Upon This Rock is an album by Joe Farrell released in 1974.

In 2008 it returned to media attention when Farrell's daughter sued Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common and their respective record companies over alleged sampling of the title track.

Upon This Rock (Joe Farrell album)

Track listing

Side one

"Weathervane" (Joe Farrell) – 8:00

"I Won't Be Back" (Joe Beck) – 10:05

Side two

"Upon This Rock " (Joe Farrell) – 11:54

"Seven Seas" (Joe Beck) – 6:50

Personnel

Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute

Herb Bushler – bass

Joe Beck – guitar

Jimmy Madison – drums

Steve Gadd – drums (on "I Won't Be Back") Herbie Hancock – piano (on "I Won't Be Back") Don Alias – conga (on "I Won't Be Back")

Upon This Rock (Joe Farrell album)

Recording credits

Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

Producer - Creed Taylor

Cover photograph – Pete Turner

Liner photographs – Gene Laurents

Album design – Sibbie McDonough

Chart performance

References

External links

1974 albums

CTI Records albums

Joe Farrell albums

Albums produced by Creed Taylor

Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio

Upon This Rock (Joe Farrell album)