Rotary Connection (album)

Rotary Connection is the eponymous debut album of the American soul group Rotary Connection issued in 1968 on Cadet Concept Records.[3] The album rose to No. 37 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]

Rotary Connection
Studio album by Rotary Connection
Released	February 1968
Genre	Psychedelic soul, psychedelic pop
Length	29:12
Label	Chess Cadet MCA
Producer	Marshall Chess, Charles Stepney
Rotary Connection chronology
Rotary Connection (1968) Electric Mud (with Muddy Waters) (1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Billboard	(favourable)[2]

Track listing

1. "Amen" (Marshall Paul, Charles Stepney) – 4:03
2. "Rapid Transit" (Paul, Stepney) – 0:38
3. "Turn Me On" (Sidney Barnes, Greg Perry) – 3:19
4. "Pink Noise" (Paul, Stepney) – 0:22
5. "Lady Jane" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:00
6. "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan) – 4:51
7. "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:01
8. "Sursum Mentes" (Paul, Stepney) – 0:43
9. "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" (John Sebastian) – 3:11
10. "Black Noise" (Paul, Stepney) – 0:22
11. "Memory Band" (Richard Rudolph, Stepney) – 3:20
12. "Ruby Tuesday" (Jagger, Richards) – 4:27
13. "Rotary Connection" (Paul, Stepney) – 2:51

Personnel

Band members

• Mitch Aliotta – Vocals (lead vocals on Lady Jane, Soul Man)
• Minnie Riperton – Vocals (lead vocals on Memory Band)
• Sidney Barnes – Vocals
• Bobby Simms – Vocals (lead vocals on Amen, Turn Me On, Didn't Want to Have to Do It)
• Kenny Venegas – Vocals
• Judy Hauff - Vocals (lead vocals on Amen, Turn Me On, Lady Jane, Like a Rolling Stone, Soul Man, Ruby Tuesday)
• Charles Stepney – keyboards
• Marshall Chess - Theremin

Extra musicians

• Bill Bradley – Electronic Effects
• David Chausow – Leader
• Bobby Christian – Guitar
• Pete Cosey – Guitar
• Morris Jennings – drums
• Louis Satterfield – Bass
• Phil Upchurch – Bass
• Chuck Barksdale - bass vocals

Technical personnel

• Marshall Chess – Producer
• Doug Brand – Engineer
• Andy McKaie – Reissue Producer
• Mark Omann – Remastering
• Charles Stepney – Arranger, Producer

Album personnel

• Curt Cole Burkhart – Photography
• Robert Pruter – Liner Notes

Charts

USA

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1968	Pop Albums	#37

References

1. "Rotary Connection: Rotary Connection". allmusic.com.
2. Album Reviews. 80. Billboard Magazine. February 24, 1968. p. 62.
3. "Rotary Connection: Rotary Connection". 45worlds.com.
4. "Rotary Connection: Rotary Connection (Billboard 200)". billboard.com.