Mother Earth - Living with the Animals (1968 Mercury) LP⭐

Artist: Mother Earth
Album: Living With The Animals
Label: Mercury – SR 61194
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Blues Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks+scans)

The debut album by a group from San Francisco, California, active 1967-1973. The driving force was singer-songwriter Tracy Nelson, who rose to fame in the mid-1970s as a solo blues and country singer. She is still active today.

Tracklist:
A1. Marvel Group 3:14
A2. Mother Earth 6:03
A3. I Did My Part 2:53
A4. Living With The Animals 4:46
A5. Down So Low 3:34
B1. Cry On 4:26
B2. It Won't Be Long 3:33
B3. My Love Will Never Die 4:48
B4. Good Night Nelda Grebe, The Telephone Company Has Cut Us Off 2:39
B5. The Kingdom Of Heaven (Is Within You) 4:59

Personnel:
Tracy Nelson — female vocals, piano (05, 09)
R.P. St.John, Jr. (Powell St. John Jr.) — vocals, harmonica
John «Toad» Andrews — guitar
Mark Naftalin — organ, piano
Bob Arthur — bass
George W. Rains — drums
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Horn Section:
Martin Fierro — leader horn section, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, horn arrangements
Louis Gasca — trumpet
Link Davis, Jr. — alto saxophone
Frank Morin — tenor saxophone
Ron Taormina — baritone saxophone
Bob Salisbury — baritone saxophone (06)
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Spencer Perskin — violin (01, 04)
Mike Bloomfield (as Makal Blumfeld) — lead guitar (02)
The Earthettes (Losella Funque, Sylvia Caldwell, Shalimar Samuelson) — backing vocals (03, 05, 06)
Jose Emilio Rodriquez III — drums (09)
Barry Goldberg — organ (02)