Track 1)
Engineer (Recording)– Phil Ramone, Gene Paul, Jimmy Douglass, Murray Allen
Engineer (Additional Recording) – Dixon Van Winkle, Gene Paul, Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn, Malcolm Addey, Joe Ferla
Art Direction, Design, Artwork– Harbinger, Washington. D.C.
Artwork – Leon Norton
Calligraphy – Terry Dale
Photography, Art Direction, Design – Jeff Blue
Mastered At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At A&R Studios
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Universal Recording Studio
Recorded At Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Recorded At Bell Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright (c) Atlantic Recording Corporation