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We the People
Studio album by The Soul Searchers
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	American Star Studio, Falls Church, Virginia
Genre	Soul jazz-funk go-go
Length	39:29
Label	Sussex
Producer	Carroll Hynson Joe Tate
The Soul Searchers chronology
We the People (1972) Salt of the Earth (1974)

We the People is the debut album by the Washington, D.C.-based group the Soul Searchers.

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Track listing

Side A

1. "We the People" (Chuck Brown, John Buchanan) – 5:28
2. "Your Love Is So Doggone Good" (Dee Ervin, Rudy Love) – 8:36
3. "It's All in Your Mind" (Chuck Brown, John Buchanan) – 3:06
4. "Soul to the People" (The Soul Searchers - Chuck Brown, Donald Tillery, Hilton Felton, Horace Brock, John Buchanan, John Euwell, Kenneth Scoggins, Lino Druitt, Lloyd Pinchback) – 2:58

Side B

1. "Think" (James Brown) – 4:47
2. "1993" (John Buchanan) – 4:54
3. "When Will My Eyes See" (Donald Tillery) – 3:30
4. "Blowout" (John Buchanan) – 6:06

Personnel

The Soul Searchers

• Chuck Brown – electric guitar, lead vocals
• John "J.B." Buchanan – trombone, piano
• Donald Tillery – trumpet, percussion, vocals
• John Euwell – bass guitar, vocals
• Kenneth Scoggins – drums
• Lino Druitt – congas, percussion
• Lloyd Pinchback – flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, vocals
• Hilton Felton - organ

with:

• Horace Brock – organ on "We the People"
• Glen Christensen - art direction
• Joel Brodsky - photography

References

1. Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7.
2. Nnamdi, Kojo (February 14, 2014). "From Go-Go's Heyday to Today: One Musician's Love Affair With D.C. Music". The Kojo Nnamdi Show. WAMU. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. Lytle, Craig. The Soul Searchers: We The People > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
4. "Soul Searchers Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

External links

• We the People at Discogs

• 1972 debut albums
• Chuck Brown albums
• Jazz-funk albums
• Sussex Records albums