From the Vaults of Atlantic Records (series)

Talk To The People / River High, River Low

by Les McCann

Description by OLDIES.com:

Highlights of these two Atlantic releases from the 1970s include Les McCann's treatment of "What's Going On" (which features background vocals by The Persuasions) and Stevie Wonder's "Seems So Long."

Product Description:

2 LPs on 1 CD: TALK TO THE PEOPLE (1972)/RIVER HIGH, RIVER LOW (1976).

Includes liner notes by Ron Neal, John Dorn, and Rev. B.

TALK TO THE PEOPLE:

Personnel: Les McCann (vocals, piano); Keith Loving (guitar); James Rowser (bass); Donald Dean (drums); Buck Clarke (percussion); The Persuasions, Eugene McDaniels, Susan McDaniels, Sister Charlotte, Billy Barnes, Joel Dorn (background vocals).

Producer: Joel Dorn.

Recorded at Regent Sound Studios, New York, New York. Originally released on Atlantic (1619).

RIVER HIGH, RIVER LOW:

Personnel: Les McCann (vocals, keyboards); John Mayer (piano); Stewart Liebig (guitar, bass); Miroslaw Kudykowski (guitar); Jimmy Rowser (bass); Harold Davis, Paul Humphrey (drums).

Producer: Les McCann.

Engineer: Kelly Kotera.

Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California. Originally released on Atlantic (1690).