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Naked Songs is the sixth and final album by singer-songwriter Al Kooper for Columbia Records, recorded and released in 1973. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood's End is Al Kooper 's fifth album recorded for and released by Columbia Records in 1972 Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

A contract-fulfilling release, coming months after Kooper had set up the Sounds of the South label through MCA Records, it was quickly recorded at New York City's Record Plant (the first time Kooper had recorded in New York since 1970's Easy Does It) and at Studio I in Doraville, Georgia (where the following year Kooper would produce Lynyrd Skynyrd's smash hit "Sweet Home Alabama"). MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc The City of New York Record Plant Studios (also known as just " The Record Plant " were three famous Recording studios which were started and run by Gary Kellgren (who Doraville is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band " Sweet Home Alabama " is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album Second Helping

Mixing a heavier dose of gospel into the mix and the Arp synthesizer, Kooper effortlessly blended soul, rhythm and blues, rock, country and pop music much as he had on all of his Columbia albums. The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure

Tracks

"(Be Yourself) Be Real" (Al Kooper) – 3:26
"As the Years Go Passing By" (Don Robey) – 6:03
"Jolie" (Kooper) – 3:48
"Blind Baby" (Kooper) – 3:07
"Been and Gone" (Annette Peacock) – 2:35
"Sam Stone" (John Prine) – 4:41
"Peacock Lady" (Kooper) – 3:22
"Touch the Hem of His Garment" (Sam Cooke) – 4:04
"Where Were You When I Needed You" (Irwin Levine, Kooper) – 3:12
"Unrequited" (Kooper) – 2:52

Personnel

Al Kooper: piano, organ, guitars, ARP synthesizer, harpsichord, electric bass
With
John Paul Fetta: electric bass (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 9)
Junior Hanley: drums (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 9)
Charlie Brown: guitar (tracks 2, 4)
Paul Goddard: bass (tracks 3, 6)
Barry Bailey: guitar (tracks 3, 6)
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Robert Nix: drums (tracks 3, 6)
Richard Green: fiddle (track 4)
Dean Daughtrey: piano (track 6)
Stuart Scharf: guitar (track 7)
Maruga: percussion (track 7)
Female background vocals: Linda November, Maeretha Stewart, Tasha Thomas, Eileen Gilbert, Patti Austin and Albertine Harris
Male background vocals: Mike Gately and Robert John
Jim Wisner: string arrangements (tracks 7, 9, 10)

Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Jr ( July 13 1928 - August 23 2003) served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Richard Green may refer to Richard Green (actor, an American actor Stuart Scharf (born ca 1941 (died November 8, 2007) was an American Composer, Guitarist, and Philosopher. Patti Austin (born August 10 1950, in Harlem, New York) to Edna and Gordon Austin is a Grammy -winning R&B and Jazz Robert John (born Robert John Pedrick Jr, 1946 Brooklyn, New York) is an American Singer-songwriter.

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