Love, Peace and Happiness

For the 2003 album by Out of Eden, see Love, Peace & Happiness.

Love, Peace and Happiness
Live album by The Chambers Brothers
Released	December 1969
Venue	Fillmore East, New York City
Genre	Soul
Length	76:56
Label	Columbia[1]
Producer	Tim O'Brien, David Rubinson
The Chambers Brothers chronology
A New Time - A New Day (1968) Love, Peace and Happiness (1969) Feelin' The Blues (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	C−[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[1]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

Love, Peace and Happiness is an album by soul artists The Chambers Brothers, released in 1969.[5][6]

The album was released as a double-LP, half studio recordings and half live recordings. The live material was recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore East.[7]

In "Love, Peace and Happiness", the phrase "That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind" is paraphrased as, "It's a small step for man, but it's a giant leap for all mankind". The song peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] It was covered by Carlos Santana and The Isley Brothers on 2017's Power of Peace.[9]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the live sides are better, with stronger material, including 'I Can't Turn You Loose' and 'People Get Ready'."[2] Robert Christgau, who had briefly attended the concert at which the live side was recorded, wrote that "now that the evidence is in I know I did the right thing," and called the album "shameful excess."[3]

Reviewing a 2016 reissue, the Lincolnshire Echo called the album "life-enhancing," and praised the "punchy live set."[10]

Track listing

Studio

1. "Have a Little Faith" (Sammy Turner) – 5:11
2. "Let's Do It (Do It Together)" (Sammy Turner) – 4:33
3. "To Love Somebody" (Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:36
4. "If You Want Me To" (Sammy Turner) – 3:58
5. "Wake Up" (Marvin Hamlisch, Joel Hirschhorn) – 2:17
6. "Love, Peace and Happiness" (The Chambers Brothers) – 16:15

Live

1. "Wade in the Water" (Traditional; arranged by Joseph Chambers) – 10:22
2. "Everybody Needs Somebody" (Joseph Chambers) – 6:28
3. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (Otis Redding) – 2:56
4. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:13
5. "Bang Bang" (Joe Cuba, Jimmy Sabater) – 7:25
6. "You're So Fine" (Willie Schofield, Lance Finney, Bob West) – 4:38
7. "Medley: Undecided/Love! Love! Love!" (Charlie Shavers, Sid Robin/Sid Wyche, Teddy McRae, Sunny David) – 4:04

References

1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 216.
2. "Love, Peace & Happiness - The Chambers Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Robert Christgau: Album: The Chambers Brothers: Love, Peace, and Happiness". www.robertchristgau.com.
4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. pp. 88–89.
5. "The Chambers Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Bourne, Kay (4 Sep 1969). "Chambers Brothers". Bay State Banner: 5.
7. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 280.
8. "Chambers Brothers". Billboard.
9. "How The Isley Brothers & Santana Teamed Up to Combat 'Brutality and War'". Billboard.
10. Bryan, Kevin (22 Sep 2016). "Album lowdown". Lincolnshire Echo: 54.