Extension of a Man

Extension of a Man
Extension of a Man
Studio album by Donny Hathaway
Released	June 18, 1973
Recorded	October 11, 1971–November 26, 1972
Studio	A & R (New York City); Bell Sound (New York City); Regent Sound; Atlantic (New York City); Universal (Chicago);
Genre	Progressive soul, R&B
Length	47:33
Label	Atco ; 7029
Producer	Arif Mardin
Donny Hathaway chronology
Singles from Extension of a Man
	"Love, Love, Love"; Released: 1973; "Come Little Children"; Released: 1974;

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
MusicHound	^[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[3]

Extension of a Man is the final studio album released by the R&B/soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973.

The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, who worked with Hathaway in Chicago in the early days. White also played with Hathaway on concert dates and is featured on Hathaway's live performance recordings.

^ Bush, John. Extension of a Man at AllMusic
^ Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim, eds. (1998). MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 250. ISBN 1-57859-026-4 – via Internet Archive.
^ Holden, Stephen (August 30, 1973). "Records: Donny Hathaway – Extension of a Man". Rolling Stone. No. 142. Straight Arrow Publishers. p. 88. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[1] Bush, John. Extension of a Man at AllMusic

[2] Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim, eds. (1998). MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 250. ISBN 1-57859-026-4 – via Internet Archive.

[3] Holden, Stephen (August 30, 1973). "Records: Donny Hathaway – Extension of a Man". Rolling Stone. No. 142. Straight Arrow Publishers. p. 88. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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