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RARE EARTH - Discography 1968 - 1973

Rare Earth first came to the attention of the world as somewhat of an anomaly. Whereas a number of white acts spent the 50s stealing hit blues and soul songs and sanitizing them for pop audiences, Rare Earth largely made a career out of taking hit Motown songs and giving them an even funkier rock sound - and doing it as Motown's first major white act. Formed in Detroit in the mid 60s by drummer Peter Rivera, saxophonist Gil Bridges, bassist John Parrish, guitarist Rod Richards and keyboardist Kenny James, Rare Earth was playing the local bar scene and had released one minor album (Dreams/Answers) when they were signed by Motown. Berry Gordy and company had enough faith that they created a Rare Earth label around the group. Rare Earth scored a surprise first hit on its Motown debut with an infectious, rocked-out version of the Temptations' "Get Ready." The single and the accompanying album hit the Pop and Soul top twenty.



The group went back to the well again the next year with its album Ecology and the hit remake of "(I Know I'm) Losing You," another cut from the Tempts catalog. The group's third album yielded perhaps its most popular single, the Dino Fekaris composition "I Just Want to Celebrate," a fantastic blend of bar rock and funky soul that hit the top 10. Rare Earth remained pretty prolific over the next several years, but the members' own compositions didn't click with audiences as their remakes had. After a few more albums on Motown they moved to the Prodigal Records label for a handful of discs, but failed to generate much interest. - soultracks.com



1968 - Dreams / Answers : 01. Stop / Where Did Our Love Go 02. 6-3-4-5 03. King Of A Rainy Country 04. New Rochelle 05. Land Of Nod 06. Mothers Oats 07. Red Apple 08. Get Ready 09. Morning 10. Searchin' 11. Yesterday On Third Avenue 12. Sidewalk Cafe

1969 - Get Ready : 01. Magic Key 02. Tobacco Road 03. Feelin' Alright 04. In Bed 05. Train to Nowhere 06. Get Ready

1970 - Ecology : 01. Born to Wander 02. Long Time Leavin' 03. (I Know) I'm Losing You 04. Satisfaction Guaranteed 05. Nice Place to Visit 06. No. 1 Man 07. Eleanor Rigby

1971 - One World : 01. What'd I Say 02. If I Die 03. The Seed 04. I Just Want To Celebrate 05. Someone To Love 06. Any Man Can Be A Fool 07. The Road 08. Under God's Light

1972 - Willie Remembers : 01 Good Time Sally 02 Every Now and Then We Get to Go on Down to Miami 03 Think of the Children 04 Gotta Get Myself Back Home 05 Come with Your Lady 06 Would You Like to Come Along 07 We're Gonna Have a Good Time 08 I Couldn't Believe What Happened Last Night

1973 - Ma : 01. Ma 02. Big John Is My Name 03. Smiling Faces Sometimes 04. Hum Along and Dance 05. Come with Me