Nigel Olsson

Latest update of post: December 2015



Nigel Olsson - Nigel Olsson
Rocket Roll 2 (1975) - UK LP

Side One

1 - Something Lacking In Me*
2 - Don’t Break A Heart
3 - Tides*
4 - Only One Woman
5 - Get It Up For Love*
6 - Songs I Sing*

Side Two

7 - When You Close Your Eyes
8 - Girl, We’ve Got To Keep On
9 - A Girl Like You*
10 - Something To Believe In*
11 - Just Another Lie*
12 - Can’t You See*

Nigel Olsson - Vocals, Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), Percussion (5)
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12)*
Dee Murray - Bass
Davey Johnstone - Guitar
Richie Zito - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Steve Cropper - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Dean Parks - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar Solo
David Foster - Keyboards, Acoustic Piano
Elton John - Keyboards
Jim Horn - Horns, Recorder
Jack Kelson - Horns (as Jackie Kelso)
Lew McCreary - Horns
Steve Madaio - Horns (as Steven Madaio)
Ray Cooper - Percussion
Russ Kunkel - Percussion (5)
Gary Coleman - Percussion (5)
Jim Keltner (as James Keltner) - Percussion (5)
Neil Sedaka - Additional Vocal
Carmen Twillie - Background Vocals
Vennette Gloud - Background Vocals
Kathy Collier - Background Vocals
Brian Russell - Background Vocal, Additional Singer
Brenda Russell - Background Vocal, Additional Singer
Donny Gerrard - Background Vocal
Ted Neeley - Background Vocal (as Teddy Neeley)
Carol Carmichael - Background Vocals

Produced by Robert Appère (as Robert Appere)
Produced by Gus Dudgeon (4)

Gene Page - Strings (1, 8, 10)
David Foster - Strings (3, 7)

Robert Appere - Recording Engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Jeff Guercio - Recording Engineer (4)
Kevin Beamish - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Jeffrey Sanders - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Mark Guercio - Assistant Engineer (4)

Recording Studios:
Crystal Industries, Hollywood, California (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Caribou Ranch (4)

Remixing Studio:
Sunset Sound

Porche Lottermoser - Co-ordination

Ron Wong - Design
David Larkham - Design
Terry O’Neill - Photography

“Special thanks to everyone at Rocket Records, Past & Present, Also, Gordon Hatton, Stevie Wonder, Andrew Berliner, Linda Trapp, John Fishback, Richard Chamberlain. Thanks to Auntie Lou for the location”.

Songwriters:
Nigel Olsson
Edward Brigati, Jr.
Felix Cavaliere
Jackie DeShannon
Ned Doheny
David Foster
Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb
Richard Kerr
Tim Moore
Randy Myers
Gary Osborne
Jozy Pollock
Eddie Reeves
Ed Sanford
Bill Schwartz
Ralph Stevens
John Townsend

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