Jelly (Fred Bliffert, Amy Madigan, Jesse Roe)

Jelly - A True Story
Asylum 7E-1096 (1977) - US LP

Side One

1 - No One Like My Baby
2 - No Words Of Love
3 - Susan
4 - I’m Lost*
5 - I Don’t Want To Beg You Baby

Side Two

6 - Dr. Jazz
7 - I Want You To Dance*
8 - Fall In Love Too*
9 - Broken Man*
10 - Elijah

Fred Bliffert - Vocals, Voice
Amy Madigan - Vocals, Glockenspiel, Vibraphonette (2, 9), Tambourines, Marimba (7, 9), Shaker (7), Voice
Jesse Roe - Vocals, All Keyboards, All Other Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Voice
Lee Sklar - Bass (4, 7, 8, 9)*
Chuck Rainey - Bass
Wilton Felder - Bass
Jim Gordon - Drums (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Russ Kunkel - Drums (4), Congas, Shakers
Jeff Porcaro - Drums
Chuck Cochran - Guitar, Electric Guitars
Fred Tackett - Guitar
Dennis Budimir - Guitar
Bill Payne - Piano, Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Jai Winding - Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Piano
Chris Darrow - Banjo
Jim Horn - Flute, Saxophone, Saxophone Solo
Jerry Hey - Trumpet
Chuck Findley - Trumpet, Trombone
Kim Hutchcroft - Saxophone
Larry Williams - Saxophone
Quitman Dennis - Saxophone
Joel Tepp - Harmonica
Nick Plotwin - Field Drum
Charles Veal - Violin (Concert Master)
Marcy Dicterow - Violin
Robert Dubrow - Violin
Gordon Marron - Violin
Hiam Shtrum - Violin
Lya Stern - Violin
Novi Novog - Viola (as Novi)
Myron Sandler - Viola
Ron Strauss - Viola
Dennis Karmazyn - Cello
Ron Cooper - Cello
David Speltz - Cello
Ray Kelley - Cello
Julie Buffum - Cello
Harry Schultz - Cello
Arni Eglisson - String Bass
Richard Feves - String Bass
Sue Ranney - String Bass
Louise Dissman - Flute, Piccolo
Jon Kip - Flute, Bass Saxophone
Sheridon Stokes - Flute (as Sheridan Stokes)
David Duke - French Horn
Alan Robinson - French Horn
Roy Poper - Trumpet
Red Callender - Tuba (as Red Callendar)
Earl Dumler - Oboe
Jo Ann Johnson - Operator
The Third Annual Turkey Dinner - Crowd
Kenny Edwards - Voice (as Ken Edwards)
Wendy Waldman - Voice
Rita Jean Bodine - Voice
Greg Prestopino - Voice
Kevin Evans - Voice

Produced by Chuck Plotkin

David Campbell - String Arrangements, Horn Arrangements (Orchestra), Woodwinds Arrangements (Orchestra)
Jim Horn - Horn Arrangements (for the work of Jim Horn, Quitman Dennis and Chuck Findley)
Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements (his own)
Kim Hutchcroft - Horn Arrangements (his own)
Larry Williams - Horn Arrangements (his own)

Bobby Thomas - Engineer
C.H. Walsh - Assistant Engineer
Greg Ladanyi - Additional Mixing Engineer (3, 7)
Dennis Kirk - Additional Mixing Engineer (3, 7)

Recording Studios:
The Elektra Annex in Sepulveda, California (“The bulk of this album”)
Davlen Studios in Universal City, California (additional recording)

Mixing Studios:
Davlen Studios in Universal City, California (“the bulk of the mixing”)
The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California (additional mixing for tracks 3, 7)

Bernie Grundman - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
A&M Studios

Management: Allen Shapiro

Moshe Brahka - Photos
Tony Lane & Anne Garner - Art Direction, Design

“Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams are members of “Seawind”, and arranged all of the horn parts which they played on this record”.

“My work is dedicated to Julie Gilmore Roe. Get it (got it) good/J.G.R // To all “The Faces”…and the one I love… You know who you are./Amy Madigan // With devotion and gratitude I dedicate my music to my wife-to-be, Susan Lemke; my teacher, Paramahansa Yogananda; and to my family and friends and all the good folks from Milwaukee. Love to all/Fred Bliffert”.

“Jelly Loves…Allen Shapiro, Chuck (Ga-Goink) Plotkin, Bobby Thomas, C.H. Walsh, Emitt Rhodes, The Bla-Bla Café, and the entire Elektra/Asylum Staff. // Thank you. // Freddy, Jesse and Amy”.

Songwriters:
Fred Bliffert
Jesse Roe
Tobias Coe
Kevin Evans
Rich Markey
Walter Melrose
Joseph Oliver

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