Hanson (UK band)

Hanson
Origin England, UK
Genres Rock, funk
Years active 1973–74
Labels Manticore,Ork
Website Junior Marvin (Hanson)
Past members Junior Hanson
Bobby Tench
Delisle Harper
Rebop Kwaku Baah
Godfrey McLean
Neil Murray
Clive Chaman

Hanson (also known as Junior Marvin's Hanson) were a British-based rock band formed by Junior Hanson in 1973 and were signed to Emerson, Lake and Palmer's record label Manticore. Their debut album Now Hear This, was released in 1973 and featured Bobby Tench.[1] At the beginning of 1974, Junior Marvin disbanded the existing line-up and reformed the band for the recording of a funk rock album Magic Dragon, which was released later that year.[2]

Now Hear This

Now Hear This
Studio album by Hanson (UK)
Released 1973
Recorded 1973
Genre Rock, funk rock, blues rock
Label Manticore, Ork/Cherry Red
Producer Junior Hanson and Big "M" Mario Medious
Hanson (UK) chronology
Now Hear This
(1973)		 Music Dragon
(1974)Music Dragon1974

Track listing

Side One
  1. "Traveling Like a Gypsy" - 6:15
  2. "Love Knows Everything" - 3:08
  3. "Mister Music Maker" - 4:27
  4. "Catch That Beat" - 3:48
  5. "Take You into My Home" - 3:11
Side Two
  1. "Gospel Truth" - 5:03
  2. "Rain" - 5:10
  3. "Smokin’ to the Big 'M'" - 9:53

Credits

  • Junior Hanson - guitar and lead vocals; backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything" and "Take You Into My Home"; bass guitar on "Rain"
  • Jean Roussel - electric piano, organ, clavinet, Mini-Moog synthesizer; piano on "Gospel Truth"
  • Clive Chaman - bass guitar on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything" and "Rain"
  • Conrad Isidore - drums on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything"

Additional Personnel

  • Jimmy Thomas - superstring; backing vocals on "Take You Into My Home", "Rain" and "Smoking to the Big 'M'"
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah - congas
  • Bobby Tench - backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything", "Gospel Truth" and "Rain"; guitar on "Catch That Beat"
  • Godfrey McLean - drums and backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything"
  • Delisle Harper - bas guitar on "Love Knows Everything"
  • Chris Wood - flute on "Mister Music Maker"
  • Ken Cumberbatch - piano on "Catch That Beat"

Magic Dragon

Magic Dragon
Studio album by Hanson (UK)
Released 1974
Recorded 1974
Genre Rock, funk rock
Label Manticore
Producer Junior Hanson and Big "M" Mario Medious
Hanson (UK) chronology
Now Hear This
(1973)Now Hear This1973		 Music Dragon
(1974)

Track listing

  1. "Rocking Horseman"
  2. "Modern Day Religion"
  3. "Down into the Magic"
  4. "Rock Me Baby"
  5. "Love Yer Need You"
  6. "Boy Meets Girl"
  7. "American Beauty Rose"
  8. "Looking at Tin Soldiers"
  9. "Magic Dragon"

Credits

Discography

  • Now Hear This Manticore (1973)
  • Magic Dragon Manticore (1974)
  • Now Hear This Ork/Cherry Red (2007) re-release

References

  1. ↑ "Hanson Now hear this". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Musicians Olympus archive". oocities.org. Retrieved 2011-11-12.


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