A Handful of Beauty
A Handful of Beauty | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | Aug 1976 | |||
Length | 47:55 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Shakti chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
All About Jazz | (not rated)[2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
A Handful of Beauty is the second studio album released by the world fusion band Shakti in 1976.
Track listing[]
- "La Danse du Bonheur" (John McLaughlin, Lakshminarayana Shankar) – 4:48
- "Lady L" (Shankar) – 7:23
- "India" (McLaughlin, Shankar) – 12:31
- "Kriti" – 2:58
- "Isis" (McLaughlin, Shankar) – 15:11
- "Two Sisters" (McLaughlin) – 4:41
Personnel[]
Musicians[]
- Zakir Hussain – percussion, tabla
- John McLaughlin – acoustic guitar, guitar, arranger, producer
- Lakshminarayana Shankar – violin, arranger, vocals
- Vikku Vinayakram – percussion, vocals
Technical[]
- Dennis MacKay – engineer
- Steven Berkowitz – assistant
- Stephen W Tayler – assistant
- Richard Laird – photography
Chart performance[]
Year | Chart | Position |
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1977 | Billboard 200 | 168[4] |
1977 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 32[4] |
References[]
- ^ Ginell, Richard S.. A Handful of Beauty at AllMusic
- ^ Kolosky, Walter (18 November 2002). "John McLaughlin and Shakti: A Handful of Beauty". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 135. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "A Handful of Beauty - Shakti | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
Categories:
- Shakti (band) albums
- 1976 albums
- Columbia Records albums