1972 The Rascals – The Island Of Real
The Island Of Real is the ninth and final studio album by rock band The Rascals, released in 1972. It peaked at number 180 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group’s final four singles — “Lucky Day,” “Brother Tree,” “Hummin’ Song” and “Jungle Walk” — failed to make the Top 100 and the Rascals disbanded.
The album was reissued in 1999 by Sundazed Records with two unreleased bonus tracks and also reissued along with Peaceful World on the BGO label in 2008.
Tracks
1 Lucky Day (Felix Cavaliere) 03:09
2 Saga Of New York (Felix Cavaliere) 04:04
3 Be On The Real Side (Bob Popwell) 03:37
4 Jungle Walk (Buzzy Feiten) 03:05
5 Brother Tree (Felix Cavaliere) 03:38
6 Island Of Real (Felix Cavaliere) 04:57
7 Hummin’ Song (Felix Cavaliere) 03:58
8 Echoes (Felix Cavaliere) 03:11
9 Buttercup (Felix Cavaliere) 05:06
10 Time Will Tell (Felix Cavaliere) 04:08
11 Lament (Felix Cavaliere) 06:10
Musicians
| Bass | Bob Popwell |
| Drums | Dino Danelli |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Keyboards | Felix Cavaliere |
| Synthesizer | Felix Cavaliere |
| Synthesizer | Buzzy Feiten |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Sax | Charles Dinwiddie |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Harp | Lois Colin |
| Congas | Daniel Ben Zebulon |
| Congas | Jack Scarangella |
| Congas | Ralph MacDonald |
| Congas | Rocki Dzidzornu |
| Percussion | Dino Danelli |
Other Musicians
2 Saga Of New York
| Sax | Joe Farrell |
6 Island Of Real
| Flute | Joe Farrell |
7 Hummin’ Song
| Sax | David Sanborn |
8 Echoes
| Vocals | Molly Holt |
9 Buttercup
| Flugelhorn | Marvin Stamm |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
10 Time Will Tell
| Sax | Jon Smith |
| Background Vocals | Molly Holt |
| Vocals | Annie Sutton |
| Vocals | Felix Cavaliere |
Liner Notes
Producer – Felix Cavaliere
Arranged By – Arthur Jenkins (Tracks 8, 9)
Engineer – James Green, Wayne Tarnowski
Recorded By – Lehman Yates
Cover (Art) – Dino Danelli
Photography – Ernest Holt, Kay Zar, Nancy Cataldi
Mastered At Customatrix
Recorded At Columbia Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc