Extension of a Man

Hathaway sings and plays Fender Rhodes, piano, Hammond organ and bass and arranged; the guitarists include Cornell Dupree, David Spinozza, Keith Loving, John Bishop and Phil Upchurch, the drummers Grady Tate, Fred White, Rick Marotta and Ray Lucas, and Fathead Newman plays saxophone. The singles were "Love, Love, Love" (1973, number 44 on the pop chart) and "Come Little Children" (1974). Albumism quotes his liner notes saying he was in the process of expanding and developing styles. AllMusic's John Bush gave it four stars and Rolling Stone's Stephen Holden reviewed it favorably on August 30, 1973.