# Talk to the People > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Talk_to_the_People > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Talk_to_the_People.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_to_the_People > Source revision: 1173171724 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1972 studio album by Les McCann Talk to the People Studio album by Les McCann Released 1972 Recorded March 30, 1972 Regent Sound Studios Genre Jazz, Soul Length 44:05 Label Atlantic SD 1619 Producer Joel Dorn Les McCann chronology Invitation to Openness (1972) Talk to the People (1972) Live at Montreux (1973) ***Talk to the People*** is an album by pianist [Les McCann](/source/Les_McCann) recorded in 1972 and released on the [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records) label.[1][2] ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3] [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) gives the album 4 stars, stating: "Although there are some weak links in this chain of tunes, the highs are sky-high, and they represent some of McCann's peak studio performances."[3] ## Track listing *All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated* 1. "[What's Going On](/source/What's_Going_On_(song))" ([Renaldo Benson](/source/Renaldo_Benson), [Al Cleveland](/source/Al_Cleveland), [Marvin Gaye](/source/Marvin_Gaye)) – 7:28 1. "Shamading" – 3:41 1. "Seems So Long" ([Stevie Wonder](/source/Stevie_Wonder)) – 3:04 1. "She's Here" – 5:54 1. "North Carolina" – 9:20 1. "Let It Lay" (Les McCann, Rev. Bee) – 5:22 1. "Talk to the People" – 9:16 ## Personnel - [Les McCann](/source/Les_McCann) – piano, vocals - Keith Loving – guitar - [James Rowser](/source/Jimmy_Rowser) – [bass](/source/Double_bass) - [Donald Dean](/source/Donald_Dean) – drums - [Buck Clarke](/source/Buck_Clarke) – percussion - [The Persuasions](/source/The_Persuasions) (track 1), [Eugene McDaniels](/source/Eugene_McDaniels) (tracks 3, 6 & 7), Susan McDaniels (tracks 3, 6 & 7), Sister Charlotte (tracks 3, 6 & 7), Billy Barnes (tracks 3, 6 & 7), Joel Dorn (tracks 3, 6 & 7) – [background vocals](/source/Background_vocals) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series](http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1600-series/#sd-1619). Retrieved March 8, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Freed., R. [Les McCann Discography](http://users.rcn.com/bobfreed/www/lesdisco/a36.html). Retrieved March 8, 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-1) Ginell, Richard S.. [*Talk to the People* – Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000536606) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved March 8, 2016. v t e Les McCann Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted. As Les McCann Ltd is often used in the titles for the albums up to 1964, this has been omitted. Albums as leader or co-leader It's About Time (with Teddy Edwards, 1959) The Truth (1960) The Shout (1960) In San Francisco (1960) From the Top of the Barrel (1960) Groove (with Richard "Groove" Holmes and Ben Webster, 1961) In New York (1961) Plays the Shampoo (1961) New from the Big City (1961) Pretty Lady (1961) Les McCann Sings (1961) Somethin' Special (with Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1962) On Time (1962) The Gospel Truth (1963) Soul Hits (1963) Jazz Waltz (with The Jazz Crusaders, 1963) A Bag of Gold (1963–64) McCanna (1964) Spanish Onions (1964) McCann/Wilson (with Nancy Wilson (1964) But Not Really (1964) Beaux J. Pooboo (1965) Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole (1965) Les McCann Plays the Hits (1966) Bucket o' Grease (1966) Live at Bohemian Caverns - Washington, DC (1967) Much Les (1968) Swiss Movement (and Eddie Harris, 1969) Comment (1969) Invitation to Openness (1971) Second Movement (with Eddie Harris, 1971) Layers (1972) Live at Montreux (1972) Talk to the People (1972) Another Beginning (1974) With others Tell It Like It Tis (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1962) Stormy Monday (with Lou Rawls, 1962) That's Where It's At (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Straight Ahead (Stanley Turrentine, 1984) Go Tell It on the Mountain (The Blind Boys of Alabama, 2003) Soundtracks Soul To Soul (1971) Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Talk to the People](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_to_the_People) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_to_the_People?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.