In November 1976, “Asylum” label released “The Pretender”, the fourth Jackson Browne studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jon Landau. The album was ranked at number 391 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Jackson Browne– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, photography
- John Hall, Albert Lee, Fred Tackett, Waddy Wachtel– acoustic and electric guitars
- Luis Damian – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
- Lowell George– slide guitar, harmony vocals
- Roberto Gutierrez – guitarron, violin, backing vocals
- David Lindley– fiddle, lap steel guitar
- Roy Bittan, Craig Doerge, Bill Payne, Michael Utley– keyboards
- Bob Glaub, Chuck Rainey, Leland Sklar– bass
- Jim Gordon, Russ Kunkel, Jeff Porcaro– drums
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Arthur Gerst – harp, backing vocals, arrangements
- Jim Horn, Quitman Dennis – saxophones
- Chuck Findley– trumpet
- Richard Hyde– trombone
- Rosemary Butler, David Crosby, Don Henley, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, D. Souther– harmony vocals
- John Haeny, Mark Howlett, Greg Ladanyi – engineer
- Paul Black – engineer assistant
- Val Garay, Greg Ladanyi – mixing
- Dennis Kirk – mixing assistant
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- John Haeny – recorder
- David Campbell, Arthur Gerst, Jim Horn – arrangements
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- Paul Black, Dennis Kirk – assistant
- Gary Burden – art direction, design
- Howard Burke – photography
- Tom Kelley – cover photography
- Jon Landau – notes editing
Track listing:
All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted.
- The Fuse
- Your Bright Baby Blues
- Linda Paloma
- Here Come Those Tears Again – Jackson Browne, Nancy Farnsworth
- The Only Child
- Daddy’s Tune
- Sleep’s Dark and Silent Gate
- The Pretender
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