Love, Peace & Happiness ”Here ‘Tis”

Love, Peace & Happiness

”Here ‘Tis”
( LP RCA Victor, 1972 )
Catalog # LSP-4721

Tracklisting:
A1 I Don’t Want To Do Wrong (5:40)
Written-By – Knight, Knight, Bristol, Schaffrin, Guest
A2 Stay (Just A Little Bit Longer) (4:28)
Written-By – Scott, Fuqua, Williams
A3 You Can’t Cheat The Cheater (2:54)
Written-By – Bogan, Fuqua, Wilson, Wilson
A4 Mind (2:50)
Written By – Fuqua , Hayes
B1 If I Owned The World (I’d Give It To You) (3:20)
Written By – Halloway
Written-By – Miller, McBride
B2 You’ve Chosen Me (3:29)
Written-By – Wilson
B3 Lonesome, Lonely & Alone (3:53)
Written-By – Maverick, Carmichael, Gibson
B4 Don’t Knock My Love (4:28)
Written-By – Shapiro, Pickett

Credits:
Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted-by] – Harvey Fuqua
Engineer [Recording] – Jim Crotty
Producer – Fuqua III Productions
Technician [Recording] – Tom Brown
Vocals – Ann Bogan, Leslie Wilson, Melvin Wilson

Notes:
Recorded in RCA’s Studio C, New York City
Center Label Lists Catalog As: LSP-4721 (BPRS-5453)
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:US
Released:1972

Review:
Love, Peace and Happiness (LPH) were under the New Birth Umbrella created by Harvey Fuqua (the other entities were the Nightlighers and New Birth). LPH was Ann Bogan, and Melvin & Leslie Wilson (brothers), who also sang with New Birth, Bogan herself appeared on some early New Birth tracks, supplying backing vocals on “It’s Impossible,” and others. Previously, Bogan, a native of Cleveland, OH, recorded on Harvey and Tri-Phi Records, and toured and recorded with the Marvelettes in their waning years. Fuqua arranged and produced the eight cuts, harkening back to his Motown days by reviving “I Don’t Want to Do Wrong,” a hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips, with a co-writers credit to Katherine Anderson — Schaffner sang with Bogan in the Marvelettes. Bogan displays some deep soul roots on the bluesy ballad. “You’ve Chosen Me” was also recorded by the reformed Moonglows (Fuqua’s old group, ) who had the best version, the ballad was written by Robert Wilson. While “If I Owned the World (I’d Give It To You)” rates as the album best slow jam. A spirited version of Wilson Pickett’s “Don’t Knock My Love” provides a nice finale for the pleasant set.
By Andrew Hamilton (AMG)

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