Coming from Reality is the second and final studio album from American singer–songwriter Rodriguez, originally released by Sussex Records in 1971. It was later released in South Africa in 1976 with the alternate title After the Fact.
The album was also reissued on compact disc (CD) by Light in the Attic Records in May 2009. This reissue included three bonus tracks originally released only in Australia, although they were recorded in Detroit in 1972 with Cold Fact collaborators Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey, representing the last recordings they ever did together.
Track listing All songs written by Sixto Rodriguez.
Personnel Credits adapted from the 2009 CD reissue liner notes. Rodriguez – vocals, guitar Chris Spedding – guitars Tony Carr – bongos, possible percussion Phil Dennys – keyboards Jimmy Horowitz – violin (track 6) Gary Taylor – bass Andrew Steele – drums
Technical Steve Rowland – producer John Mackswith – engineer Phil Dennys – arrangement (tracks 3, 5, 7 and 9) Jimmy Horowitz – arrangement (tracks 6, 8 and 10)
Artwork Hal Wilson – photography and illustration Rainy M. Moore – album title, creative coordinator Milton Sincoff – packaging and merchandising Clarence Avant – impresario
Releases Coming from Reality LP (Sussex, 1971) Coming from Reality CD (Light in the Attic Records, 2009) Coming from Reality LP with bonus tracks (Light in the Attic Records, 2009) Coming from Reality LP with bonus tracks (Light in the Attic Records, 2009) Coming from Reality LP, remastered (Sussex/UMe/Universal, 2019)
Charts Chart (1979) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)24 Chart (2013) Peakposition Chart (2013) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA)67 Chart (2014) Peakposition
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