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Coming from Reality

1971 studio album by Rodriguez

Coming from Reality is the second and final studio album from American singer–songwriter Rodriguez, originally released by Sussex Records in 1971. It was later released in South Africa in 1976 with the alternate title After the Fact.

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The album was also reissued on compact disc (CD) by Light in the Attic Records in May 2009. This reissue included three bonus tracks originally released only in Australia, although they were recorded in Detroit in 1972 with Cold Fact collaborators Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey, representing the last recordings they ever did together.[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Sixto Rodriguez.

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Personnel

  • Rodriguez – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitars
  • Tony Carr – bongos, possible percussion
  • Phil Dennys – keyboards
  • Jimmy Horowitz – violin on "Sandrevan Lullaby"
  • Gary Taylor – bass
  • Andrew Steele – drums

Technical

  • Steve Rowland – producer
  • John Mackswith – engineer
  • Recorded at Lansdowne recording studios, London, England late 1970, released in late 1971
  • Arranged by Phil Dennys (tracks 3, 5, 7 and 9)
  • Arranged by Jimmy Horowitz (tracks 6, 8 and 10)

Credits

  • Clarence Avant – archival materials, photo courtesy, executive priducer
  • Milan Bogden – audio engineer
  • Tim Burzese – audio engineer
  • Tony Carr – percussion
  • Dennis Coffey – archival materials, arranger, audio production, photo courtesy, producer
  • Vincent Cook – graphic design
  • Dave Cooley – remastering
  • Phil Dennys – arranger, keyboards
  • Chris Ferraro – executive producer
  • Tim Forster – archival materials, photo courtesy
  • Jimmy Horowitz – arranger, violin
  • John MacSwith – audio engineer, engineer
  • Los Rodriguez – acoustic guitar, primary artist, vocals
  • Rodriguez – primary artist
  • Sixto Rodriguez – music and lyrics, guitar
  • Steve Rowland – audio production, producer
  • John Samson – archival materials, photo courtesy
  • Milton Sincoff – merchandising, package direction
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Andrew Steele – drums
  • Matt Sullivan – reissue producer
  • Gary Taylor – bass, bass instrument
  • Mike Theodore – archival materials, arranger, audio production, photo courtesy, producer
  • Hal Wilson – illustrations, original photography
  • Josh Wright – executive producer

Releases

  • Coming from Reality LP (Sussex, 1971)
  • Coming from Reality CD (Light in the Attic Records, 2009)
  • Coming from Reality LP with bonus tracks (Light in the Attic Records, 2009)
  • Coming from Reality LP with bonus tracks (Light in the Attic Records, 2009)
  • Coming from Reality LP, remastered (Sussex/UMe/Universal, 2019)

Charts

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References

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    "Rodriguez: Coming from Reality, PopMatters". 28 July 2009.
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    Stevenson, Mark (2009-03-12). "Rodriguez 'Coming From Reality' gets new lease of life". altsounds.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
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