Goin' Places (Michael Henderson album)
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Michael Henderson; except where indicated- "Whip It" 4:01
- "Goin' Places" 4:08
- "Let Me Love You" (Michael Henderson, Ray Parker, Jr.Ray Parker, Jr.Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
) 5:00 - "I Can't Help It" 4:16
- "I'll Be Understanding" (Michael Henderson, Rudy Robinson) 3:03
- "At The Concert" 7:16
- "Won't You Be Mine" (Ken Peterson) 7:00
Personnel
- Michael HendersonMichael HendersonMichael Henderson is an American bass guitarist and vocalist best known for his bass playing with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, on early fusion albums such as A Tribute to Jack Johnson, Pangaea, and Live-Evil.- Biography :He was one of the first notable bass guitarists of the fusion era as well...
- Lead and Backing Vocals, Bass, Bongos, Guitar, Keyboards - Herbie HancockHerbie HancockHerbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
- Fender Rhodes - Ray Parker, Jr.Ray Parker, Jr.Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
, Randall Jacobs - Guitar - Jerry Jones - Drums
- Mark Johnson - Clapping, Fender Rhodes, Handclapping, Synthesizer
- Rudy Robinson - Arp Strings, Clapping, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Piano
- Ollie E. BrownOllie E. BrownOllie E. Brown is an American drummer, percussionist and record producer. A prolific session musician, Brown has performed on over a hundred albums in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Brown was also half of the American dance-pop duo Ollie & Jerry, which had a Top 10 hit with "Breakin'.....
, Lorenzo Brown - Percussion - Eli Fontaine, Marcus Belgrave, Norma Jean Bell - Horns
- Ralph Moss - Horns, Strings
- Rod Lumpkin - Organ
- Eli Fontaine - Soprano Saxophone
- Steve Hunter - Trombone
- Barbara Shelley, Wesley Gullick - Clapping, Handclapping
- Gwen GuthrieGwen GuthrieGwen Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, and Roberta Flack....
, Yolanda McCullough, Brenda White - Backing Vocals
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
49 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
18 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 11 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1977 | "I Can't Help It " | 27 |
| "Won't You Be Mine" | 82 | |