Peace (Rotary Connection album) explained
| Peace |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Rotary Connection |
| Cover: | Rotary Connection - Peace.jpg |
| Alt: | A photo of Santa seated with a pipe, surrounded by doll-sized members of the band |
| Recorded: | 1968 |
| Studio: | Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | Cadet |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Aladdin |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Songs |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
Peace is a 1968 studio album by American psychedelic soul group Rotary Connection, released on Cadet Records
Reception
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Rodney Batdorf writing that this "is a terrific, soulful Christmas album" that "has all the hallmarks of a late-'60s pop-soul record". In a review for retailers, Billboard recommended this release as "a holiday package filled with Christmas" with a "marketable style".
Track listing
- "Opening Round" (Mitch Aliotta) – 1:52
- "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr) – 5:57
- "Christmas Love" (Morris Dollison) – 3:09
- "Last Call for Peace" (Arthur Feldman and H. White) – 2:52
- "Shopping Bag Menagerie" (Sidney Barnes) – 3:49
- "Silent Night" (Marshall Paul and Charles Stepney) – 3:41
- "Christmas Child" (Dollison and Stepney) – 2:42
- "Peace at Least" (Feldman) – 4:11
- "Santa's Little Helpers" (Jim Donlinger and Jim Nyeholt) – 0:34
- "Sidewalk Santa" (Barnes) – 4:21
- "If Peace Was All We Had" (J. Donlinger and Tim Donlinger) – 4:49
- "Silent Night Chant" (Paul and Stepney) – 4:33
- "Silence" – 0:30
Personnel
Rotary Connection
- Mitch Aliotta – vocals
- Sidney Barnes – vocals
- Jim Donlinger – vocals
- Tom Donlinger – vocals
- Jim Nyeholt – vocals
- Minnie Riperton – vocals
- Bobby Simms – vocals
- Charles Stepney – vocals, arrangement, production
Additional personnel
- Marshall Chess – production
- Don Holden – mastering
- Jerry Griffith – design
- Ron Malo – recording
- Warren Meyer – photography
Chart performance
Peace peaked at 24 on the Billboard 200.
See also
