Something Else Again

Something Else Again
Studio album by Richie Havens
Released	January 1968
Recorded	September 8 & 20 1967
Genre	Folk, jazz, singer-songwriter
Length	43:34
Label	Verve
Producer	John Court
Richie Havens chronology
Mixed Bag (1966)Mixed Bag1966 Something Else Again (1968) Richard P. Havens, 1983 (1969)Richard P. Havens, 19831969

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(Favorable)[2]

Something Else Again is an album by American folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens, released in January 1968.^[3] The track "Run, Shaker Life" was based on a Shaker dance song by elder Issachar Bates^[4] and reworked from Havens' old band, The Last Men, who reunited for this recording.^[5] "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed" was later reworked by Yes on their second album, Time and a Word.

Track listing

1. "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed" (Richie Havens) – 2:58
2. "Inside of Him" (Havens) – 4:26
3. "The Klan" (Alan Grey, David Grey) – 4:31
4. "Sugarplums" – 2:54
5. "Don't Listen to Me" (Havens) – 4:27
6. "From the Prison" (Jerry Merrick) – 3:37
7. "Maggie's Farm" (Bob Dylan) – 4:38
8. "Something Else Again" – 7:30
9. "New City" (Havens, John Court) – 2:47
10. "Run, Shaker Life" (Havens, Joe Price, Mark Roth) – 5:46

Personnel

• Richie Havens – vocals, guitar, sitar, tamboura
• Warren Bernhardt – organ, piano, clavinet
• Denny Gerrard – bass on "Run, Shaker Run"
• Don Payne – bass
• Adrian Guillery – guitar
• Paul "Dino" Williams – guitar, chant on "Run, Shaker Run"
• Daniel Ben Zebulon – conga, drums, chant on "Run, Shaker Run"
• Eddie Gómez – double bass
• Donald MacDonald – drums
• Skip Prokop – drums on "Run, Shaker Run"
• Jeremy Steig – flute
• John Blair – violin on "Inside of Him"

Technical

• Val Valentin - director of engineering
• Jerry Schoenbaum - production supervision

Charts

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