Extension of a Man

Extension of a Man
Studio album by Donny Hathaway
Released June 18, 1973 (1973-06-18)
Recorded October 11, 1971 (1971-10-11)-
November 26, 1973 (1973-11-26)
A&R Recording Studios
Bell Sound, Regent Sound
Atlantic Recording Studios
(New York, New York)
Universal Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
Genre R&B/Soul
Length 47:33
Label Atco
7029
Producer Arif Mardin
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Donny Hathaway chronology
Live
1972		 Extension of a Man
1973		 In Performance
1980
Singles from Extension of a Man
  1. "Love, Love, Love"
    Released: 1973
  2. "Come Little Children"
    Released: 1974

Extension of a Man is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway in 1973. It was his last studio album. It's noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White (who worked with Hathaway in Chicago in the early days).

Track listing

  1. "I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry, Pts. 1 & 2" (Hathaway) - 5:32
  2. "Someday We'll All Be Free" (Hathaway, Edward Howard) - 4:14
  3. "Flying Easy" (Hathaway) - 3:13
  4. "Valdez in the Country" (Hathaway) - 3:33
  5. "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" (Al Kooper) - 5:23
  6. "Come Little Children" (Hathaway) - 4:35
  7. "Love, Love, Love" (J.R. Bailey, Ken Williams) - 3:25
  8. "The Slums" (Hathaway) - 5:11
  9. "Magdalena" (Danny O'Keefe) - 3:08
  10. "I Know It's You" (Leon Ware) - 5:13
  11. "Lord Help Me" (Joe Greene, Billy Preston) - 4:06

"Lord Help Me" was originally only released as a B-side to the single "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know". It did not feature on Extension Of A Man until the 1993 Compact Disc re-release. The song features Billy Preston. Also, only track produced by Jerry Wexler

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