Tracklist
1
The Coming of the Ship
The Prophet
8:10
2
On Love
The Prophet
3:29
3
On Marriage
The Prophet
1:30
4
On Children
The Prophet
1:20
5
Trilogy From “The Prophet” (Love, Marriage Children)
The Prophet
3:10
6
On Giving
The Prophet
2:38
7
On Eating and Drinking
The Prophet
1:34
8
On Clothes
The Prophet
1:24
9
On Work
The Prophet
2:53
10
On Crime and Punishment
The Prophet
2:43
11
On Laws
The Prophet
1:00
12
On Teaching and Self‐Knowledge
The Prophet
1:24
13
On Friendship
The Prophet
0:55
14
On Pleasure
The Prophet
2:47
15
Theme From “The Prophet” (Pleasure Is a Freedom Song)
The Prophet
2:23
16
On Religion
The Prophet
1:30
17
On Death
The Prophet
1:29
18
The Farewell
The Prophet
11:39
In print
First pressed 1974, still pressed 2012 — 27 pressings across 9 countries.
Credits
Bob Defrin
Art Direction
Gene Paul
Engineer
Allan Schwartzberg
Instrument · drums
Armen Halburian
Instrument · percussion
Bob James
Instrument · keyboards
Errol Bulut
Instrument · percussion
Hugh McCracken
Instrument · guitar
Ken Bichel
Instrument · keyboards, synthesizer [arp]
Lou Volpe
Instrument · guitar
Pat Rebillot
Instrument · keyboards
Steve Gadd
Instrument · drums
Tarik Bulit
Instrument · percussion
Tony Levin
Instrument · bass
Gene Sculatti
Liner Notes
Ruth Golding
Liner Notes
Darrell Johnson
Mastering
George Piros
Mastering
Steve Smart
Mastering · lacquer cut by [runout etching a]
Tony Taurins
Mastering · lacquer cut by [runout etching a]
Arif Mardin
Producer
Ed Mathews
Producer · executive-producer
Jerry Wexler
Producer · executive-producer
John Walker
Producer · reissue producer
Lew Hahn
Recording
Arthur Burrows
Vocal · backing vocals
Barry Manilow
Vocal · backing vocals
Clyde Spooner
Vocal · backing vocals
David Smith
Vocal · backing vocals
Lucy Shelton
Vocal · backing vocals
Peggy Hewett
Vocal · backing vocals
Yasmin Aga Khan
Vocal · backing vocals
Khalil Gibran
Writer