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Kris Kristofferson And Rita Coolidge: Breakaway

In December 1974, “Monument” label released “Breakaway”, the second duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals
  • Rita Coolidge – vocals
  • Johnny Christopher – guitars
  • Jimmy Colvard – guitars
  • Ray Edenton – guitars
  • Jerry Shook – guitars
  • Chip Young – guitars
  • Reggie Young – guitars
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Michael Utley – keyboards
  • Bobby Wood – keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons – organ
  • Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Sammy Creason – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Buddy Spicher – fiddle
  • Charlie McCoy – horns, harmonica, bass harmonica, melodica
  • Ronald Eades – horns
  • Harvey Thompson – horns
  • Charles Rose – horns
  • Harrison Calloway – horns
  • Don Sheffield – horns
  • Bill Justis – string arrangements
  • Byron Bach, Brenton Banks, George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Martin Katahn, Sheldon Kurland, Martha McCrory, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Vanosdale, Stephanie Woolf – strings
  • Billy Swan – backing vocals
  • Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
  • Chip Young – engineer
  • Paul Richmond – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Lover Please – Billy Swan
  2. We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds – Melba Montgomery
  3. Dakota – Larry Murray
  4. What’cha Gonna Do? – Donnie Fritts, Jon Reid
  5. The Things I Might Have Been – Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
  6. Slow Down – Kris Kristofferson
  7. Rain – Larry Gatlin
  8. Sweet Susannah – Floyd “Gib” Guilbeau
  9. I’ve Got to Have You – Kris Kristofferson
  10. I’d Rather Be Sorry – Kris Kristofferson
  11. Crippled Crow – Donna Weiss

Bob Dylan: Self Portrait

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On June 8, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Self Portrait”, the tenth Bob Dylan studio album.  It was recorded April 1969 – March 1970, and was produced by Bob Johnston. “Self Portrait” features both cover versions of pop and folk songs and original compositions.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy – guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, vibes
  • Norman Blake– guitar
  • Fred Carter, Jr. – guitar
  • Fred Foster– guitar
  • Bubba Fowler– guitar
  • Robbie Robertson – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Osborn – guitar, bass guitar
  • Al Kooper – guitar, horn, keyboards
  • David Bromberg– guitar, dobro, bass guitar
  • Ron Cornelius– guitar
  • Pete Drake– steel guitar
  • Bob Wilson – organ, piano
  • Bill Pursell – piano
  • Richard Manuel – vocals, piano
  • Garth Hudson– keyboards
  • Charlie Daniels– bass guitar, guitar
  • Rick Danko– bass guitar, vocals
  • Bob Moore – bass guitar
  • Stu Woods – bass guitar
  • Levon Helm– vocals, mandolin, drums
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey– drums, percussion
  • Al Rogers – drums
  • Albert Wynn Butler – clarinet, saxophone
  • Freddie Hill – trumpet
  • Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
  • Karl Himmel – clarinet, saxophone, trombone
  • Dennis Good – trombone
  • Rex Peer – trombone
  • Frank Smith – trombone
  • Gene A. Mullins – baritone horn
  • Emanuel Green – violin
  • Lilian Hunt – violin
  • Martin Katahn – violin
  • Doug Kershaw – violin
  • Sheldon Kurland – violin
  • Barry McDonald – violin
  • Brenton Banks – violin
  • George Binkley III – violin
  • Solie Fott – violin, viola
  • Marvin Chantry – viola
  • Gary Van Osdale – viola
  • Byron Bach – cello
  • Martha McCrory – cello
  • Delores Edgin – vocals
  • Hilda Harris – vocals
  • Carol Montgomery – vocals
  • June Page – vocals
  • Albertine Robinson – vocals
  • Maretha Stewart – vocals
  • Bill Walker – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. All the Tired Horses – Bob Dylan
  2. Alberta #1 – Bob Dylan
  3. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know – Cecil A. Null
  4. Days of 49 – Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Frank Warner
  5. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
  6. In Search of Little Sadie – traditional
  7. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Becaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoe
  8. Woogie Boogie – Bob Dylan
  9. Belle Isle – traditional
  10. Living the Blues – Bob Dylan
  11. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969, at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  12. Cooper Kettle – Alfred Frank Beddoe
  13. Gotta Travel On – Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich, David Lazar, Tom Six
  14. Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  15. The Boxer – Paul Simon
  16. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  17. Take Me as I Am (Or let Me Go) – Boudleaux Bryant
  18. Take a Message to Mary – Felice Brtant, Boudleaux Bryant
  19. It Hurts me Too – traditional
  20. Minstrel Boy –Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  21. She Belongs to Me – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the” Isle of Wight Festival”)
  22. Wigwam – Bob Dylan
  23. Alberta # 2 – Bob Dylan