Something Else Again

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

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

Credits

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

Charts

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review
2. ↑ Rolling Stone. Vol 1. No. 4, January 20, 1968, p. 20
3. ↑ Allmusic entry for Something Else Again. Accessed April 26, 2013.
4. ↑ Song Comparison: "Come Life, Shaker Life" and "Run, Shaker Life". AmericanMusicPreservation.com. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
5. ↑ "Havens' New Album". Rolling Stone. Vol. 1 No. 2, November 23, 1967.