Comin' at Ya! (album) explained

Comin' at Ya!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Coke Escovedo
Cover:	Comin' at ya cover.jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	1976 at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre:	Soul
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	Patrick Gleeson
Prev Title:	Coke
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Disco Fantasy
Next Year:	1977

Comin' at Ya! is the second album by former Santana and Azteca band member Coke Escovedo. It was produced by Patrick Gleeson and released in 1976.

Track listing

1. "Diamond Dust / Vida" - (Brian Holland, Coke Escovedo) - 3:03
2. "Something So Simple" - (Mark Phillips, Glenn Symmonds) - 2:34
3. "Stay with Me" - (José Feliciano) - 3:16
4. "Hangin' On" - (Mark Phillips) - 3:18
5. "Somebody's Callin'" - (Glenn Symmonds) - 3:05
6. "The Breeze and I" - (Al Stillman, Ernesto Lecuona) - 1:42
7. "Runaway" - (Errol Knowles) - 2:44
8. "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" - (Johnny Bristol) - 4:31
9. "Backseat" - (Dewayne Sweet, Glenn Symmonds) - 3:39
10. "Everything Is Coming Our Way" - (Carlos Santana) - 3:59
11. "Fried Neck Bones and Home Fries" - (Melvin Latise, William Correa) - 2:15

Personnel

• Coke Escovedo - Percussion, congas, vocals
• Glenn Symmonds - Drums
• Mark Philipps - Bass
• Gábor Szabó, Abel Zarate - Guitar
• Frank Mercurio - Keyboards
• Joe Henderson - Tenor Saxophone
• Nathan Rubin and the San Francisco Soul Strings - Strings
• Errol Knowles - Lead vocals
• The Waters Sisters - Backing vocals

Charts

Album

Chart	Position
Billboard Top LPs	190
Billboard Top Soul LPs	37

Sampling

A sample of about five seconds of the electric guitar on "Hangin' On" is used prominently in the song "Fastlane" by King Geedorah (MF Doom).^[1]

External links

• Coke Escovedo-Comin' At Ya! at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: King Geedorah feat. Kurious's 'Fastlane' sample of Coke Escovedo's 'Hangin' On'. WhoSampled. October 15, 2021.