I Am What I Am

by Ruth Copeland

I Am What I Am cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1971
  • Label: Invictus
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:50
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Co-produced by George Clinton and backed extensively by Parliament-Funkadelic, British vocalist Ruth Copeland delivers a remarkably fierce, genre-bending statement on 'I Am What I Am'. The album aggressively marries her soaring, theatrical soul vocals with the heavy, fuzz-laden rock and roll foundation of the early P-Funk collective. It stands as a vital, often-overlooked cornerstone in the early development of psychedelic soul.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, funky, vocal, rhythmic, cover

Tracklist

  1. The Medal (6:45)
  2. Crying Has Made Me Stronger (5:22)
  3. Hare Krishna (3:18)
  4. Suburban Family Lament (3:47)
  5. Play with Fire (7:32)
  6. Don't You Wish You Had (What You Had When You Had It) (4:45)
  7. Gimme Shelter (8:06)
  8. Hare Krishna - Single Version (Bonus Track) (2:48)
  9. Gimme Shelter - Single Version (Bonus Track) (3:22)

Credits

  • Billy Nelson - bass
  • Dawn Hatcher - bass
  • Tiki Fulwood - drums
  • Eddie Hazel - guitar, written-by
  • Ray Monette - guitar
  • Ron Bykowski - guitar
  • David Case - organ
  • Bernie Worrell - piano, organ

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