In Blissful Company is the first studio album by the English group Quintessence.

In Blissful Company
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1969[1]
GenrePsychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz rock, raga rock
Length38:11
44:05 (bonus tracks)
LabelIsland
ProducerJohn Barham
Quintessence chronology
In Blissful Company
(1969)
Quintessence
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
sputnikmusic4.0/5[3]

Track listing

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Original LP

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Side one
  1. "Giants" (Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones, Stanley Barr) – 4:37
  2. "Manco Capac" (Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 5:17
  3. "Body" (Allan Mostert, Jake Milton, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 3:34
  4. "Gange Mai" (Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 4:00
  5. "Chant" (John Barham, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 3:02
Side two
  1. "Pearl and Bird" (Allan Mostert, Raja Ram, Shambhu Babaji) – 3:57
  2. "Notting Hill Gate" (Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 4:38
  3. "Midnight Mode" (Allan Mostert, John Barham, Raja Ram, Shiva Shankar Jones) – 9:15

CD bonus tracks

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  1. "Notting Hill Gate" – 2:31
  2. "Move into the Light" – 3:26

Personnel

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Quintessence
  • Sambhu Babaji – bass guitar
  • Maha Dev – rhythm guitar
  • Shiva Shankar Jones – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Jake Milton – drums
  • Allan Mostert – lead guitar
  • Raja Ram – flute, bells, percussion
Additional personnel
  • John Barham – musical arrangements, musical director
  • Mike – sitar
  • Surya – tamboura
Technical
  • Barney Bubbles, J. Moonman - cover design
  • Gopala - front cover artwork, illustration

References

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  1. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 15 November 1969. p. 34. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ Nickson, Chris. "Quintessence In Blissful Company". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ g, manos (1 May 2014). "Review: CD Quintessence (Eng) – In Blissful Company Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2014.