A Handful of Beauty is the first studio album, and second album overall, released by the world fusion band Shakti in 1976.
Track listing "La Danse du Bonheur" (John McLaughlin, L.Shankar) – 4:48 "Lady L" (Shankar) – 7:23 "India" (McLaughlin, Shankar) – 12:31 "Kriti" (Traditional South Indian, arr. McLaughlin, Shankar) – 2:58 "Isis" (McLaughlin, Shankar) – 15:11 "Two Sisters" (McLaughlin) – 4:41
Personnel Musicians John McLaughlin – acoustic guitar, guitar, arranger, producer L.Shankar – violin, arranger, vocals Zakir Hussain – percussion, tabla Vikku Vinayakram – percussion, vocals
Technical Dennis MacKay – engineer Steven Berkowitz – assistant Stephen W Tayler – assistant Richard Laird – photography
Chart performance +Chart performance for A Handful of Beauty Chart (1977) PeakUS Billboard 200168US Billboard Jazz Albums32
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