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Beginnings (Happy the Man album)

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1990 studio album by Happy the Man
Beginnings
Studio album by Happy the Man
Released1990
Recorded1974–1975
GenreProgressive rock
Length61:26
LabelCuneiform Records
ProducerHappy the Man
Happy the Man chronology
3rd - Better Late...
(1983)
Beginnings
(1990)
Death's Crown
(1999)

Beginnings is an album by the progressive rock band Happy the Man, released in 1990 but composed of material written and recorded during Happy the Man's first two years, 1974 and 1975. Originally recorded on 2- and 4-track tape as demos, the material was compiled and transferred to DAT where additional mixing and processing was added by Kit Watkins.

Track listing

  1. "Leave That Kitten Alone, Armone" (Wyatt) – 9:16
  2. "Passion's Passing" (Wyatt) – 8:40
  3. "Don't Look to The Running Sun" (Cliff Fortney) – 9:52
  4. "Gretchen's Garden" (Wyatt/Ken Whitaker) – 11:04
  5. "Partly The State" (Kit Watkins) – 5:49
  6. "Broken Waves" (Wyatt) – 4:53
  7. "Portrait of a Waterfall" (Whitaker) – 6:45

Personnel

  • Cliff Fortney - lead vocals (2–5), flute (2–5), electric piano (2–5)
  • Stanley Whitaker - six and twelve string guitars, backing and lead vocals
  • Kit Watkins - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Frank Wyatt - keyboards, backing vocals, alto saxophone, flute
  • Rick Kennell - bass
  • Mike Beck - drums, percussion

Notes

  1. "Happy the Man". Retrieved 8 December 2012.


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