In Blissful Company
In Blissful Company is the first studio album by the English group Quintessence.
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| Released | November 1969[1] | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz rock, raga rock | |||
| Length | 38:11 44:05 (bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | John Barham | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[3] |
Track listing
Original LP
- Side one
- "Giants" (Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones, Stanley Barr) – 4:37
- "Manco Capac" (Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 5:17
- "Body" (Allan Mostert, Jake Milton, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 3:34
- "Gange Mai" (Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 4:00
- "Chant" (John Barham, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 3:02
- Side two
- "Pearl and Bird" (Allan Mostert, Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji) – 3:57
- "Notting Hill Gate" (Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 4:38
- "Midnight Mode" (Allan Mostert, John Barham, Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 9:15
CD bonus tracks
- "Notting Hill Gate" – 2:31
- "Move into the Light" – 3:26
Personnel
- Quintessence
- Sambhu Babaji – bass guitar
- Maha Dev – rhythm guitar
- Shiva Shankar Jones – lead vocals, keyboards
- Jake Milton – drums
- Allan Mostert – lead guitar
- Raja Ram – flute, bells, percussion
- Additional personnel
- John Barham – musical arrangements, musical director
- Mike – sitar
- Surya – tamboura
- Technical
- Barney Bubbles, J. Moonman - cover design
- Gopala - front cover artwork, illustration
References
- "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 15 November 1969. p. 34. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- Nickson, Chris. "Quintessence In Blissful Company". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- g, manos (1 May 2014). "Review: CD Quintessence (Eng) – In Blissful Company Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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