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==Track listing== |
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*Side one (tracks 1-4)/side two (tracks 5-9) |
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#"[[Draw Your Breaks (song)|Draw Your Breaks]]", [[Derrick Harriot]] and [[D. Scott]] (4:50) |
#"[[Draw Your Breaks (song)|Draw Your Breaks]]", [[Derrick Harriott|Derrick Harriot]] and [[D. Scott]] (4:50) |
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#"[[Cajun Moon (JJ Cale song)|Cajun Moon]]", [[JJ Cale]] (6:17) |
#"[[Cajun Moon (JJ Cale song)|Cajun Moon]]", [[JJ Cale]] (6:17) |
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#"[[Another Star|Creepin]]'", [[Stevie Wonder]] (5:00) |
#"[[Another Star|Creepin]]'", [[Stevie Wonder]] (5:00) |
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Surprises is a 1976 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann, featuring singer Cissy Houston. It was released on Atlantic Records.
Track listing
- Side one (tracks 1-4)/side two (tracks 5-9)
- "Draw Your Breaks", Derrick Harriot and D. Scott (4:50)
- "Cajun Moon", JJ Cale (6:17)
- "Creepin'", Stevie Wonder (5:00)
- "Easter Rising", Pat Rebillot/Pat Kirby (4:40)
- "Asa Branca", Luis Gonzaga/Humberto Texeira/Luis Oliveira (3:55)
- "The Sound of Windwood", Mann (2:34)
- "Cricket Dance", Mann (4:17)
- "The Butterfly In a Stone Garden", Mann (5:19)
- "Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)", Mann (3:07)
Personnel
- Herbie Mann - flute, producer
- Pat Rebillot - keyboards, arrangements
- Design and art direction - Paula Bisacca
- Album cover art - Burt Groedel
- Liner notes - Arthur Levy
Production
- Tracks 1, 2 recorded at United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
- Track 3 recorded at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, engineered by Tom Dowd
- All other selections recorded at A&R Studios, New York City
Charting
The album peaked at #32 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, #56 on the Billboard R&B Album chart, and #178 on the Billboard 200.
Liner notes
From the liner notes: "Cissy Houston. Only now is she beginning to emerge from her cocoon after so many years with the Drinkards and the Sweet Inspirations. Cissy...is showcased here like a star-in-waiting."
References
- Surprises, Herbie Mann. Atlantic Records SD 1682 (1976) (album cover and liner notes)