Upon This Rock (Joe Farrell album)

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Upon This Rock
Joe Farrell Upon This Rock.jpg
Studio album by
Joe Farrell
Released1974
Recordedat Van Gelder Studio March, 1974 except I Won't Be Back recorded October, 1973
Genre, Jazz-Rock, Hard Bop
Length36:49
LabelCTI Records
ProducerCreed Taylor
Joe Farrell chronology
Penny Arcade
(1973) 		Upon This Rock
(1974) 		Canned Funk
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5.0 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[2]

Upon This Rock is an album by Joe Farrell released in 1974.

In 2008 it returned to media attention when Farrell's daughter sued Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common and their respective record companies over alleged sampling of the title track.[3]

Track listing[]

Side one[]

  1. "Weathervane" (Joe Farrell) – 8:00
  2. "I Won't Be Back" (Joe Beck) – 10:05

Side two[]

  1. "Upon This Rock " (Joe Farrell) – 11:54
  2. "Seven Seas" (Joe Beck) – 6:50

Personnel[]

Recording credits[]

  • Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
  • Producer - Creed Taylor
  • Cover photograph – Pete Turner
  • Liner photographs – Gene Laurents
  • Album design – Sibbie McDonough

Chart performance[]

Year Chart Position
1974 Billboard Jazz Albums 24[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Upon This Rock - Joe Farrell | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 77. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ "Rappers Sued Over Samples | Contactmusic.com". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Upon This Rock - Joe Farrell | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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