Hanson (British band)

Hanson (also known as Junior Marvin's Hanson) were a British-based rock band formed by Junior Hanson in 1973 and were signed to Emerson, Lake and Palmer's record label Manticore. Their debut album Now Hear This, was released in 1973 and featured Bobby Tench.^[1] At the beginning of 1974, Junior Marvin disbanded the existing line-up and reformed the band for the recording of a funk rock album Magic Dragon, which was released later that year.^[2]

Now Hear This[edit]

Now Hear This
Studio album by Hanson (UK)
Released	1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Rock, funk rock, blues rock
Label	Manticore, Ork/Cherry Red
Producer	Junior Hanson and Big "M" Mario Medious
Hanson (UK) chronology
''Now Hear This'' (1973) Music Dragon (1974)

Track listing[edit]

Side One

1. "Traveling Like a Gypsy" - 6:15
2. "Love Knows Everything" - 3:08
3. "Mister Music Maker" - 4:27
4. "Catch That Beat" - 3:48
5. "Take You into My Home" - 3:11

Side Two

6. "Gospel Truth" - 5:03
7. "Rain" - 5:10
8. "Smokin’ to the Big 'M'" - 9:53

Credits[edit]

• Junior Hanson - guitar and lead vocals; backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything" and "Take You Into My Home"; bass guitar on "Rain"
• Jean Roussel - electric piano, organ, clavinet, Mini-Moog synthesizer; piano on "Gospel Truth"
• Clive Chaman - bass guitar on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything" and "Rain"
• Conrad Isidore - drums on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything"

Additional Personnel[edit]

• Jimmy Thomas - superstring; backing vocals on "Take You Into My Home", "Rain" and "Smoking to the Big 'M'"
• Rebop Kwaku Baah - congas
• Bobby Tench - backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything", "Gospel Truth" and "Rain"; guitar on "Catch That Beat"
• Godfrey McLean - drums and backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything"
• Delisle Harper - bas guitar on "Love Knows Everything"
• Chris Wood - flute on "Mister Music Maker"
• Ken Cumberbatch - piano on "Catch That Beat"

Magic Dragon[edit]

Magic Dragon
Studio album by Hanson (UK)
Released	1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Rock, funk rock
Label	Manticore
Producer	Junior Hanson and Big "M" Mario Medious
Hanson (UK) chronology
Now Hear This (1973) ''Magic Dragon'' (1974)

Track listing[edit]

Side one

1. "Rocking Horseman" (John Burns) 3:32
2. "Modern Day Religion" (Junior Hanson, Ken Cumberbatch) 3:10
3. "Down into the Magic" (Hanson, Cumberbatch) 5:26
4. "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) 3:55

Side two

1. Love Yer, Need You" (Hanson, Neil Murray, Glen LeFleur, Brother James) 4:59
2. "Boy Meets Girl" (Cassandra) 3:05
3. "American Beauty Rose" (Hanson, Cumberbatch) 3:05
4. "Looking at Tin Soldiers" (Hanson) 3:44
5. "Magic Dragon" (Hanson, Cumberbatch) 2:58

Credits[edit]

• Junior Hanson — electric guitar, lead vocals; acoustic guitar (track 3)
• Neil Murray — bass
• Glen LeFleur — drums; percussion (track 1)
• Brother James — congas; percussion (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7)
• Cassandra — backing vocals (track 2)
• Marlo Henderson — electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 6)
• Andre Lewis — clavinet (tracks 1,8), organ (tracks 3,6)*The Big 'M' — voice of the company sergeant (track 8)

Discography[edit]

• Now Hear This Manticore (1973)
• Magic Dragon Manticore (1974)
• Now Hear This Ork/Cherry Red (2007) re-release

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Junior Marvin Hanson press release