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| Extension of a Man | ||||
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| Released | June 18, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | October 11, 1971 – November 26, 1972 | |||
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| Genre | Progressive soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 47:33 | |||
| Label | Atco 7029 | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
| Donny Hathaway chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Extension of a Man | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MusicHound |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
Extension of a Man is the final studio album released by the R&B/soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973.
The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, who worked with Hathaway in Chicago in the early days. White also played with Hathaway on concert dates and is featured on Hathaway's live performance recordings.
- ^ Bush, John. Extension of a Man at AllMusic
- ^ Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim, eds. (1998). MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 250. ISBN 1-57859-026-4 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (August 30, 1973). "Records: Donny Hathaway – Extension of a Man". Rolling Stone. No. 142. Straight Arrow Publishers. p. 88. Retrieved February 13, 2024.