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Rare Earth -- Ecology
RARE EARTH
"Ecology"
Artist Rare Earth
Album Title Ecology
Released: 1970
Genre Rock
Styles Soul, Pop/Rock
Time 38:45
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Two strong tracks propelled Ecology up the pop charts: the swaggering, bravado-laden "Born to Wander," written by Tom Baird, and a hard-hitting, rocking rendition of the Temptations' "I Know I'm Losing You," written by Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland, and Norman Whitfield; the epic remake of the latter is almost eleven minutes of pure funk-rock. Lead singer Pete Riviera had a powerful voice, similar to Dennis Edwards, that could sell a song; the percussion and echo vocals accentuate the classic. The guys do a nice job on John Lennon and Paul McCartney's "Eleanor Rigby,"

TRACK SONG
1. Born to Wander  (Baird) - 3:20
2. Long Time Leaving  (Baird) - 4:42
3. (I Know) I'm Losing You  (Grant/Holland/Whitfield) - 10:50
4. Satisfaction Guaranteed  (Baird) - 4;34
5. Nice Place to Visit  (Persh) - 3:57
6. No. 1 Man  (Baird) - 4:48
7. Eleanor Rigby  (Lennon/McCartney) - 6:34

ALBUM RELEASES
YEAR FORMAT PUBLISHER NUMBER
  CD Motown 37463-5202-2
  CD Motown MOTD-5202
  CS Motown 37463-5202-4
  CS Motown MOTC-5202
1970 LP Rare Earth 6-514
1991 CS Motown 5202

MUSICIANS
Gil Bridges Flute, Saxophone, Tabla, Vocals
Eddie Guzman Conga
Kenny James Organ, Keyboards
Rod Richards Guitar, Vocals
Pete Rivera Drums, Vocals
John Persh Bass, Tambourine, Vocals

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Tom Baird Producer
Norman Whitfield Producer


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