Peace is a 1968 studio album by American psychedelic soul group Rotary Connection, released on Cadet Records
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| Released | December 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Studio | Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois, US | |||
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| Length | 43:18 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Cadet | |||
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Reception
editEditors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Rodney Batdorf writing that this "is a terrific, soulful Christmas album" that "has all the hallmarks of a late-'60s pop-soul record".[2] In a review for retailers, Billboard recommended this release as "a holiday package filled with Christmas" with a "marketable style".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Opening Round" (Mitch Aliotta) – 1:52
- "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr) – 5:57
- "Christmas Love" (Morris Dollison) – 3:09
- "Last Call for Peace" (Arthur Feldman and H. White) – 2:52
- "Shopping Bag Menagerie" (Sidney Barnes) – 3:49
- "Silent Night" (Marshall Paul and Charles Stepney) – 3:41
- "Christmas Child" (Dollison and Stepney) – 2:42
- "Peace at Least" (Feldman) – 4:11
- "Santa's Little Helpers" (Jim Donlinger and Jim Nyeholt) – 0:34
- "Sidewalk Santa" (Barnes) – 4:21
- "If Peace Was All We Had" (J. Donlinger and Tim Donlinger) – 4:49
- "Silent Night Chant" (Paul and Stepney) – 4:33
- "Silence" – 0:30
Personnel
editRotary Connection
- Mitch Aliotta – vocals
- Sidney Barnes – vocals
- Jim Donlinger – vocals
- Tom Donlinger – vocals
- Jim Nyeholt – vocals
- Minnie Riperton – vocals
- Bobby Simms – vocals
- Charles Stepney – vocals, arrangement, production
Additional personnel
- Marshall Chess – production
- Don Holden – mastering
- Jerry Griffith – design
- Ron Malo – recording
- Warren Meyer – photography
Chart performance
editPeace peaked at 24 on the Billboard 200.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ LaPalm, Dick (January 28, 1995). "Confronting Past and Present Atrocities". Commentary. Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 4. p. 6. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Batdorf, Rodney (n.d.). "Rotary Connection – Peace". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Pop". Album Reviews. Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 46. November 16, 1968. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Rotary Connection | Awards". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
External links
edit- Peace at Discogs (list of releases)
- Peace at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
