Rita Coolidge (album)
Encyclopedia
Side one
- "That Man is My Weakness" (Donna Weiss, Craig DoergeCraig DoergeCraig Doerge is an American keyboard player, songwriter and session musician.He began playing in a college band at Hartford, Connecticut, and then moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s to work as a studio player and songwriter with A&M Records, and with Jim Keltner and others playing on cartoon...
) — 3:50 - "Second Story Window" (Marc BennoMarc BennoMarc Benno is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Benno was a member of The Asylum Choir with Leon Russell in the late 1960s, and launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with his 1972 effort Ambush being the most commercially successful...
) — 3:00 - "Crazy Love" (Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
) — 3:35 - "The Happy Song" (Otis ReddingOtis ReddingOtis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
, Steve CooperSteve CooperSteve Cooper was an English footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians. His headed goal in the semi-final at Hampden against Hearts ensured that his Airdrie side made it to the 1995 Scottish Cup final and he played the full 90 minutes against Celtic as the Diamonds lost 1-0 to a...
) — 3:50 - "Seven Bridges Road" (Steve Young) — 5:55
Side two
- "Born Under a Bad Sign" (Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
, William Bell) — 4:10 - "Ain't That PeculiarAin't That Peculiar"Ain't That Peculiar" is a 1965 song recorded by American soul musician Marvin Gaye for the Tamla label. The single was produced by Smokey Robinson, and written by Robinson, and fellow Miracles members Ronald White, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin...
" (W. RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
, W. Moore, Rogers) — 4:02 - "I Always Called Them Mountains" (Benno) — 3:47
- "Mud Island" (Weiss, Mary Unobsky) — 4:28
- "I Believe in You" (Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
) — 3:10
Album Notes
"That Man Is My Weakness"- Leon RussellLeon RussellClaude Russell Bridges , known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music....
– Piano, Organ - Spooner OldhamSpooner OldhamDewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha...
– Electric Piano - Clarence WhiteClarence WhiteClarence White was a guitar player for Nashville West, The Byrds, Muleskinner, and the Kentucky Colonels. His parents were Acadians from New Brunswick, Canada...
– Guitar - Marc Benno – Guitar
- Chris EthridgeChris EthridgeChris Ethridge is an American country rock bass guitarist. He was a member of the International Submarine Band and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and co-wrote several songs with Gram Parsons.-Career:...
– Bass - Jim KeltnerJim KeltnerJames Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...
– Drums
"Second Story Window"
- Stephen StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
– Acoustic Guitars - Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
– Bass - Jim Keltner – Percussion
"Crazy Love"
- Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
– Piano, Organ - Stephen StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
– Guitar - Bobby WomackBobby WomackRobert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack is an American singer-songwriter and musician. An active recording artist since the early 1960s where he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career has spanned more than 40...
– Guitar - Donald "Duck" Dunn – Bass
- Jim Keltner – Drums
- Bobbye Hall Porter – Tambourine
"The Happy Song"
- Booker T. Jones – Organ
- Spooner Oldham – Electric Piano
- Clarence White – Guitar
- Jerry McGee – Guitar
- Chris Ethridge – Bass
- Jim Keltner – Drums
- Bobbye Hall Porter – Tambourine
"Seven Bridges Road"
- Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
– Piano - Spooner Oldham - Organ
- Clarence White – Acoustic Guitar
- Jerry McGee – Dobro, Electric Sitar
- Chris Ethridge – Bass
- Jim Keltner – Drums
- Bobbye Hall Porter – Bongos
- Plas JohnsonPlas JohnsonPlas John Johnson Jr. is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme"....
– Alto Saxophone
"Born Under A Bad Sign"
- Booker T. Jones – Electric Piano
- Spooner Oldham – Organ
- Clarence White – Guitar
- Ry CooderRy CooderRyland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...
– Bottleneck Guitar - Chris Ethridge – Bass
- Jim Keltner – Drums
- Bobbye Hall Porter – Congas
- Clifford Scott – Tenor Saxophone
"Ain’t That Peculiar"
- Booker T. Jones – Electric Piano
- Clarence White – Guitar
- Jerry McGee – Guitar
- Chris Ethridge – Bass
- Jim Keltner – Drums
- Bobbye Hall Porter – Tambourine, Congas
"(I Always Called Them) Mountains"
- Clarence White – Guitar
- Jerry Mcgee – Acoustic Guitar
- Spooner Oldham – Organ, Piano
- Chris Ethridge – Bass
- Jim Keltner - Drums
"Mud Island"
- Booker T. Jones – Organ, Guitar
- Spooner Oldham – Electric Piano
- Clarence White – Guitar
- Ry CooderRy CooderRyland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...
– Bottleneck Guitar - Fuzzy Samuels – Bass
- Jim Keltner – Drums, Percussion
- Bobbye Hall Porter – Tambourine, Congas
"I Believe In You"
- Spooner Oldham – Electric Piano
- Clarence White – Acoustic Guitar
- Jerry McGee – Acoustic Guitar
- Booker T. Jones– Bass
- Jim Keltner – Drums
Horns
- Jim HornJim HornJim Horn is an American saxophonist and woodwind player. He was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for five years, playing sax and flute on the road, and in the recording studio...
- Baritone, Alto & Tenor Saxophone - John Kelson – Tenor Saxophone & Bass Clarinet
- Don Menza – Tenor & Alto Saxophone & Bass Clarinet
- Clifford Scott – Tenor Saxophone
- Peter Christlieb – Tenor Saxophone
- Plas JohnsonPlas JohnsonPlas John Johnson Jr. is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme"....
– Tenor & Alto Saxophone - George Bohanon – Trombone & Baritone Horn
- Lew McCreary – Trombone
- Ernie Tack – Trombone
- Jack Redmond – Trombone
- Dick Hyde – Trombone
- Oliver Mitchell – Trumpet & Flugal Horn
- Charles FindleyChuck FindleyChuck Findley is an American session musician. Most widely-known as a trumpet player, he also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone...
– Trumpet & Flugal Horn - Al Aarons – Trumpet & Flugal Horn
- Dalton Smith – Trumpet & Flugal Horn
- Vince De Rosa – French Horn
- Bill Hinshaw – French Horn
- Arthur Maebe – French Horn
- David Duke – French Horn
Strings
- Jesse Ehrlich – Cello
- Jerome Kessler – Cello
- Leonard Malarsky – Violin
- William Kurasch – Violin
- Wilbert Nutycomb - Violin
- James Getzoff – Violin
- Harry Bluestone – Violin
- Ralph Schaeffer – Violin
- Gareth Nuttycombe – Viola
- Samuel Boghossian – Viola
Background Vocals
- The Blackberries – Clydie KingClydie KingClydie Crittendon is an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist....
, Venetta Fields, Sherlie MatthewsSherlie MatthewsSherlie Matthews is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a backing vocalist for Pop, R&B and Rock groups from the mid 1960s to the present time.-Early life:...
, Priscilla Coolidge, Donna Weiss, and Rita Coolidge with Graham NashGraham NashGraham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...
, Bob SegariniBob SegariniBob Segarini is a recording artist, singer, songwriter, composer and radio host. During a professional music career primarily developed between 1968 and the early 1980s, Segarani was particularly popular in Canada...
and Randy Bishop on “Crazy Love"
- Arranger: String and Horn Arrangements by Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
with the exception of “Ain’t That Peculiar”, “Born Under A Bad Sign”, and “That Man Is My Weakness” arranged by Jim HornJim HornJim Horn is an American saxophonist and woodwind player. He was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for five years, playing sax and flute on the road, and in the recording studio...
and his Dynamite Horn Section. - Engineer: Bruce BotnickBruce BotnickBruce Botnick is an American audio engineer and record producer, best known for his work with The Doors, and with Love. He engineered Love's first two albums, and co-produced their third album, Forever Changes, with the band's singer-songwriter, Arthur Lee.In November 1970, he took over production...
- Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders
- Cover Photograph: Joel Bernstein
- Art Direction: Roland Young