Willis Alan Ramsey

Willis Alan Ramsey - Willis Alan Ramsey
Shelter SW-8914 (1972) - US LP

Side One

1 - The Ballad Of Spider John
2 - Muskrat Candlelight
3 - Geraldine And The Honeybee
4 - Wishbone
5 - Satin Sheets
6 - Goodbye Old Missoula

Side Two

7 - Painted Lady
8 - Watermelon Man
9 - Boy From Oklahoma*
10 - Angel Eyes
11 - Northeast Texas Women

Willis Alan Ramsey - Vocal, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica
Leland Sklar - Bass (9)*
Carl Radle - Bass
Tim Drummond - Bass
Russ Kunkel - Drums (9)
Waller Collie - Drums, Vocal (see also The Birklettes)
Jim Keltner - Drums
Kenneth Buttrey - Drums
Robert Aberg - Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar (see also The Birklettes)
Eddie Hinton - Guitar
Charles Perrino - Guitar, Vocal
Red Rhodes - Pedal Steel
Leon Russell - Vibes, Electric Piano, Piano
Larry Steelman - Piano
John Harris - Piano
Nick DeCaro - Accordion (as Nick De Caro)
Dusty Rhodes - Fiddle
Tim Self - Fiddle
Ernie Watts - Saxophone (as Ernest Watts)
Cathy Pruitt - Cello
Mike Sexton - Vocal (see also The Birklettes)

The Birklettes:
Robert Aberg - Bottle
Waller Collie - South Wall
Grant Conch & Terry Dodson - Coke Crate
Mike Sexton - Knees
David Ward - Cowbell
Oblio - Carpets & Hallways

Produced by Denny Cordell and Willis Alan Ramsey

Nick DeCaro (as Nick De Caro) - String Arrangement (1)

Bob Potter - Engineer (11)
Peter Nichols - Engineer (2, 6)
Wayne Dailey - Engineer (1, 5, 9, 10)
Robin Hood - Engineer (3, 4, 8)
Elliot Mazer - Engineer (7)
Al Schmitt - Remixing Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Recording Studios:
Beautiful Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, May 1971 (11)
Skyhill Studios, Hollywood, California, July, 1971 (2, 6)
Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California, November, 1971 (1, 5, 9, 10)
Brians Studios, Tyler, Texas, December, 1971 (3, 4, 8)
Quadraphonic Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, March, 1972 (7)

Remixing Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California

Good Time Graphix - Album Design
Bill Matthews - Photography & Artwork

“Extra help from Ron Burnham, Austin, Texas.”.

“Special thanks to Leon Russell, J.J. Cale and Elliot Mazer. Also to Gregory Allman for his encouragement”.

Songwriter:
Willis Alan Ramsey

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