Release Yourself
1974 studio album by Graham Central Station
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Release Yourself is the second album by Graham Central Station, released in 1974. The cover photograph was taken at Old Saint Hilary's Church, Tiburon, California.[3]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | The Record Plant, Sausalito, California | |||
| Genre | Funk[1] | |||
| Length | 37:40 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Larry Graham | |||
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Track listing
All songs written by Larry Graham except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "G.C.S." | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Release Yourself" | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Got To Go Through It To Get To It" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "I Believe In You"" | 4:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "'Tis Your Kind of Music" | 5:41 | |
| 6. | "Hey Mr. Writer" | 4:03 | |
| 7. | "Feel the Need" | Abrim Tilmon | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Today" | 6:43 |
Personnel
- Graham Central Station
- Larry Graham - bass, guitar, ARP synthesizer, tambourine, lead and backing vocals, cover concept
- Hershall "Happiness" Kennedy - horns, Clavinet, electric piano, tambourine, vocals
- Willie "Wild" Sparks - drums
- David "Dynamite" Vega - guitar
- Robert "Butch" Sam - organ, piano, tambourine, vocals
- Patryce "Choc'Let" Banks - drum programming [funk box], tambourine, vocals
- Additional
- Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Lenny Pickett, Mic Gillette, Stephen Kupka - horns
- Technical
- Tom Salisbury - cover design, photography
Charts
The album peaked at number twenty-two on the Billboard Top Soul Albums in 1974.
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 51 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 22 |