''What Color Is Love'' is a 1972 studio album by American musician

Terry Callier Terrence Orlando "Terry" Callier (May 24, 1945 – October 27, 2012) was an American soul music, soul, Folk music, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter. Life and career Callier was born in the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, and was ...

. Released by

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, it is Callier's third album and the second of a trilogy that he recorded in short succession for Cadet with producer

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. It has received positive critical reception.

Critical reception

The editorial staff of

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gave ''What Color Is Love'' five out of five stars and named it their pick among his discography, with Ryan Randall Globe writing that the album is a "musical

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", adding, "the music on this brilliant album defies all categories, embracing Terry Callier's wide range of influences and experiences". On

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program ''The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show'', he dedicated an episode to ''What Color Is Love'' as number 22 on the top 40 funk albums of all time, highlighting four tracks and calling the release "lovely".

Track listing

All songs written by Terry Callier, except where noted #"Dancing Girl"– 8:58 #"What Color Is Love"– 4:04 #"You Goin' Miss Your Candyman" (Phyllis Braxton, Callier)– 7:20 #"Just as Long as We're in Love" (Callier, Larry Wade)– 3:40 #"Ho Tsing Mee (A Song of the Sun)"– 4:20 #"I'd Rather Be with You" (

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, Callier, Wade)– 6:38 #"You Don't Care" (Callier, Wade)– 5:28

Personnel

*Terry Callier– guitar, vocals *Arthur W. Ahlman–

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*Roger Anfinsen–

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*Leonard Chausow–

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*Bobby Christian– percussion *Brian Christian– remixing *Edward Druzinsky– harp *William Faldner– violin *Karl B. Fruth– cello *Joseph Golan– violin *Elliot M. Golub– violin *Ruth Goodman– violin *Vivian Harrell– backing vocals *Bruce Hayden– viola *Kitty Haywood– backing vocals *John Howell– trumpet *Arthur Hoyle– trumpet *

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– drums *Irving Kaplan– violin *Harold D. Klatz– viola *Harold Kupper– viola * Ethel Merker–

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*Roger Moulton– viola * Donald Myrick–

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, flute *Alfred Nalls– bongo,

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*Jerry Sabransky– violin *Louis Satterfield– bass guitar *Theodore Silavin– violin *Donald Simmons– drums *Gary Starr– supervising engineering *

–

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, piano,

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*Paul Tervelt– horn *Cyril Touff– harmonica *

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– guitar *Shirley Wahls– backing vocals *Fred Walker– congas, percussion *Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky– violin

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