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Release Yourself

Release Yourself is the second album by Graham Central Station, released in 1974. The cover photograph was taken at Old Saint Hilary's Church, Tiburon, California.

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Release Yourself
Studio album by
Graham Central Station
ReleasedSeptember 1974
Recorded1974
StudioThe Record Plant, Sausalito, California
GenreFunk1
Length37:40
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerLarry Graham
Graham Central Station chronology
Graham Central Station
(1974) 		Release Yourself
(1974) 		Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It
(1975)
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Release Yourself is the second album by Graham Central Station, released in 1974. The cover photograph was taken at Old Saint Hilary's Church, Tiburon, California.3

Track listing

All songs written by Larry Graham except where indicated.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."G.C.S."3:24
2."Release Yourself"4:44
3."Got To Go Through It To Get To It"3:42
4."I Believe In You""4:51
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."'Tis Your Kind of Music" 5:41
6."Hey Mr. Writer" 4:03
7."Feel the Need"Abrim Tilmon3:53
8."Today" 6:43


Personnel

Graham Central Station
  • Larry Graham - bass, guitar, ARP synthesizer, tambourine, lead and backing vocals, cover concept
  • Hershall "Happiness" Kennedy - horns, Clavinet, electric piano, tambourine, vocals
  • Willie "Wild" Sparks - drums
  • David "Dynamite" Vega - guitar
  • Robert "Butch" Sam - organ, piano, tambourine, vocals
  • Patryce "Choc'Let" Banks - drum programming [funk box], tambourine, vocals
Additional
Technical
  • Tom Salisbury - cover design, photography

Charts

The album peaked at number twenty-two on the Billboard Top Soul Albums in 1974.

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums4 51
Billboard Top Soul Albums4 22
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References

  1. Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 30, 2024. It was a boom year for the funk: 1974 had cult faves from Mandrill (Mandrilland), Graham Central Station (Release Yourself), the Main Ingredient (Euphrates River), and Rasputin's Stash (The Devil Made Me Do It).
  2. Guarisco, Donald A.. Graham Central Station: Release Yourself > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. "Musical Maps".
  4. "Graham Central Station US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011.