Love, Peace and Happiness
Live album by
The Chambers Brothers
ReleasedDecember 1969
VenueFillmore East, New York City
GenreSoul
Length76:56
LabelColumbia[1]
ProducerTim O'Brien, David Rubinson
The Chambers Brothers chronology
A New Time - A New Day
(1968)		 Love, Peace and Happiness
(1969)		 Feelin' The Blues
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauC−[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

Love, Peace and Happiness is an album by soul artists The Chambers Brothers, released in 1969.[5][6]

The album was released as a double-LP, half studio recordings and half live recordings. The live material was recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore East.[7]

In "Love, Peace and Happiness", the phrase "That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind" is paraphrased as, "It's a small step for man, but it's a giant leap for all mankind". The song peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] It was covered by Carlos Santana and The Isley Brothers on 2017's Power of Peace.[9]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the live sides are better, with stronger material, including 'I Can't Turn You Loose' and 'People Get Ready'."[2] Robert Christgau, who had briefly attended the concert at which the live side was recorded, wrote that "now that the evidence is in I know I did the right thing," and called the album "shameful excess."[3]

Reviewing a 2016 reissue, the Lincolnshire Echo called the album "life-enhancing," and praised the "punchy live set."[10]

Track listing

Studio

  1. "Have a Little Faith" (Sammy Turner) – 5:11
  2. "Let's Do It (Do It Together)" (Sammy Turner) – 4:33
  3. "To Love Somebody" (Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:36
  4. "If You Want Me To" (Sammy Turner) – 3:58
  5. "Wake Up" (Marvin Hamlisch, Joel Hirschhorn) – 2:17
  6. "Love, Peace and Happiness" (The Chambers Brothers) – 16:15

Live

  1. "Wade in the Water" (Traditional; arranged by Joseph Chambers) – 10:22
  2. "Everybody Needs Somebody" (Joseph Chambers) – 6:28
  3. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (Otis Redding) – 2:56
  4. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:13
  5. "Bang Bang" (Joe Cuba, Jimmy Sabater) – 7:25
  6. "You're So Fine" (Willie Schofield, Lance Finney, Bob West) – 4:38
  7. "Medley: Undecided/Love! Love! Love!" (Charlie Shavers, Sid Robin/Sid Wyche, Teddy McRae, Sunny David) – 4:04

References

  1. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 216.
  2. 1 2 "Love, Peace & Happiness - The Chambers Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: Album: The Chambers Brothers: Love, Peace, and Happiness". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. pp. 88–89.
  5. ↑ "The Chambers Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Bourne, Kay (4 Sep 1969). "Chambers Brothers". Bay State Banner: 5.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 280.
  8. ↑ "Chambers Brothers". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "How The Isley Brothers & Santana Teamed Up to Combat 'Brutality and War'". Billboard.
  10. ↑ Bryan, Kevin (22 Sep 2016). "Album lowdown". Lincolnshire Echo: 54.
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