Graham Central Station (album)

Graham Central Station
Studio album by Graham Central Station
Released	1974
Recorded	1973–1974
Genre	Soul Funk
Length	38:23
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Larry Graham Russ Titelman
Graham Central Station chronology
Graham Central Station (1974) Release Yourself (1974)

Graham Central Station is the self-titled debut album by former Sly & the Family Stone bass player Larry Graham's new band, "Graham Central Station".

Background

In late 1972, Larry Graham quit Sly & the Family Stone because of tension between Larry and group leader Sly Stone. After agreeing to produce a band named Hot Chocolate (not to be confused with British pop band Hot Chocolate), he decided to join the band and renamed them Graham Central Station in 1973.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in 1974, the album peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts while single, "Can You Handle It?" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Larry Graham except where indicated

1. "We've Been Waiting" – 0:58
2. "It Ain't No Fun To Me" (Al Green) – 5:11
3. "Hair" – 4:55
4. "We Be's Gettin' Down" – 4:42
5. "Tell Me What It Is" – 5:56
6. "Can You Handle It?" – 5:12
7. "People" (Larry Graham, Freddie Stone) – 4:30
8. "Why?" – 3:37
9. "Ghetto" – 4:24

Personnel

• Larry Graham – Bass, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Drums, Lead and Backing Vocals, horn arrangements
• Freddie Stone – Guitar
• Hershall "Happiness" Kennedy – Clavinet, Trumpet
• Willie "Wild" Sparks – Drums
• David "Dynamite" Vega – Guitar
• Robert "Butch" Sam – Piano, Organ
• P. Caboose – Tenor Saxophone
• Patryce "Choc'Let" Banks – Vocals, Drum Programming (Funk Box)
• Milt Holland – Percussion
• Lenny Williams – Vocals
• Clarence McDonald – string arrangements

Technical

• Mike Salisbury - cover design
• Herb Greene – photography

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	48
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	20

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US Pop	US Soul
1974	"Can You Handle It?"	49	9

External links

• Graham Central Station-Graham Central Station at Discogs

References

1. Guarisco, Donald A.. Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
2. "Graham Central Station US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
3. "Graham Central Station US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.