Ecology (album)

Ecology is the third studio album by American rock band Rare Earth. It was released in 1970 on Rare Earth Records.

Ecology
Studio album by Rare Earth
Released	June 1970[1]
Recorded	November 1969, January, February & May 1970
Length	38:45[2]
Label	Rare Earth
Producer	Norman Whitfield, Tom Baird
Rare Earth chronology
Get Ready (1969) Ecology (1970) One World (1971)

Production

The album contains a cover of "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles. "Long Time Leavin'" received a fair amount of attention on the newly burgeoning FM radio format. This succeeded in giving the band further credibility. And they earned their second Top 10 chart success with a cover of The Temptations' "(I Know) I'm Losing You".

Ever since 1967, the Summer of Love, songs like "Born to Wander" and "Long Time Leavin'", were descriptive of the nomadic teen and college youth culture sweeping across the United States and Europe. This gave the album contemporary gravitas. Ecology was possibly Rare Earth's most consistent album, showing the band at the height of their artistry and credibility.

Release

In 1971, Rare Earth became the first recording group to sue suspected pirates, naming the Lear Jet Corp., Munts Stereo City, Pan American Distributing Co., Universal Tape Outlet, Stereo City and Harmony House in a suit filed by the band and Rare Earth Records which charged the Lear Jet Corp. with supplying blank tapes to Pan American Distributing Co. which were used to pirate material that appeared on Get Ready and Ecology, the suit contending that in addition to the contractual violation, the pirated tapes were detrimental to the band's professionalism, as the pirated tapes were of a much lower sound quality than the band's official releases.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Born To Wander" (Tom Baird) – 3:20
2. "Long Time Leavin'" (Baird) – 4:42
3. "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield) – 10:50

Side two

1. "Satisfaction Guaranteed" (Baird) – 4:34
2. "Nice Place To Visit" (John Persh) – 3:57
3. "No. 1 Man" (Baird) – 4:48
4. "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:34

Personnel

Rare Earth

• Gil Bridges – flute, saxophone, tambourine, vocals
• Eddie Guzman – conga
• Kenny James – organ
• John Persh – bass, trombone, vocals
• Rod Richards – guitar, vocals
• Pete Rivera – drums, vocals