I Sing the Body Electric (album)

I Sing the Body Electric
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Studio album by Weather Report
Released	May 26, 1972
Recorded	November 1971 (A1-A2) January 1972 (A3-A4) January 13, 1972 (B1-B3)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	46:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	Robert Devere
Weather Report chronology
Weather Report (1971)Weather Report1971 I Sing the Body Electric (1972) Live in Tokyo (1972)Live in Tokyo1972

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	(B)
Rolling Stone	(not rated)
Sputnikmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

I Sing the Body Electric is the second album released by Weather Report from 1972. The album includes two new members of the band: percussionist Dom Um Romão and drummer Eric Gravatt. The last three tracks were recorded live in concert in Tokyo, Japan on January 13, 1972. These tracks have been edited for this album and can be heard in their entirety on Weather Report's 1972 import album Live in Tokyo.

The album takes its title from an 1855 poem by Walt Whitman, also a 1969 short story by Ray Bradbury.

Track listing

1. "Unknown Soldier" (Zawinul) – 8:00
2. "The Moors" (Shorter) – 4:45
3. "Crystal" (Vitouš) – 7:25
4. "Second Sunday In August" (Zawinul)– 4:13
5. "Medley: Vertical Invader" (Zawinul) /"T.H." (Vitouš) /"Dr. Honoris Causa" (Zawinul)– 10:40
6. "Surucucú" (Shorter) – 7:42
7. "Directions" (Zawinul) – 4:36

Personnel

Weather Report

• Josef Zawinul - Electric and acoustic piano, ARP 2600 synthesizer
• Wayne Shorter - Saxophones
• Miroslav Vitouš - Bass
• Eric Gravatt - Drums

Special Guests

• Andrew White - English horn ("Unknown Soldier" only)
• Hubert Laws, Jr. - Flute ("Unknown Soldier" only)
• Wilmer Wise - D and piccolo trumpets ("Unknown Soldier" only)
• Yolande Bavan - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
• Joshie Armstrong - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
• Chapman Roberts - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
• Roger Powell - Consultant (synthesizer programming) ("Unknown Soldier" only)
• Dom Um Romão - Percussion ("The Moors" only)
• Ralph Towner - 12-string guitar ("The Moors" only)

External links

• Weather Report Annotated Discography: I Sing the Body Electric