Richard P. Havens, 1983

Richard P. Havens, 1983
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 7, 1968 (U.S.) / May, 1969 (U.K.)
Recorded1968; RKO Sound Studios, New York City
GenreFolk rock
LabelVerve
ProducerJohn Court, Richie Havens, Elliot Mazer, Mark Roth
Richie Havens chronology
Something Else Again
(1968)
Richard P. Havens, 1983
(1968)
Stonehenge
(1970)
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Richard P. Havens, 1983 is a 1968 double album set by folk rock musician Richie Havens featuring a combination of studio recordings and live material recorded in concert during July 1968. The album combined original material with several of the covers for which Havens was known. Notable songs include the singles "Stop Pushing and Pulling Me" and "Indian Rope Man", the latter of which has been multiply covered under its own name and in retooled identity as "African Herbsman." The genre-bending album was critically and commercially well-received, reaching #80 on the Billboard "Pop Albums" chart. Initially released on the Verve label, it has been reissued multiple times in various formats, including by Verve subsidiary Verver Forecast/PolyGram and Australian label Raven Records. It has also been compiled with albums Mixed Bag and Something Else Again in multi-cd set Flyin' Bird: The Verve Forecast Years on the Hip-O Select/Universal label.