Graham Central Station (album)

Graham Central Station is the self-titled debut album by former Sly and the Family Stone bass player Larry Graham's new band, "Graham Central Station".

Graham Central Station
Studio album by
Graham Central Station
ReleasedJanuary 1974
Recorded1973–1974
GenreFunk
Length38:23
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerLarry Graham
Russ Titelman
Graham Central Station chronology
Graham Central Station
(1974)		 Release Yourself
(1974)

Background

In late 1972, Larry Graham quit Sly and the Family Stone because of tension between Larry and group leader Sly Stone. After agreeing to produce a band named Hot Chocolate (not to be confused with British pop band Hot Chocolate), he decided to join the band and renamed them Graham Central Station in 1973.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Released in 1974, the album peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts while single, "Can You Handle It?" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart.

Covers and samples

People was sampled by Das EFX and KAM while It Ain't No Thang to Me was sampled by Da Lench Mob. The Graham Central Station also covered Al Green's It Ain't No Fun to Me on the album.[2][3]

Track listing

All songs written by Larry Graham except where indicated

  1. "We've Been Waiting" – 0:58
  2. "It Ain't No Fun To Me" (Al Green) – 5:11
  3. "Hair" – 4:55
  4. "We Be's Gettin' Down" – 4:42
  5. "Tell Me What It Is" – 5:56
  6. "Can You Handle It?" – 5:12
  7. "People" (Larry Graham, Freddie Stone) – 4:30
  8. "Why?" – 3:37
  9. "Ghetto" – 4:24

Personnel

Musicians
  • Larry Graham – bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, lead and backing vocals, horn arrangements
  • Freddie Stone – guitar
  • Hershall "Happiness" Kennedy – clavinet, trumpet
  • Willie "Wild" Sparks – drums
  • David "Dynamite" Vega – guitar
  • Robert "Butch" Sam – piano, organ
  • P. Caboose – tenor saxophone
  • Patryce "Choc'Let" Banks – vocals, drum programming (Funk Box)
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Lenny Williams – vocals
  • Clarence McDonald – string arrangements

Technical
  • Mike Salisbury - cover design
  • Herb Greene – photography

Charts
Chart (1974) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums 48[4]
Billboard Top Soul Albums 20[5]

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[6]
US
Pop		 US
Soul
1974 "Can You Handle It?" 49 9

References
  1. Guarisco, Donald A.. Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. "Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station". the-breaks.com.
  3. "Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station". secondhandsongs.com.
  4. "Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. "Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  6. "Graham Central Station US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
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