Mourner’s Rhapsody is an English-language album by Czeslaw Niemen, recorded in 1974 in New York, USA. Michał Urbaniak invited his friends (also some members of the famous Mahavishnu Orchestra) to support Niemen after his earlier band left to re-initialise their own band SBB (Silesian Blues Band), which now became short for Search, Breakup and Build, Sound Beyond Borders and similar. The album was released in West Germany (1974), the United Kingdom (1975) and the United States (1976). It was re-released on CD in 1993.
Tracks
1 Lilacs And Champagne (Czeslaw Niemen; Norman Simon) 04:03
2 I’ve Got No One Who Needs Me (Czeslaw Niemen; Norman Simon) 04:16
3 I Search For Love (Czeslaw Niemen; Norman Simon) 04:56
4 Baby M (Czeslaw Niemen; Norman Simon) 05:17
5 Inside I’m Dying (Czeslaw Niemen; Norman Simon) 05:34
6 Mourner’s Rhapsody (Czeslaw Niemen; Norman Simon) 14:47
Musicians
1 Lilacs And Champagne
| Bass | Rick Laird |
| Drums | Jan Hammer |
| Fender Rhodes | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Moog | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Violin | Michal Urbaniak |
| Percussion | David Earle Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Erin Dickins |
| Background Vocals | Gail Kantor |
| Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
2 I’ve Got No One Who Needs Me
| Bass | Rick Laird |
| Drums | Jan Hammer |
| Fender Rhodes | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Mellotron | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Flute | Seldon Powell |
3 I Search For Love
| Bass | Rick Laird |
| Drums | Jan Hammer |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Moog | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Violin | Michal Urbaniak |
| Percussion | David Earle Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Erin Dickins |
| Background Vocals | Gail Kantor |
| Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
4 Baby M
| Drums | Jan Hammer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carl Rabinowitz |
| Moog | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Piano | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Background Vocals | Erin Dickins |
| Background Vocals | Gail Kantor |
| Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
5 Inside I’m Dying
| Bass | Rick Laird |
| Drums | Jan Hammer |
| Guitar | John Abercrombie |
| Electric Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Mellotron | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Violin | Michal Urbaniak |
| Percussion | David Earle Johnson |
6 Mourner’s Rhapsody
| Bass | Rick Laird |
| Drums | Jan Hammer |
| Guitar | John Abercrombie |
| Organ | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Synthesizer | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Timpani | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Chimes | Czeslaw Niemen |
| Percussion | David Earle Johnson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Sol Rabinowitz, Czeslaw Niemen
Arranged By – Czeslaw Niemen
Directior (Choir) – Howard Roberts (Track 6)
Design – Roslav Szaybo
Illustration – Czeslaw Niemen
Photography – Chris Yates
Phonographic Copyright CBS Records
Copyright CBS Records
Mourner’s Rhapsody is an English-language album by Czeslaw Niemen, recorded in 1974 in New York, USA. Michał Urbaniak invited his friends (also some members of the famous Mahavishnu Orchestra) to support Niemen after his earlier band left to re-initialise their own band SBB (Silesian Blues Band), which now became short for Search, Breakup and Build, Sound Beyond Borders and similar. The album was released in West Germany (1974), the United Kingdom (1975) and the United States (1976). It was re-released on CD in 1993.