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Comin' at Ya! (album)

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Comin' at Ya!
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976 at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, California
GenreSoul
LabelMercury
ProducerPatrick Gleeson
Coke Escovedo chronology
Coke
(1975)
Comin' at Ya!
(1976)
Disco Fantasy
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Comin' at Ya! is the second album by former Santana and Azteca band member Coke Escovedo. It was produced by Patrick Gleeson and released in 1976.

Track listing

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  1. "Diamond Dust / Vida" - (Brian Holland, Coke Escovedo) - 3:03
  2. "Something So Simple" - (Mark Phillips, Glenn Symmonds) - 2:34
  3. "Stay with Me" - (José Feliciano) - 3:16
  4. "Hangin' On" - (Mark Phillips) - 3:18
  5. "Somebody's Callin'" - (Glenn Symmonds) - 3:05
  6. "The Breeze and I" - (Al Stillman, Ernesto Lecuona) - 1:42
  7. "Runaway" - (Errol Knowles) - 2:44
  8. "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" - (Johnny Bristol) - 4:31
  9. "Backseat" - (Dewayne Sweet, Glenn Symmonds) - 3:39
  10. "Everything Is Coming Our Way" - (Carlos Santana) - 3:59
  11. "Fried Neck Bones and Home Fries" - (Melvin Latise, William Correa) - 2:15

Personnel

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  • Coke Escovedo - Percussion, congas, vocals
  • Glenn Symmonds - Drums
  • Mark Philipps - Bass
  • Gábor Szabó, Abel Zarate - Guitar
  • Frank Mercurio - Keyboards
  • Joe Henderson - Tenor Saxophone
  • Nathan Rubin and the San Francisco Soul Strings - Strings
  • Errol Knowles - Lead vocals
  • The Waters Sisters - Backing vocals

Charts

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Album

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Chart Position
Billboard Top LPs 190
Billboard Top Soul LPs 37

Sampling

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A sample of about five seconds of the electric guitar on "Hangin' On" is used prominently in the song "Fastlane" by King Geedorah (MF Doom).[2]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r106404/review
  2. ^ "King Geedorah feat. Kurious's 'Fastlane' sample of Coke Escovedo's 'Hangin' On'". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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