1969
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Masters of Deceit
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Masters of Deceit (Hensley's Electric Jazz Band and Synthetic Symphonette)
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Vanguard
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Something of a collector's item now. I buy up any copies I find to prevent others from hearing my awful vocals.
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1970
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Spiro T. Agnew Is A Riot
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Stanley Myron Handleman
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Cadet Concept
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A "live" comedy album with an audience, sound effects guys and a table full of comedians making fun of the man who put the "vice" in vice-president. What more could a new kid in town ask for?
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1971
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Wooden Nickel
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Wooden Nickel
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Wooden Nickel
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Wooden you know it?
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1971
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David Patton
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David Patton
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Wooden Nickel
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1971
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Transition
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Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
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Reprise
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As far out as Kenny ever went
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1971
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Silent Running
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Peter Schickele
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MCA
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A great soundtrack from the "discoverer" of the works of P.D.Q. Bach
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1971
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Daddy Dewdrop
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Daddy Dewdrop
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Sunflower
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"Chick-a-Boom"/my first record date was a #1 record. Go figure.
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1972
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Helen Reddy
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Helen Reddy
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Capitol
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I toured with Helen for more than a year. It was an education.
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1972
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Raiders
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Country Wine
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Columbia
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Mark Lindsey was in charge, Paul was apparently no longer revered.
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1972
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In The Megan Manner
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Megan McDonough
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Wooden Nickel
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1972
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Wolfman Jack
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Wolfman Jack
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Wooden Nickel
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1972
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Fire & Rain
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Fire & Rain
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Mercury
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1972
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Megan Music
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Megan McDonough
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Wooden Nickel
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1972
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Playground in my Mind
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Clint Holmes
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Epic
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1972
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The Joey Heatherton Album
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Joey Heatherton
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MGM
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1972
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Lexia
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Lexia
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MGM/Verve
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1973
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Solitaire
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Andy Williams
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Columbia
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Richard Perry produced this ambitious album for Andy. At the same time I was doing arrangements for another album Richard was doing with Barbra Streisand, which eventually collapsed when Richard and Barbra had some kind of a falling out dealing with competitive tardiness in arriving at recording sessions.
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1973
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Jonathan Livingston Seagulls
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Neil Diamond
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Columbia
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My first recording with Neil. I was "part of the orchestra."
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1973
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John Lovick Turner
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John Lovick Turner
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Polydor
|
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1973
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Make Believe World
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Lulu
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Chelsea
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1973
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Ricky Segall and the Segalls
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Ricky Segall and the Segalls
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Bell
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1973
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Mark Holly
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Mark Holly
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Grit
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Ron Tutt, drums
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1973
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The Singer
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Liza Minelli
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Columbia
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1973
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The Plan
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The Osmonds
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MGM
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I did several other albums with assorted Osmonds, but can't recall which ones.
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1973
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AM/FM etc.
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The Marketts
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Mercury
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I get mail from Marketts fans, who think I was in the group, asking for remembrances. Hey, it was a studio date, okay?
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1973
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The Marina Strings Play the Neil Diamond Solid Gold Songbook
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Marina Strings
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20th Century
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Just TRY to play the melody of "I Am...I Said" on piano. A crash course in Neil's oeuvre which served me well later on.
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1973
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Smile
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Bill Medley
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A&M
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1973
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The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia
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Vicki Lawrence
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Bell
|
|
1973
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Ringo
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Ringo Starr
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Apple
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I noticed the artist's trap case had funky stenciled letters: "Ringo Starr/The Beatles." I was impressed.
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1974
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Sweet Fortune's Darlin'
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Hotspur
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Columbia
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1974
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Inside Thunder, Outside Laughing
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Jim Sullins
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20th Century
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1974
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Goodnight Vienna
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Ringo Starr
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Apple
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1974
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Miestizo
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Daniel Valdez
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A&M
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1974
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Martha Reeves
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Martha Reeves
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MCA
|
I fear she's probably still paying for this album.
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1974
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Serenade
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Neil Diamond
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Columbia
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1974
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Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band
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Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band
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Vanguard
|
Producer, played plastic tubing on "The Rite of Spring," swinging it in circles while chanting into one end: "Roto Rooter, Roto Rooter..."
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1974
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Sketches
|
Megan McDonough
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Wooden Nickel
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1974
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Rockin Soul
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The Hues Corporation
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RCA
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1974
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Magic
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Richie Lecea
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Wooden Nickel
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|
1974
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Half Breed
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Cher
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MCA
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I think this was a hit.
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1974
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Black & Blue Suite
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Larry Weiss
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20th Century
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First recording of "Rhinestone Cowboy."
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1974
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Essra Mohawk
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Essra Mohawk
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Asylum
|
I liked doing things that were a bit weird, so I liked this.
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1974
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Love In Your Eyes
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The Cats
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Fantasy
|
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1975
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Comin' Back For More
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David Blue
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Asylum
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1975
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The Higher They Climb, The Harder They Fall
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David Cassidy
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RCA
|
I toured briefly with David.
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1975
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Who Do You Out Do
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Lon & Derrek Van Eaton
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A&M
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1975
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Be True To You
|
Eric Andersen
|
Arista
|
|
1975
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Just Wanna Rock ën' Roll
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Jose Feliciano
|
RCA
|
|
1975
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Academy Award Performances
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Maureen McGovern
|
20th Century
|
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1975
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It's All Done With Mirrors
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Richie Lecea
|
Wooden Nickel
|
|
1975
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Ignus Fatuus
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Guy Finley
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Tomcat
|
|
1975
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Ice Cream Sodas and Lollipops and a Red Hot Spinning Top
|
Paul Delicato
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|
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1975
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Life Is You
|
Batdorf & Rodney
|
Arista
|
|
1976
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You'll Never Have To Ask Me If I Love You
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Sean Morton Downey
|
AOA
|
|
1976
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Silverado
|
Silverado
|
RCA
|
|
1976
|
Mark Ashton
|
Mark Ashton
|
20th Century
|
|
1976
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You Don't Know What You're In For
|
Harriet Schock
|
20th Century
|
Harriet is still writing songs and going strong. Good on ya, Harriet.
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1976
|
David Soul
|
David Soul
|
Private Stock
|
"Don't Give Up On Us" was a hit from this album.
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1976
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Funk Band Inc.
|
Funk Band Inc.
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Grit
|
Larry Brown produced this and we all wrote tunes for it.
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1976
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Lisa Hartman
|
Lisa Hartman
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Kirscner
|
|
1976
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Home is Where The Heart Is
|
David Cassidy
|
RCA
|
|
1976
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Love and Conversation
|
Hamilton Joe Frank & Dennison
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Playboy
|
|
1976
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La Gorme
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Eydie Gorme
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Gala
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|
1976
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Dee Dee Bridgewater
|
Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Atlantic
|
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1976
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Pastiche
|
Manhattan Transfer
|
Atlantic
|
|
1976
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Bigger Than Both of Us
|
Hall & Oates
|
RCA
|
"Rich Girl" has been reissued more times than I can count.
|
1976
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Andy
|
Andy Williams
|
Columbia
|
|
1977
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With One More Look At You
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Jack Jones
|
RCA
|
|
1977
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Passage
|
Carpenters
|
A&M
|
I was eating some Oreos from the candy machine at the A&M studio. I offered Karen one, but she declined. I wish I'd been more forceful about it.
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1977
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Universal Child
|
Dianne Steinberg
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ABC
|
|
1977
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Spirit Of Love
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Spirit Of Love
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Word
|
|
1977
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The Full Life
|
Jack Jones
|
|
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1977
|
Death of a Ladies Man
|
Leonard Cohen
|
WB
|
During a break, I walked out to the street outside Whitney Studios in Glendale. Leonard Cohen was sitting with his feet in the gutter saying "What in the hell am I doing HERE?"
|
1977
|
I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1977
|
Nancy Shanx
|
Nancy Shanx
|
UA
|
|
1977
|
Love At The Greek
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1977
|
Colleen
|
Colleen Peterson
|
Capitol
|
|
1977
|
Playing To An Audience Of One
|
David Soul
|
Private Stock
|
|
1978
|
Live in London
|
Helen Reddy
|
Capitol
|
Ron Tutt played on this album, his first trip abroad.For me, a revisit with Helen and then-hubby Jeff.
|
1978
|
What Have You Done For Love
|
Hodges James & Smith
|
London
|
|
1978
|
Winged Horses
|
Matthew Moore
|
Caribon
|
|
1978
|
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
Originally titled "The American Popular Song."
|
1978
|
Welcome To The Club
|
Richard Kerr
|
A&M
|
|
1978
|
Kaptain Kool
|
Kaptain Kool and the Kongs
|
Power Exchange
|
Keyboards, arrangements
|
1978
|
We'll Sing in the Sunshine
|
Helen Reddy
|
Capitol
|
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1978
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Takin' It Easy
|
Seals & Crofts
|
WB
|
I toured with these guys. I always enjoyed their bluegrass closing number.
|
1978
|
Musical Menopause
|
J.S. Bork
|
Electric Lemon
|
Right up my alley, some might say.
|
1978
|
Randy Richards
|
Randy Richards
|
A&M
|
|
1979
|
Pink Lady
|
Pink Lady
|
Elektra
|
|
1979
|
Room Service
|
Shaun Cassidy
|
WB
|
|
1979
|
Pretty Girls
|
Lisa Dal Bello
|
Talisman
|
An odd session, but Lisa was very talented and very pretty. She shoulda been famous.
|
1979
|
Moonlight Madness
|
Terry DeSario
|
Casablanca
|
Produced by K.C.
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1979
|
Maureen McGovern
|
Maureen McGovern
|
WB
|
When producer Michael Lloyd got married, we were invited to the wedding. The only person we knew there was Maureen, and we were just about the only people she knew. We chatted a LOT that day as a result, and though we haven't seen her since she'll always be our pal.
|
1979
|
September Morn
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1979
|
Hold On
|
Lisa Hartman
|
Kirshner
|
|
1979
|
I Wasn't Born Yesterday
|
Allan Clarke
|
|
Gent from the Hollies.
|
1979
|
Framed
|
Dave Lambert
|
Polydor
|
Gent from the Strawbs.
|
1979
|
Take Heart
|
Juice Newton
|
Capitol
|
string arrangement
|
1980
|
Your World & My World
|
Albert Hammond
|
CBS
|
I recall playing a Hammond B3 organ over and over while the producer tried mikes in different parts of the room.
|
1980
|
Reflections
|
Carpenters
|
A&M
|
|
1980
|
Susie Allanson
|
Susie Allanson
|
Curb
|
|
1980
|
Roger Voudouris
|
Roger Voudouris
|
WB
|
|
1980
|
Legendary Heroes
|
Allan Clarke
|
Elektra
|
|
1980
|
Jazz Singer Soundtrack
|
Neil Diamond
|
Capitol
|
A year out of our lives, and a great time was had by all. Lots of good stories here, too. Wish I could remember them.
|
1980
|
Hearts On The Line
|
Flying Burrito Brothers
|
Curb
|
|
1981
|
Sometimes Late At Night
|
Carol Bayer Sager
|
Boardwalk
|
Affectionately known as "Burt Bachache and Carol Bayer Aspirin"
|
1981
|
Dukes of Hazzard
|
TV Soundtrack
|
Scotti Brothers
|
|
1981
|
On The Way To The Sky
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1981
|
Messina
|
Jim Messina
|
WB
|
I remember some drives to Santa Barbara to work on this, but not much more.
|
1981
|
Tommy Knight
|
Tommy Knight
|
Columbia
|
|
1982
|
Take Me Back
|
Andrae Crouch
|
Light
|
Why did they want me to play Andrae's piano parts on this album? I guess it'll just have to be a mystery of faith.
|
1982
|
Heartlight
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1984
|
Primitive
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1986
|
Headed For The Future
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
Fact: It's fifteen years later, and we're STILL headed for the future.
|
1987
|
Joy (Circuit) to the World — (original kinda dumb title: A Crystal Clear Christmas)
|
The Joy Circuit
|
Jenkins-Peabody
|
Originally issued on the Modern Art label, but now available on Jenkins-Peabody
|
1987
|
Hot August Night 2
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
.
|
1988
|
Best Years of our Lives
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1988
|
Rock and Roll
|
John Lennon
|
Capitol
|
LA tracks not used on final release, but it was quite a scene. Seven guitars, four keyboards, two basses, two drummers, four horns--and no charts. Lyric sheets for ALL my musicians, please! Many stories from these dates. Someday I must tell them.
|
1990
|
Barry Devorzon
|
Nadia's Theme (The Young & The Restless)
|
A&M
|
reissued endlessly
|
1991
|
Lovescape
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1992
|
Greatest Hits 1966-1992
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1993
|
Palm Springs (Eternal in the Human Hand)
|
The Joy Circuit
|
Jenkins-Peabody
|
 |
1993
|
Up On The Roof/Songs from the Brill Bldg
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
Liner notes editor
|
1994
|
Duets II
|
Frank Sinatra
|
Capitol
|
vocal arrangement
|
1994
|
Christmas Album Vol 2
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1995
|
Live In America
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1996
|
Rake and the Surftones
|
Jay Graydon
|
Westcoast
|
played accordion, did a (sort of) vocal on "My Woody."
|
1996
|
In My Lifetime
|
Neil Diamond
|
|
|
1997
|
Caribbean Christmas
|
Vince Charles
|
Oglio
|
Vince owes me some steel drum playing on MY next album for this.
|
1997
|
Martha Reeves
|
Martha Reeves
|
|
|
1997
|
The Collection
|
Eric Anderson
|
Archive
|
|
1997
|
Live in Concert
|
Neil Diamond
|
Readers Digest Music
|
If you're looking to buy a live ND album, you won't do better than this one—It's the band's favorite.
|
1997
|
Early Years/Jazz Singer/Beautiful Noise
|
Neil Diamond
|
Columbia
|
|
1998
|
Movie Album: As Time Goes By
|
Neil Diamond
|
Sony
|
Elmer Bernstein, a baseball fan, conducted a couple of my charts. I asked him if having a lefty conduct a bunch of right-handed musicians increased our chances of getting a hit. The answer to that one is easy: it all depends on the pitch.
|
1999
|
25th Anniversary Edition
|
K.C. & The Sunshine Band
|
Rhino
|
I dunno what I had to do with this.
|
2001
|
Born To Be With You
|
Dion
|
|
Reissue. LA Times critic Robert Hilburn brought Bruce Springsteen to the original session and introduced him to producer Phil Spector, who glared at him and said: "If you WANTED to steal my SOUND, why didn't you just ASK ME?"
|
2004
|
Taking America to America
|
Tom Hensley
|
Jenkins-Peabody
|
You DO own a copy, don't you?
|
?
|
Kathe Green
|
Kathe Green
|
Prodigal
|
I don't remember it, but this turned up on an internet search.
|
?
|
Tomorrow
|
Wayne Newton
|
Chelsea
|
|
?
|
Music Makin' Mama from Memphis
|
Col. Jim Silvers
|
Bear Family
|
I think Richard Bennett produced this.
|
?
|
Deardorff & Joseph
|
Deardorff & Joseph
|
Arista
|
Protoges of Seals and Crofts
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