On October 14, 1969, “RCA” label released “Rhymes & Reasons”, the debut John Denver studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Milton Okun.
Personnel:
John Denver – vocals, guitar, arrangements
Eric Weissberg – banjo, steel guitar
Paul Prestopino – guitar, autoharp, mandolin
Stan Free – organ
Paul Griffin – keyboards
Russ Savakus – bass guitar
Teddy Sommer – drums
Herbie Lovelle – drums
George Marge – baritone saxophone
Marvin Stamm – flute, trumpet
Albert Richmond – French horn
Tommy Goodman – additional instrumentation
Milton Okun – arrangements
Jim Crotty – recording
John Woram – recording
Jean Goldhirsch – assistant producer
Track listing:
The Love of the Common People – John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
Catch Another Butterfly – Mike Williams
Daydream – John Denver
The Ballad of Spiro Agnew – Tom Paxton
Circus – Michael Johnson, John Denver, Laurie Kuehn
When I’m Sixty-Four – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
The Ballad of Richard Nixon – Tom Paxton
Rhymes & Reasons – John Denver
Yellow Cat – Steven Fromholz
Leaving on a Jet Plane – John Denver
(You Dun Stomped) My Heart – Mason Williams
My Old Man – Jerry Jeff Walker
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life (Sugacity) – Pat Garvey, Victoria Garvey
On June 15, 1972, “Columbia” label released “Album III”, the third Loudon Wainwright III studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Marquee Studios” in London, and was produced by Thomas Jefferson Kaye.
Personnel:
Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, guitar
Thomas Jefferson Kaye – guitar, rhythm guitar, arrangements
Charlie Brown III – guitar, electric guitar
Elliott Randall – electric guitar
Jimmy Ryan – guitar
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Eric Weissberg – dobro, guitar
Bill Keith – banjo, steel guitar
Teddy Wender – piano
“Sailor” Bob Schmidt – harmonica
Don Payne – electric bass
Tom Watson – electric bass
Richard Davis – bass
Richard Crooks – drums
David Sanborn – saxophone
David Amram – French horn
Kenny Kosek – fiddle, violin
White Cloud – Charles Brown III, Richard Crooks, Thomas Jefferson Kaye, Kenneth Kosek, Don Payne, Teddy Wender
Brooks Arthur – engineer, mixing
Fred Lombardi – cover photography
Milton Kramer – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Loudon Wainwright III, except where noted.
On June 4, 1974, “CTI” label released “One”, the third Bob James studio album. It was recorded February – April 1974, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Bob James – keyboards, arrangements, conductor
Richie Resnicoff – guitar
Eric Weissberg – pedal steel guitar
Gary King – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Idris Muhammad – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
David Friedman – vibraphone
Hugh McCracken – harmonica
Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone
Jon Faddis – trumpet, flugelhorn
Thad Jones – trumpet, flugelhorn
Victor Paz – trumpet
Alan Rubin – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Paul Faulise – bass trombone
Jack Gale – bass trombone
Alan Raph – bass trombone
George Marge – alto flute, recorder
Romeo Penque – alto flute, recorder
Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff – violin
Seymour Barab, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos – cello
In July 1976, “Columbia” label released “More Than Ever”, the ninth Blood, Sweat & Tears album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Bob James.
Personnel:
David Clayton-Thomas – vocals
Mike Stern – guitar
Steve Khan – guitar
Eric Gale – guitar
Larry Willis – keyboards
Bob James – keyboards
Richard Tee – keyboards
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Danny Trifan – bass
Gary King – bass
Eric Weissberg – banjo, dobro
Bobby Colomby – drums
Don Alias – percussion
Dave Freidman – xylophone, marimba, vibes
Arnie Lawrence – alto saxophone
Bill Tillman – tenor saxophone, flute
Tony Klatka – trumpet
Forest Buchtell – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Dave Taylor – trombone
Dave Bargeron – trombone, tuba
Sid Weinberg – oboe
Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves, Gwendolyn Guthrie, Yolanda McCullough, Frank Lloyd, William Eaton, Zachery Sanders – backing vocals
Track listing:
They – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
I Love You More Than Ever – Allan Langdon, Douglas Lenier
Katy Bell – Stephen C. Foster, Bob James
Sweet Sadie the Savior – Patti Austin
Hollywood – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
You’re the One – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
Heavy Blue – Larry Willis
Saved By the Grace Of Your Love – William Daniel Smith, David Palmer
In May 1976, “Arista” label released “T Shirt”, the sixth Loudon Wainwright III album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Loudon Wainwright III.
Personnel:
Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, guitar, banjo, bells
Hank Jones – keyboards
Jon Cobert – piano
Charles Brown III – electric guitar
Elliott Randall – electric guitar
Richard Davis – bass
John Crowder – bass
Joe Cocuzzo – drums
Richard Crooks – drums, spoons
Jimmy Maelen – congas
Eric Weissberg – banjo
Jeanie Arnold – vocals
Kenny Kosek – violin
David Sanborn – saxophone
Marvin Stamm – cornet, trumpet
David Taylor – bass trombone
Track listing:
All tracks by Loudon Wainwright III; except where noted.
Bicentennial
Summer’s Almost Over
Hollywood Hopeful – traditional; arranged and adapted by Loudon Wainwright III
On January 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for the New Depression”, the third Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1972 – 1976, at “Secret Sound Studio” New York, N.Y., “Electric Lady” and “Media Sound Studios” in New York, N.Y., “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, N.Y., and was produced by Bette Midler, Joel Dorn, Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Mark “Moogy” Klingman, and Jack Malken.
Personnel:
Bette Midler – lead and backing vocals, assistant engineer
Glaswegians Orchestra – arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin
Moogy Klingman – piano, electric piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, harmonica, arranger and conductor
Ralph Schuckett – acoustic piano, clavinet, organ, Sound City piano, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger, conductor
Bob Dylan – vocals
Dick Hyman – piano
David Spinozza – guitar
Jerry Friedman – guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Webster – slide guitar
Rick Derringer – pedal steel guitar
Eric Weissberg – banjo, mandolin
Don Brooks – harmonica
Sivuca – accordion
Dominic Cortese – accordion
Boris Matusewitch – concertina
John Siegler – bass guitar
Milt Hinton – acoustic bass, bass guitar
John Miller – acoustic bass
Teddy Sommer – drums, percussion
Mark Rosengarden – drums, percussion
Steve Gadd – drums
John Wilcox – drums
Barbara Burton – percussion
Angel Allende – percussion
Jack Malken – additional percussion
Norman Pride – conga
Randy Brecker – horns, trumpet solo
Michael Brecker – horns
Barry Rogers – horns
Mel Davis – trumpet
William Siapin – flute
John Lissauer – saxophone, chimes, arranger, conductor
David Nadien – strings
Barry Finclair – strings
Raul Poliakin – strings
Tony Posk – strings
Gene Orloff – strings
Harry Lookofsky – strings
Charles McCracken – strings
Jessy Levy – strings
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
Luther Vandross – arranger, backing vocals
Dianne Sumler – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Erin Dickins – backing vocals
Annie Sutton – backing vocals
Donny Beard – backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals
Leata Galloway – backing vocals
Ben Harney – backing vocals
Rhetta Hughes – backing vocals
Thomas Moore – backing vocals
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
Sharon Redd – backing vocals
Ramona Stubblefield – backing vocals
Clifford Townsend – backing vocals
Revelation – backing vocals
Rosie – backing vocals
Gotham – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor, backing vocals, remix
Marty Nelson – vocal arranger
Jack Malken – recording, remix engineer
Lew Hahn – recording, remix engineer
Jan Rathbun – engineer
Gerry Block – engineer assistant
Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
Richard Amsel – inner sleeve illustration
Michaele Vollbracht – shopping bag
Kenn Duncan – poster photography
Deborah Turbville – photography
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
I Don’t Want the Night to End – Phoebe Snow
Mr. Rockefeller – Jerry Blatt, Bette Midler
Old Cape Cod – Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey, Milton Yakus
Buckets of Rain – Bob Dylan
Love Says It’s Waiting – Nick Holmes
Shiver Me Timbers / Samedi et Vendredi – Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Moogy Klingman
On September 15, 1972, “RCA” label released “Rocky Mountain High”, the sixth John Denver album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Milton Okun.
Personnel:
John Denver – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, arrangements
Paul Prestopino – acoustic guitar, autoharp
Mike Taylor – acoustic guitar
Eric Weissberg– banjo, steel guitar
Frank Owens – piano
Richard Kniss – double bass, arranger
Gary Chester– drums, percussion
Bill Danoff, Martine Habib, Bruce Innes, Mike Kobluk, Taffy Nivert– backing vocals
Pupils of the Whitby School, Greenwich, Connecticut – backing vocals
Track listing:
Rocky Mountain High – John Denver, Mike Taylor
Mother Nature’s Son – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Paradise – John Prine
For Baby (For Bobbie) – John Denver
Darcy Farrow – Steve Gillette, Tom Campbell
Prisoners – John Denver
Goodbye Again – John Denver
Season Suite: Summer – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
Season Suite: Fall – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
Season Suite: Winter – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
Season Suite: Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes To Mexico) – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
Season Suite: Spring – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
On July 1, 1973, “ABC” label released “Life and Times”, the fourth Jim Croce studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West.
Personnel:
Jim Croce – guitar, vocals
Maury Muehleisen – vocals, guitar
Alan Rolnick – vocals, guitar
Michael Kamen- synthesizer
Kenny Ascher- organ
Tommy West – vocals, bass, keyboards
Joe Macho – bass
Gary Chester- drums
Eric Weissberg- violin
Ellie Greenwich- vocals
Terry Cashman- vocals
Tasha Thomas – vocals
Bruce Tergesen – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim Croce.
One Less Set of Footsteps
Roller Derby Queen
Dreamin’ Again
Careful Man
Alabama Rain
A Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Got No Business (Singin’ the Blues)
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