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THP Orchestra

Early Riser (Canadian LP)

RCA Records (Canada) / 1976 / KPL1-0154
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm Vinyl record

Producer: Ian Guenther and Willi Morrison for Three Hats Productions
Arranged and conducted by Eric Robertson
Recorded and mixed at Phase One Recording Studios, Toronto, Canada by Hayward Parrott and George Semkiw
Assistant engineers: Dave Balin, Mick Walsh and Mark Wright

T.H.P. Orchestra:
Rhythm section >>>
Keyboards: Eric Robertson
Drums: Barry Keane
Guitars: Brian Russell, Bob Mann, Terry Bush
Bass: Paul Zaza
Percussion: Dave Brown, Brian Leonard, Dan Reddick
Horn section >>>
Trumpets: Arnie Chycoski, Dave Woods
Saxes: Gary Morgan, Roy Smith, Jack Zaza
Trombones: Russ Little, Ted Rodderman
Guest Musicians >>>
Synthesizers: Matt McCauley
Steel guitar: Bob Lucier
The T.H.P. Orchestra Strings conducted by Eric Robertson
Vocals: Debbie Discoe, Billy Bumpp

Art direction for Three Hats Prodcutions: Joan Chisholm (Staple Diet Graphics)
Cover concept: Imagician
Photograph: Eadie Steiner
Graphic design: Richard Whyte

Side A
1. Theme From S.W.A.T. (3:47) (B. DeVorzan)
2. More (4:29) (Ortolani, Oliviero)
3. Sugar, Sugar (4:22) (Kim, Barry)
4. Dawn Patrol (4:20) (Morrison)

Side B
1. Early Riser (4:52) (Robertson)
2. Crazy Crazy (3:10) (Morrison)
3. Manha de Carnival (Theme from Black Orpheus) (4:50) (Bonfa)
4. Shadow of Your Smile (4:54) ()Mandel
5. Sleep Walk (3:25) (Farina, Farina, Farina)

The THP Orchestra hailed from Toronto, Canada and here we have an early Ian Guenther and Willi Morrison production from 1976 on the Canadian RCA label. Some of these tracks would appear two years later in the THP Orchestra's "Two Hot For Love" album on the U.S. Butterfly label.

Listen to Early Riser:


Listen to Shadow of Your Smile:


Listen to Theme From S.W.A.T.


Listen to Manha de Carnival (Theme from Black Orpheus):


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