Natural Elements (Shakti album) explained
| Natural Elements |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Shakti |
| Cover: | Shakti_Natural_Elements.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1977 |
| Recorded: | Geneva, Switzerland, July 1977[1] |
| Genre: | World |
| Label: | CBS |
| Producer: | John McLaughlin |
| Prev Title: | A Handful of Beauty |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | Remember Shakti |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Natural Elements is a studio album by the world fusion band Shakti.[2] It was released in 1977 on CBS Records.
Track listing
- "Mind Ecology" (John McLaughlin) – 5:48
- "Face to Face" (McLaughlin / L. Shankar) – 5:58
- "Come On Baby Dance with Me" (Shankar) – 1:59
- "The Daffodil and the Eagle" (McLaughlin / Shankar) – 7:03
- "Happiness Is Being Together" (McLaughlin) – 4:29
- "Bridge of Sighs" (McLaughlin / Shankar) – 3:52
- "Get Down and Sruti" (McLaughlin / Shankar) – 7:03
- "Peace of Mind" (McLaughlin) – 3:21
Personnel
- Musicians
- John McLaughlin – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
- L. Shankar – viola, violin, vocals
- Zakir Hussain – bongos, dholak, percussion, tabla, timbales, triangle, vocals
- Vikku Vinayakram – ghatam, kanjeera, percussion, vocals
- Production
- John Alcorn – illustrations
- Paula Scher – design
Notes and References
- Web site: Shakti: Happiness Is Being Together – Jazz.com | Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News . jazz.com . Geneva, Switzerland, July 1977 . 3 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503121824/http://www.jazz.com/music/2008/12/17/shakti-happiness-is-being-together . 3 May 2014 .
- News: Palmer . Robert . East and West Meet in Jazz at the Beacon . The New York Times . 4 Nov 1977 . C12.
