We the People (The Soul Searchers album)

We the People is the debut album by the Washington, D.C.-based group The Soul Searchers.[1][2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
ARTISTdirect	[4]

We the People
Studio album by The Soul Searchers
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	American Star Studio, Falls Church, Virginia
Genre	Soul jazz-funk go-go
Length	39:29
Label	Sussex Records
Producer	Carroll Hynson Joe Tate
The Soul Searchers chronology
We the People (1972) Salt of the Earth (1974)

Track listing

Side A

1. "We the People" (Chuck Brown, John Buchanan) – 5:28
2. "Your Love is So Doggone Good" (Difosco Ervin, Rudy Love) – 8:36
3. "It's All in Your Mind" (Chuck Brown, John Buchanan) – 3:06
4. "Soul to the People" (Chuck Brown, Donald Tillery, Hilton Felton Jr, Horace Brock, John Buchanan, John Euwell III, Kenneth Scoffibs, Lino Druitt, Lloyd Pinchback) – 2:58

Side B

1. "Think" (James Brown) – 4:47
2. "1993" (John Buchanan) – 4:54
3. "When Will My Eyes See" (Donald Tillery) – 3:30
4. "Blowout" (John Buchanan) – 6:06

Personnel

• Chuck Brown – electric guitar, lead vocals
• John "J.B." Buchanan – trombone, piano
• Donald Tillery – trumpet, percussion, vocals
• John Euell – bass guitar, vocals
• Kenneth Scoggins – drums
• Lino Druitt – congas, percussion
• Lloyd Pinchback – flute, saxophone, vocals
• Hilton C Felton Jr, Horace Brock – organ

References

1. Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7.
2. Nnamdi, Kojo (February 14, 2014). "From Go-Go's Heyday to Today: One Musician's Love Affair With D.C. Music". The Kojo Nnamdi Show. WAMU. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. Lytle, Craig. The Soul Searchers: We The People > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 04 September 2011.
4. "Soul Searchers Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

External links

• We the People at Discogs