Singer: Johnny Hammond
Title: Gambler's Life
Label: Soul Brother Records ‎– CD SBCS 9
Type: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: UK
Date of released: 2001
Category: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Size MP3 zip: 1649 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1813 mb
Rating: 4.5✭
Format: MP3 WMA MP3 VOX RA MP4 VQF TTA FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Gambler's Life	5:45
2	Rhodesian Thoroughfare Producer – Chuck Davis	6:06
3	This Year's Dream Arranged By – Johnny Hammond	6:19
4	Star Borne	7:51
5	Back To The Projects	5:36
6	Yesterday Was Cool	6:50
7	Virgo Lady Arranged By – Johnny Hammond	6:41
8	Call On Me	4:30
Bonus Tracks
9	Rock Steady Producer, Arranged By – Bob James	6:55
10	Who Is Sylvia Producer, Arranged By – Bob James	7:27
11	Higher Ground Producer – Creed Taylor	8:31
12	Breakout Producer – Creed Taylor	4:45

Credits

• Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Vocals] – Freddie Perren, Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell
• Bass – Henry Franklin, Johnny Williams*, Ron Carter, Tony Dumas
• Clavinet, Trumpet – Fonce Mizell
• Congas – King Errisson
• Drums – Bernard*, Billy Cobham, Fritz Wise, Harvey Mason, Steve Gadd
• Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Johnny Hammond
• Engineer – Dave Hassinger (tracks: 1 to 8), Rudy Van Gelder (tracks: 9 to 12)
• Guitar – Bob Mann, Eric Gale, George Benson, John Rowin, Mel Bolton, Melvin Ragin, Melvin Sparks
• Mastered By – Arnie Acosta (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Mixed By – David Hass* (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Percussion – Airto Moreira, Omar Clay, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald
• Percussion, Vocals – Stephanie Spruill
• Piano – Jerry Peters
• Producer – Larry Mizell (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Saxophone – Carl Randell, Jr*, Grover Washington, Jr., Harold Vick
• Synthesizer [Solina], Clavinet, Trumpet – Larry Mizell
• Trombone – Al Hall , Wayne Andre
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Al De Risi, Danny Moore, Snooky Young*
• Violin – Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Julius Brand, Julius Held, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gersham*

Notes

Tracks 9-12 are bonus tracks not found on the original issue of Gambler's Life.
9 and 10 originally from 'Wild Horses Rock Steady'
11 originally from 'Higher Ground'
12 originally from 'Breakout'
Tracks 1-8 recorded at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California, June 1974
9, 10 and 12 recorded at Van Gelder Studios, June and November 1971
11 recorded 1974.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5013993570929

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SAL 702 S1	Johnny Hammond	Gambler's Life ‎(LP, Album)	Salvation	SAL 702 S1	US	1974
SAL 702 S1	Johnny Hammond	Gambler's Life ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Salvation	SAL 702 S1	US	2015
KICJ 2228	Johnny Hammond	Gambler's Life ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Salvation	KICJ 2228	Japan	2007
KICJ 2349	Johnny Hammond	Gambler's Life ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Salvation	KICJ 2349	Japan	2013
SAL 702 S1	Johnny Hammond	Gambler's Life ‎(LP, Album)	Salvation	SAL 702 S1	US	1974

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