Shuggie Otis – Here Comes Shuggie Otis
(CBS Records 1970 S63996)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Front Laminated Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– some light rubbing on the back & number written in top right corner
Original CBS Advertising Inner Sleeve
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles here and there)
Johnny Shuggie Otis (born Johnny Alexander Veliotes Jr.; November 30, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist.
Otis’s composition “Strawberry Letter 23” as recorded by The Brothers Johnson topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. He achieved commercial success with his 1974 single “Inspiration Information” (from the album of the same title), reaching #56 on the R&B chart.[
Here Comes Shuggie Otis is the first album by Shuggie Otis. It was released in 1970 on CBS Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Oxford Gray” | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 6:53 |
| 2. | “Jennie Lee” | Wilton Felder, Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 2:15 |
| 3. | “Bootie Cooler” | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 2:41 |
| 4. | “Knowing (That You Want Him)” | Johnny Otis | 2:35 |
| 5. | “Funky Thithee” | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | “Shuggie’s Boogie” | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 5:30 |
| 7. | “Hurricane” | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 2:15 |
| 8. | “Gospel Groove” | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 4:10 |
| 9. | “Baby, I Needed You” | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 4:00 |
| 10. | “The Hawks” | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 2:22 |
| Total length: | 34:56 | ||
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Personnel
Musicians
- Shuggie Otis – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, celesta
- Johnny Otis – piano, harpsichord, celesta, timpani, percussion
- Wilton Felder – bass, harpsichord, celesta
- Stix Hooper, Abe Mills, Paul Lagos – drums
- Leon Haywood – organ
- Ray Johnson – piano
- Al McKibbon – string bass
- Bob Mitchell, Melvin Moore – trumpet
- Gene “Mighty Flea” Conners – trombone
- Richard Mackey, Willie Ruff – French horn
- Hyman Gold, Irving Lipschultz – cello
- Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale – violin
- Jim Horn, Plas Johnson, Preston Love, Hank Jernigan, Jack Kelso – saxophone
- Eunice Wennermark, Ginger Smock, Isadore Roman, Joe Lichter – strings
- Preston Love, Jack Kelso, Hank Jernigan – flute
Other personnel
- Rafael O. Valentin – engineer
- Pete Welding – liner notes
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