''Another Mother Further'' is the third full-length studio album by

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funk-rock group

Mother's Finest Mother's Finest is an American funk rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia, by the vocal duo of Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy and Glenn "Doc" Murdock in 1970 when the pair met up with guitarist Gary "Moses Mo" Moore and bassist Jerry "Wyzard" Seay. ...

. It was released in 1977 on

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and co-produced by

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. It managed to chart one single, "Piece of the Rock". "Truth'll Set You Free" was covered by R&B group

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on their 2008 album, ''

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'', after

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and Joyce Kennedy performed it on the international ''Daughters of Soul'' tour in 2004.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that "their guitar riffs are fresh and economical, their keyboard excitingly percussive, and lead voice Joyce Kennedy, accepting her limitations, has made her shouting style into a stinging and irresistible voice."

Track listing

*All songs written by Mother's Finest, except where noted. #"

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) – 4:42 #"Baby Love" – 4:23 #"Thank You for the Love" – 5:04 #"Piece of the Rock" – 3:23 #"Truth'll Set You Free" – 4:23 #"

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) – 4:11 #"Dis Go Dis Way, Dis Go Dat Way" – 4:14 #"Hard Rock Lover" – 2:43

Personnel

Mother's Finest

*Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy – lead & backing vocal, percussion *Glenn Murdock – lead & backing vocal *Gary "Moses Mo" Moore – guitars *Mike Keck – keyboards, synthesizers, additional percussion *Jerry "Wyzard" Seay – bass, drums, percussion *Barry "B.B. Queen" Borden – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

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, "Raymond",

– additional percussion

Production

*Produced by Tom Werman & Mother's Finest *Recorded & Engineered by Milan Bogdan & Barry Burnett

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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