The Power of Music (The Miracles album)
The Power of Music | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1976 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 40:04 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Tamla | |||
Producer | Warren "Pete" Moore, Billy Griffin, Donald Griffin, John Barnes, Kevin Beamish, Wade Marcus | |||
The Miracles chronology | ||||
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The Power of Music is a 1976 studio album by American soul vocal group The Miracles.
Reception[edit]
Editors at AllMusic Guide rated this album two out of five stars, with critic Ed Hogan writing that Warren "Pete" Moore's production was "somewhat muddled", but pointed out several stand-out tracks.[1] In the 1983 edition of The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, this album was scored two out of five stars.[2] In 2011's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, this album received two out of five stars.[3]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by William Griffin and Warren "Pete" Moore
- "The Power of Music" – 5:39
- "Love to Make Love" – 4:59
- "Can I Pretend" – 5:29
- "Let the Children Play (Overture)" – 3:55
- "Gossip" – 6:20
- "Let the Children Play" – 4:13
- "The Street of Love" – 3:00
- "You Need a Miracle" – 6:16
Personnel[edit]
The Miracles
- Billy Griffin – vocals, guitar, co-production
- Donald Griffin – vocals, guitar, co-production
- Warren "Pete" Moore – vocals, production
- Bobby Rogers – vocals
- Ronnie White – vocals
Additional personnel
- Jack Ashford – percussion
- John Barnes – keyboards, synthesizer, rhythm section arrangement, co-producer, horn arrangement, string arrangements
- Kevin Beamish – recording engineering, mixing, co-production
- Eddie Brown – bongos, congas
- Ollie E. Brown – drums, timbales
- Scott Edwards – bass guitar
- James Gadson – drums, timbales
- Lenni Groves – vocals
- Jimmy Johnson – gong
- Wade Marcus – horn arrangement, string arrangement, co-production
- Frank Mulvey – art direction
- Jeff Sanders – mastering
- Julia Tillman – vocals
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
- Maxine Willard – vocals
Chart performance[edit]
The Power of Music reached 35 on the Top R&B Albums and peaked at 178 on the Billboard 200.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "The Miracles – The Power of Music". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Dave Marsh; John Swenson, eds. (1983). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 337. ISBN 9780394721071.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ "The Miracles – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
External links[edit]
- The Power of Music at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Power of Music at MusicBrainz (list of releases)