The Left Banke Too
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Personnel
- Steve Martin CaroSteve Martin CaroSteve Martin Caro, born Carmelo Esteban Martin Caro , was originally known as Steve Martin. He was the lead singer of the band The Left Banke...
— lead vocals; drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(on "Goodbye Holly"), tambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
(on "Nice To See You"), bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(on "Bryant Hotel") - Tom FinnTom FinnTom Finn is a founding member of the 1960s baroque rock chart hit vocal group the Left Banke.After the Left Banke disbanded, Finn went on to become an engineer at Bell Sound Studios as well as working with jazz drummer Buddy Rich at his night club "Buddy's Place" as stage manager and MC.In 1982...
— bass, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocals; lead vocals (on "Nice to See You" & "There's Gonna Be A Storm") - George Cameron — drums, percussion, backing vocals; lead vocals (on "Goodbye Holly" and "Bryant Hotel")
- Tom Feher — pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
; guitar (on "Sing Little Bird" & "Bryant Hotel") - Michael BrownMichael Brown (rock musician)Michael Brown , is an American keyboardist-songwriter. The son of violinist and arranger Harry Lookofsky, he is best known as the principal songwriter for the 1960s baroque-pop outfit The Left Banke and for writing their two hits "Walk Away Renee" and "Pretty Ballerina".After internal band...
— piano, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
(on "Desirée" & "In The Morning Light")
Additional personnel
- Steve TallaricoSteven TylerSteven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...
— backing vocals (on "Nice to See You", "Give the Man a Hand", "Dark is the Bark" & "My Friend Today") - Paul GriffinPaul Griffin (musician)Paul Griffin was an American session musician and pianist, who recorded with hundreds of artists from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
— keyboards (on "Dark is the Bark") - Paul LekaPaul LekaPaul Leka was an American songwriter, pianist, arranger, and orchestrator, most notable for his writing associations with the 1960s hits "Green Tambourine" and "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", the latter of which has become a standard song at sporting events.-Life and career:Born in Bridgeport,...
— string arrangements; piano (on "Bryant Hotel") - Rick Brand — banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
(on "Bryant Hotel") - Hugh McCrackenHugh McCrackenHugh McCracken is a rhythm guitar player and session musician, arranger and producer based in New York.Especially in demand in the 60s, 70s and 80s, he appears on many recordings by Steely Dan, as well as albums by Donald Fagen, Jimmy Rushing, Billy Joel, Roland Kirk, Roberta Flack, B. B...
— guitar (on "Desirée" & "Dark is the Bark") - Ralph Casale — guitar (on "Dark is the Bark")
- Marvin Potocki — guitar (on "Give the Man a Hand")
- Chet Amsterdam — bass (on "Dark is the Bark")
- Joe Mack — bass (on "Desirée")
- Bobby GreggBobby GreggRobert J. Gregg is a musician who has performed as a drummer and has also been a record producer. As a drum soloist and band leader he recorded one album and several singles, including one Top 40 single in the United States...
— drums (on "Desirée") - Artie Schroek — vibraphoneVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
, drums, string arrangements (on "Dark is the Bark") - John Abbott — horn arrangements (on "In the Morning Light")
- Ray Alonge — french horn (on "Dark is the Bark")
- Ray Desio — tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
(on "Dark is the Bark") - Marvin Stamm — trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
(on "Dark is the Bark") - George Young — woodwinds (on "Dark is the Bark")