The Best of Norman Connors by Norman Connors (CD, Nov-2001, Buddha Records)

Album Features
UPC:	744659980923
Artist:	Norman Connors
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2001
Record Label:	Buddha Records
Genre:	Fusion, Jazz Instrument

Track Listing
1. Once I've Been There
2. You Are My Starship
3. This Is Your Life
4. Betcha by Golly, Wow
5. Be There in the Morning
6. We Both Need Each Other
7. Dindi
8. Valentine Love
9. Kingston
10. Love from the Sun
11. Captain Connors
12. Butterfly
13. Mother of the Future
14. Romantic Journey

Details
Playing Time:	72 min.
Contributing Artists:	Herbie Hancock, Phyllis Hyman, Lee Ritenour, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Michael Henderson, Reggie Lucas, Eddie Henderson, Richard Tee, Mtume, Jean Carne, Jean Carn, Wah Wah Watson
Distributor:	BMG (distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Norman Connors, Phyllis Hyman, Michael Henderson, Jean Carn, James Robinson, Richard Tee, Wah Wah Watson, Lee Ritenour.Producers include: Skip Drinkwater, Norman Connors, Onaje Allan Gumbs.Compilation producers: Rob Santos, Paul Williams.Recorded between 1973 and 1977. Includes liner notes by David Nathan.All tracks have been digitally remastered.Personnel: Norman Connors (drums); Michael J. Henderson, James Robinson , Adaritha, Eleanore Mills, Jean Carn, Phillip Mitchell, Phyllis Hyman (vocals).Arrangers: Reggie Lucas; Michael J. Henderson; Jacques Burvick; Hubert Eaves III; Jerry Peters; McKinley Jackson; Norman Connors; Carlos Garnett.The Best of Normon Connors, on the Sequel imprint, is very closely allied to the 1997 ten-track comp titled The Encore Collection. This collection includes the bulk of his mid-'70s urban crossover hits for Buddah Records, including "Valentine Love," "We Both Need Each Other," "You Are My Starship," "Betcha By Golly, Wow," and "Once I've Been There." This set goes four tracks deeper than the former one did. It does include a cut from 1974's Slewfoot, "Mother of the Future," two from 1978's This Is Your Life, "Captain Connors" and "Butterfly," and "Kingston" from 1979's Invitation. Therefore, while it does go deeper and may satisfy casual listeners, it still leaves off material from the seminal albums that helped Connors create his unique meld of funk, jazz, and soul, leaving listeners with yet another best-of collection that is not definitive or truly representational. ~ Thom Jurek