Melody Maker (Hugh Masekela album)
| Melody Maker | ||||
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| Studio album by Hugh Masekela | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | c. 1976 in | |||
| Studio |
D & B Studios (Silver Spring, Maryland) American Star Studios (Fairfax, Virginia) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Casablanca Records NBLP-7036 | |||
| Producer | Hugh Masekela, Stewart Levine | |||
| Hugh Masekela chronology | ||||
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Melody Maker is the nineteenth studio album by South African musician Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in Silver Spring, Maryland and Fairfax, Virginia and released in 1976 via Casablanca Records label.[1][2] Songs "Toejam" and "Hi-Life" were re-released on CD in 1998 on Verve Records as part of The Boy's Doin' It album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hi-Life" | Adaloja Gboyega, Hugh Masekela, Yaw Opoku | 9:34 |
| 2. | "The Best of My Love" | Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Melody Maker" | Hugh Masekela | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Dance" | Stanley Todd, Hugh Masekela | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Toejam" | Hugh Masekela, Yaw Opoku, Jagger Niisai Botchway | 4:30 |
| 6. | "I'll Make You Feel Alright" | Stanley Todd | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Come on Home" | Hugh Masekela | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Melodi" | Hugh Masekela | 3:10 |
Personnel
- Isaak Asante – percussion[3]
- Richard Neesai Botchway – guitar
- Eka-Ete – vocals
- Adaloja Gboyega – composer, keyboards
- Stewart Levine – engineer, producer
- Hugh Masekela – composer, horn, producer
- Yaw Opoku – bass, composer
- Papa Frankie Todd – drums
- Stanley Todd – guitar, organ
References
- ↑ "Hugh Masekela: Melody Maker". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY: 1970-1979". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Hugh Masekela: Melody Maker". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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