Euphrates River (album)

Euphrates River is the sixth album by American singing group The Main Ingredient. Released in 1974, the album charted at number 8 on the Soul albums chart in the U.S.

Euphrates River
Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
GenreSoul
Funk
LabelRCA
ProducerTony Silvester, Luther Simmons, Cuba Gooding, Sr.
The Main Ingredient chronology
Afrodisiac
(1973)
Euphrates River
(1974)
Rolling Down a Mountainside
(1975)
Singles from Euphrates River
  1. "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
    Released: January 1974
  2. "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend"
    Released: June 1974
  3. "California My Way"
    Released: October 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Release history

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In addition to the standard 2 channel stereo version, the album was also released in a 4 channel quadraphonic version in 1976. The quad LP was encoded using the Compatible Discrete 4 system.

This album was reissued in the UK on the Super Audio CD format in 2016 by Dutton Vocalion. The release contains both the stereo and quad mixes.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Euphrates"James Seals, Dash Crofts4:44
2."Have You Ever Tried It"Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson3:06
3."Summer Breeze"James Seals, Dash Crofts4:16
4."California My Way"Willie Hutch4:36
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Happiness Is Just Around the Bend"Brian Auger6:20
6."Looks Like Rain"Alzo Fronte3:17
7."Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"Stevie Wonder4:04
8."Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"Vinnie Barrett, John Freeman, Bobby Eli3:32

Charts

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Chart (1974) Peak
[2]
Billboard Pop Albums 52
Billboard Top Soul Albums 8
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[2]
US
R&B

[2]
1974 "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" 10 8
"Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" 35 7
"California My Way" 75 48

References

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  1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. The Main Ingredient: Euphrates River > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c The Main Ingredient > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
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