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John Klemmer: Warefalls

In July 1972, “Impulse!” label released “Waterfalls”, the seventh John Klemmer album. It was recorded in June 1972, at “Ash Grove” and “The Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • John Klemmer – soprano and tenor saxophone, echoplex
  • Diana Lee – vocals
  • Mike Nock – electric piano
  • Wilton Felder – electric bass
  • Eddie Marshall – drums
  • Victor Feldman – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by John Klemmer

  1. Prelude I
  2. Waterfall I
  3. Utopia: Man’s Dream, Part 1
  4. Utopia: Man’s Dream, Part 2
  5. There’s Some Light Ahead
  6. Centrifugal Force
  7. Prelude II
  8. Waterfall II

Joe Cocker: Jamaica Say You Will

In April 1975, “Cube” label released “Jamaica Say You Will”, the fifth Joe Cocker studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “The Village Recorders” in Los Angeles and was produced by Jim Price.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • Ben Benay, Dan Sawyer, Daniel Moore, Henry McCullough, Cornell Dupree- guitar
  • Jim Price, Jean Alain Roussel, Nicky Hopkins, Richard Tee- keyboards
  • Ben Benay – harmonica
  • Chuck Rainey, Chris Stewart, Dave McDaniel – bass
  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Jim Karstein, Joe Correro – drums
  • Don Poncher – percussion
  • Jim Horn, Trevor Lawrence, Bobby Keys- saxophone
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Sherlie Matthews, Cynthia Barclay, Carol Stallings, Jim Price, Matthew Moore, Daniel Moore, Buzz Clifford, Joanne Bell, Clydie King, Venetta Fields- backing vocals
  • Peggy Sandvig – orchestration
  • Sid Sharp – strings
  • Jim Price, Richard Tee – arrangements
  • Daniel Moore – additional choral arranging
  • Zak Zenor, Rob Fraboni, Rob Fraboni, Joe Tuzen – engineer
  • Allen Zentz – mastering

Track listing:

  1. (That’s What I Like) In My Woman – Matthew Moore
  2. Where Am I Now – Jesse Ed Davis
  3. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
  4. Forgive Me Now – Matthew Moore
  5. Oh Mama – Jim Price
  6. Lucinda – Randy Newman
  7. If I Love You – Daniel Moore
  8. Jamaica, Say You Will – Jackson Browne
  9. It’s All Over But the Shoutin’ – Joe Hinton, Johnny Bristol
  10. Jack-A-Diamonds – Daniel Moore

Eric Clapton: No Reason To Cry

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On August 27, 1976, “RSO” and “Polydor” labels released “No Reason to Cry”, the fourth Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – May 1976,  at “The Village Recorder”, and “Shangri-La Malibu, and was produced by Rob Fraboni.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton – vocal, guitar, production assistant, liner notes
  • Bob Dylan
  • Ron Wood
  • Rick Danko
  • Richard Manuel
  • Robbie Robertson
  • Georgie Fame
  • Aggie
  • Brains Bradley
  • Jesse Ed Davis
  • Terry Danko
  • Bob Ellis
  • Connie
  • Konrad Kramer
  • Yvonne Elliman
  • Geoffrey Harrison
  • Levon Helm
  • Garth Hudson
  • Marcy Levy
  • Nello
  • Jamie Oldaker
  • Albhy Galuten
  • Dick Simms
  • Dick La Palm
  • Dread Lever
  • Billy Preston
  • Chris Jagger
  • Sergio Pastora Rodriguez
  • Wilton Spears
  • Dominic Lumetta
  • Sandy Castle
  • George Terry
  • Larry Samuals
  • Mick Turner
  • Wah Wah Watson
  • Pete & All at Shangri-La
  • Ed Anderson – engineer
  • Nat Jeffrey – engineer
  • Ralph Moss – engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Tom Niukosey – design, handletter
  • Carl Dean Radle – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Beautiful Thing – Rick Danko, Richard Manuel
  2. Carnival – Eric Clapton
  3. Sign Language – Bob Dylan
  4. County Jail Blues – Alfred Fields
  5. All Our Past Times – Eric Clapton, Rick Danko
  6. Hello Old Friend – Eric Clapton
  7. Double Trouble – Otis Rush
  8. Innocent Times – Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy
  9. Hungry – Marcy Levy, Dicky Simms
  10. Black Summer Rain – Eric Clapton