In Blissful Company

In Blissful Company is the first studio album by the English group Quintessence.

In Blissful Company
Studio album by Quintessence
Released	November 1969
Genre	Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz rock, raga rock
Length	38:11 44:05 (bonus tracks)
Label	Island
Producer	John Barham
Quintessence chronology
In Blissful Company (1969) Quintessence (1970)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic
sputnikmusic	4.0/5

Track listing

Original LP

Side one

1. "Giants" (Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones, Stanley Barr) – 4:37
2. "Manco Capac" (Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 5:17
3. "Body" (Allan Mostert, Jake Milton, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 3:34
4. "Gange Mai" (Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 4:00
5. "Chant" (John Barham, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 3:02

Side two

1. "Pearl and Bird" (Allan Mostert, Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji) – 3:57
2. "Notting Hill Gate" (Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 4:38
3. "Midnight Mode" (Allan Mostert, John Barham, Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 9:15

CD bonus tracks

1. "Notting Hill Gate" – 2:31
2. "Move into the Light" – 3:26

Personnel

Quintessence

• Sambhu Babaji – bass guitar
• Maha Dev – rhythm guitar
• Shiva Shankar Jones – lead vocals, keyboards
• Jake Milton – drums
• Allan Mostert – lead guitar
• Raja Ram – flute, bells, percussion

Additional personnel

• John Barham – musical arrangements, musical director
• Mike – sitar
• Surya – tamboura

Technical

• Barney Bubbles, J. Moonman - cover design
• Gopala - front cover artwork, illustration