In April 1975, “Elektra” label released “Playing Possum”, the fifth Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded in 1975 at “Sound Labs”, “Sunset Sound Recorders”, “Crystal Sound”, “ A&M Studios” and “Burbank Studios” in California, and was produced by Richard Perry.In 1991, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 20 on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers.
Personnel:
- Carly Simon — lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, arrangements
- James Taylor— acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals, backing vocals
- Jeff Baxter— guitar
- Andrew Gold— guitar, drums, tambourine
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow— pedal steel guitar
- Lee Ritenour— guitar, mandolin
- Alvin Robinson— guitar
- Richard Perry— tambourine
- Billy Mernit — piano
- James Newton Howard— synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano
- Tommy Morgan — harmonica
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- Klaus Voormann— bass
- Willie Weeks— bass
- Leland Sklar— bass, drums
- Ringo Starr— drums
- Irving Cottler— drums
- Jim Gordon— drums
- Russ Kunkel— drums
- Eddie Bongo — conga
- Andy Newmark— percussion, drums
- Fred Staehle — percussion
- Alan Estes — percussion
- Emil Richards— percussion
- Trevor Lawrence — saxophone, alto saxophone
- Derrek Van Eaton — fiddle, flute
- Lon Van Eaton — clarinet, flute, sitar
- Liza Strike — vocals
- Rita Coolidge— vocals, backing vocals
- Abigale Haness — vocals, backing vocals
- Carole King— vocals, backing vocals
- Clydie King— vocals, backing vocals
- Ken Moore — vocals, backing vocals
- Vini Poncia— vocals, backing vocals
- Rodney Richmond — vocals, backing vocals
- Julia Tillman Waters — vocals, backing vocals
- Carolyn Willis — vocals, backing vocals
- Maxine Willard — backing vocals
- Bill Schnee – engineer
- Norm Kinney – engineer
- Andrew Berliner – engineer
- Charles Beasley – second engineer
- Larry Emerine, Reed Stanley – engineer assistant
- Noam Kinney – remix
- Bill Schnee – remix
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Glen Christensen – art direction
- Norman Seeff – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Carly Simonexcept where noted.
- After the Storm,
- Love Out in the Street
- Look Me in the Eyes
- More and More – Mac Rebennack, Alvin Robinson
- Slave – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
- Attitude Dancing – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
- Sons of Summer – Bill Mernit
- Waterfall
- Are You Ticklish
- Playing Possum
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