Them Changes is an album by American artist Buddy Miles, released in June 1970. It reached number 8 on the 1970 Jazz Albums chart, number 35 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the 1971 R&B albums charts.
The title song is featured on the Jimi Hendrix album Band of Gypsys, recorded live on January 1, 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Steve Kurutz called the album "quite simply, one of the great lost treasures of soul inspired rock music... definitely worth the extra effort to try to locate." Conversely, Robert Christgau wrote "His singing is too thin to carry two consecutive cuts, his drumming has to be exploited by subtler musicians, and the title cut is the only decent song he ever wrote."
Charts Record World 100 Top LP's Them Changes debuted at No. 77 in the Record World 100 Top LP's chart for the week of 18 July.Record World, July 25, 1970 - Page 260 100 TOP LP's Week of July 25, 1970, This Wk. July 25 68, Last Wk. July 18 77 THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles-Mercury 61280, Wks. on Chart 2 Record World Top 20 Jazz LP's The album made its debut at No. 14 in the Record World Top 20 Jazz LP's chart for the week of 24 October.Record World, October 17, 1972 - Page 149 record world TOP 20 JAZZ LP'SRecord World, October 24, 1970 - Page 20 record world TOP 20 JAZZ LP'S, 14. THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles—Mercury SR 61280
Track listing "Them Changes" (Buddy Miles) – 3:22 "I Still Love You, Anyway" (Charlie Karp) – 4:14 "Heart's Delight" (Miles) – 4:08 "Dreams" (Gregg Allman) – 4:53 "Down by the River" (Neil Young) – 6:22 "Memphis Train" (Rufus Thomas) – 2:57 "Paul B. Allen, Omaha, Nebraska" (Miles) – 5:33 "Your Feeling Is Mine" (Otis Redding) – 2:13
Personnel Buddy Miles – vocals, drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, background vocals Bob Hogins – keyboards, organ, piano, electric piano, trombone, background vocals Charlie Karp – guitar, background vocals Andre Lewis – clavinet, organ, piano, background vocals Robin McBride – electric harpsichord, keyboards, piano, background vocals Billy Cox – bass, fuzz bass David Hull – bass, background vocals Roland Robinson – bass Marlo Henderson – guitar, background vocals Jim McCarty – guitar Wally Rossunolo – guitar Duane Hitchings – organ Bob Parkins – organ Teddy Blandin – trumpet Peter Carter – trumpet Tom Hall – trumpet James Tatum – tenor saxophone Mark Williams – tenor saxophone, background vocals Phil Wood – flugelhorn, piano, background vocals Toby Wynn – baritone saxophone Lee Allen – tenor saxophone Bobby Pittman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone Fred Allen – background vocals
Production notes Steve Cropper – producer Buddy Miles – producer, arranger Robin McBride – producer Bob Hogins – arranger Charlie Karp – arranger Warren Dewey – engineer Alan Hendler – engineer Fred Breitberg – assistant engineer Bruce Swedien – mixing engineer Richard Germinaro – design Burnell Caldwell – photography John Craig – design consultant Dean Rudland – liner notes Desmond Strobel – art direction
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