Latest update of post: December 2015.
Paul Williams - Just An Old Fashioned Love Song
A&M SP-4327 (1971) - US LP
Side One
1 - Waking Up Alone*
2 - I Never Had It So Good*
3 - We’ve Only Just Begun*
4 - That’s Enough For Me*
5 - A Perfect Love
Side Two
6 - An Old Fashioned Love Song*
7 - Let Me Be The One*
8 - Simple Man
9 - When I Was All Alone
10 - My Love And I*
11 - Gone Forever*
Paul Williams - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)*
Charles Larkey - Acoustic Bass, Bass
Joe Mondragon - Bass, String Bass
Jack Conrad - Bass
Russ Kunkel - Drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10), Tambourine (2, 10), Conga (4, 7, 10, 11)
Rick Marotta - Drums
David Spinozza - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitars
Craig Doerge - Piano, Acoustic Piano, Tack Piano, Electric Piano
Mike Utley - Organ (as Michael Utley)
Tom Scott - Tenor Sax, Flutes, Clarinet
Teddy Boy Friesen - Kazoo
Daffy Jackson - Kazoo
The Hobbit - Kazoo
Bob Brookmeyer - Trombone
Al Aarons - Trumpet
Gene Cipriano - Oboe, Tenor Sax, Woodwinds
Dick “Slyde” Hyde - Tuba (as Dick Hyde)
Paul Shure - First Violin
Marv Limonick - Second Violin
Milt Thomas - Viola
Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
Bobbye Hall (as Bobbye Hall Porter) - Percussion (1), Conga
Produced by Michael Jackson
Tom Scott - Arrangements (1, 5, 6, 9)
David Spinozza - Arrangements (4, 8)
Bruce Botnick - Recording Engineer
Tommy Vicari - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Dick Bogert - Recording Engineer
Robert Appère - Recording Engineer (as Robert Appere)
Hank Cicalo - Recording Engineer
Norm Kinney - Recording Engineer
John Haeny - Mixing Engineer (4)
Mixing Studios:
Sunset Sound Recorders
A&M Studios, Hollywood
Wally Heider’s Studios, Hollywood
Roland Young - Art Direction
Junie Huemmer - Design
Chuck Beeson - Design
Jim McCrary - Photography
“Special thanks to all the magicians who participated in the making of this album. And especially, to Mr. Nichols”.
“There are those who listen, and those who wait to talk. This album is dedicated to the listeners”.
Songwriters:
Paul Williams
Graham Nash
Roger Nichols
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Paul Williams - Life Goes On
A&M SP-4367 (1972) - US LP
Side One
1 - The Lady Is Waiting*
2 - Out In The Country*
3 - Little Girl*
4 - Rose*
5 - Where Do I Go From Here*
Side Two
6 - Life Goes On*
7 - Park Avenue*
8 - I Won’t Last A Day Without You*
9 - Traveling Boy*
10 - That Lucky Old Sun*
Paul Williams - Vocals, Background Vocal
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)*
Russ Kunkel - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), Conga (2, 6), Congas (5, 8), Shaker (2, 5, 8), Tambourine (6)
David Spinozza - Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Rhythm Guitar, Electric Guitars, Classical Guitar
Danny Kortchmar - Acoustic Guitar
Craig Doerge - Piano
Mike Utley (as Michael Utley) - Organ, Organ Percussion, Electric Piano
Tom Scott - Recorder, Alto Saxophone, Flute
Bob Cooper - Oboe, Flute
Bud Shank - Flute
Chuck Findley - Trumpet
John Audino - Trumpet
Vince De Rosa - French Horn
Bill Henshaw - French Horn
Erno Neufeld - Violin
Alfred Lustgarten - Violin
Leonard Malarsky - Violin
Marvin Limonick - Violin
Nathan Kaproff - Violin
Harry Bluestone - Violin
Marshall Sosson - Violin
Allan Harshman - Viola
Gareth Nuttycombe - Viola
Virginia Majewski - Viola
Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
Kathleen Lustgarten - Cello
Frederick Seykora - Cello
Michael Jackson - Tambourine (1)
Jacoby Fundelfuntz - Tambourine (5)
A&M Munitions Unit - Miscellaneous Percussion (5)
Ronee Blakley - Background Vocals, Additional Background Vocal
Mentor Williams - Background Vocal
Gerry Beckley - Background Vocal, Additional Background Vocal
Rick Roberts - Background Vocal
Linda Ronstadt - Additional Background Vocal
Jackson Browne - Additional Background Vocal
Produced by Michael Jackson
David Spinozza - String Arrangements (3, 7), Woodwind Arrangement (3), Horn Arrangement (7)
Jimmy Webb - String Arrangement (4)
Tom Scott - String Arrangement (8)
Tommy Vicari - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer (5)
Glyn Johns - Recording Engineer (strings on track 4), Mixing Engineer (2)
Nick Porter - Assistant Recording Engineer
John Haeny - Mixing Engineer (4, 7, 8, 9)
Michael Jackson - Mixing Engineer (1, 3, 6, 10)
Recording Studios:
A&M Studios, Hollywood, California
Olympic Studios, London (strings on track 4)
Mixing Studios:
Sunset Sound Recorders
Olympic Studios, London (2)
Bernie Grundman - Mastering Engineer
Frank De Luna - Mastering Engineer
Mastering Studio:
A&M Studios, Hollywood, California
Roland Young - Art Direction
John Cabalka - Album Design
Chuck Beeson - Album Design
Michael Stern - Cover Illustration
Jim McCrary - Photography
“Special thanks to: Tommy Vicari, John Haeny, Glyn Johns, Jimmy Webb, Tom Scott, Edgar Lustgarten, Ronee Blakley, Tom Harvey, Russell Gilliam, Danny Kortchmar, Chuck Kaye, Herb Alpert. And especially to Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, Craig Doerge, Michael Utley, and David Spinozza”.
“Thanks as well to the fine string players who assisted us in London, whose names we do not have”.
“This album is dedicated to my brothers John and Mentor, to my mother, and to my father, whose name was also Paul Williams, and whose favorite song was, “That Lucky Old Sun””.
Songwriters:
Paul Williams
Craig Doerge
Haven Gillespie
Roger Nichols
Beasley Smith
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Paul Williams - Here Comes Inspiration
A&M SP-3606 (1973) US LP
Side One
1 - Nilsson Sings Newman
2 - You And Me Against The World
3 - You Know Me
4 - Born To Fly
5 - That’s What Friends Are For
6 - Rainy Days And Mondays*
Side Two
7 - Inspiration
8 - If We Could Still Be Friends*
9 - What Would They Say
10 - Driftwood
11 - In The Beginning*
12 - Dream Away
Note: Following credits were taken from the notes on the back cover of the album. My copy is missing the inner sleeve with lyrics and, possibly, more detailed credits, as the “Classics” album credits seem to suggest (see next entry below). Please check back for updates, but for the time being, these ‘back cover credits’ list both Leland Sklar and David Parlato as bass players on the same three tracks.
Paul Williams - Vocals
“The Rhythm Section”
Leland Sklar - Bass (6, 8, 11)*
David Parlato - Bass
Gary Mallaber - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12), Percussion
Art Munson - Guitars
Ron Davies - Guitar
Ken Ascher - Pianos
Dave Garland - Organ
“The Background Singers”
Stan Farber - Background Singer
Tom Bahler - Background Singer
Ron Hicklin - Background Singer
Gene Morford - Background Singer
“The Dixieland Band”
Warren Luening - Cornet
Dick Nash - Trombone
Tom Scott - Clarinet
Al Hendrickson - Banjo, Ukelele
“The String Quartet”
Gerald Vinci - 1st Violin
Nathan Ross - 2nd Violin
Samuel Boghossian - Viola
Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
“The Orchestra”
Marshall Sosson - Violin, Concert Master
Gerald Vinci - Violin, Concert Master
Arnold Belnick - Violin
Irving Geller - Violin
Sheldon Sanov - Violin
Marilyn Baker - Violin
William Henderson - Violin
Wilbert Nuttycombe - Violin
Nathan Ross - Violin
George Kast - Violin
Jerome Reisler - Violin
Garth Nuttycombe - Viola
Allan Harshman - Viola
Samuel Boghossian - Viola
Douglas Davies - Cello
Raymond Kelley - Cello
Frederick Saykora - Cello
Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
Buell Neidlinger - Double Bass
Richard Feves - Double Bass
Oscar Meza - Double Bass
Marvin Stamm - Fluegel Horn
Chuck Findley - Fluegel Horn
Warren Luening - Trumpet
Conte Candoli - Trumpet
Tom Morgan - Harmonica
Alan Robinson - French Horn
Victor Feldman - Percussion
Alan Estes - Percussion
Gary Coleman - Percussion
Charles Harrington - Piccolo
Don Menza - Piccolo
John Morell - 12 String Guitar
Ernest McDaniel - Bass
Produced by Kenny Ascher for Hobbitron Productions
Ken Ascher - Arrangements (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), Conductor (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
John Williams - Arrangement (12), Conductor (12)
George Tipton - Arrangement (8), Conductor (8)
Tommy Vicari - Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer
Linda Tyler - Assistant Engineer
Recording Studio:
A&M Studios, Hollywood
Re-mixing Studio:
Sound Labs, Hollywood
Bernie Grundman - Mastering Engineer
Roland Young - Art Direction
Junie Osaki - Design
Suzanne Ayres - Photography
“Special thanks to Ron Davies who played guitar on “In The Beginning””.
“This album is dedicated with the greatest respect & affection to Michael Jackson.”.
Songwriters:
Paul Williams
Ken Ascher
Ron Davies
Roger Nichols
Johnny Williams
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Various Artists - Phantom Of The Paradise - Original Soundtrack Recording
A&M SP-3653 (1974) - US LP
1 - Goodbye, Eddie, Goodbye - The Juicy Fruits
2 - Faust - Bill Finley
3 - Upholstery - The Beach Bums
4 - Special To Me (Phoenix Audition Song) - Jessica Harper
5 - Phantom’s Theme (Beauty And The Beast) - Paul Williams
6 - Somebody Super Like You (Beef Construction Song) - The Undead
7 - Life At Last - Ray Kennedy
8 - Old Souls - Jessica Harper
9 - Faust - Paul Williams
10 - The Hell Of It - Paul Williams
Notes: 1) This is the Original Soundtrack Recording of the Brian De Palma movie “Phantom Of The Paradise”. 2) Above picture and following credits were taken from the Canada CD reissue on A&M CD 69831. 3) Record does not come with track-by-track musician credits. 4) Track 8 was included by Paul Williams in his 1975 album “Ordinary Fool” on A&M SP-4550 (see picture below). That version is however performed by Mr. Williams himself accompanied by a different backing band.
Paul Williams - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass
Max Bennett - Bass
Jim Hughart - Bass
Gary Mallaber - Drums
Art Munson - Guitars
Craig Doerge - Piano
Mike Melvoin - Piano
Dave Garland - Piano
Bill Finley - Vocal
Jessica Harper - Vocals
Archie Hahn - Lead Vocal (1)
Jeffrey Comanor - Lead Vocal (3)
Harold Oblong - Lead Vocal (6)
Ray Kennedy - Lead Vocal (7), Voice of “Beef”
Jerry Whitman - Background Voice
Kerry Chater - Background Voice
Jon Joyce - Background Voice
Jim Haas - Background Voice
Tom Bahler - Background Voice
Soundtrack Produced and Arranged by Paul Williams
Tommy Vicari - Recording Engineer, Re-mix Engineer
Recording Studio:
Sound Labs
Re-mix Studio:
Sound Labs
Michael Arciaga - Music Supervision
Jules Chaikin - Music Supervision
Roland Young - Art Direction
Junie Osaki - Design
Anthony Goldschmidt Graphic Design Ltd. - Illustration (Cover)
John Alvin - Illustration (Cover)
Songwriter:
Paul Williams
“Ordinary Fool” - US LP - front sleeve
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US LP catalog #: the web
Paul Williams - Classics
A&M SP-4701 (1977) - US LP
Side One
1 - Waking Up Alone
2 - You And Me Against The World*
3 - We’ve Only Just Begun*
4 - Loneliness
5 - Evergreen*
Side Two
6 - An Old Fashioned Love Song*
7 - With One More Look At You*
8 - That’s Enough For Me*
9 - Rainy Days And Mondays*
10 - I Won’t Last A Day Without You*
Notes: 1) All songs are previously released except: track 1 (“Waking Up Alone”) which is a newly recorded version; track 5 (“Evergreen”) which is the love theme from the movie “A Star Is Born”; track 7 (“With One More Look At You”), another Paul Williams/Ken Ascher song written for the “A Star Is Born” soundtrack. 2) Lee and David Parlato are both credited as bass players on the two tracks taken from the “Here Comes Inspiration” album, “You And Me Against The World” and “Rainy Days And Mondays”. However, the original credits of “Here Comes Inspiration” do not list neither Lee nor David Parlato as playing bass on “You And Me Against The World”. Please see previous album entry, and check back for updates.
Paul Williams - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)*
David Parlato - Bass
Colin Cameron - Bass
Keith Knudsen - Drums, Percussion, Background Vocal
Gary Mallaber - Drums (2, 4, 9), Percussion (2, 9)
Jeff Porcaro - Drums (5, 7)
Russ Kunkel - Drums (6, 8, 10), Conga (8), Congas (10), Shaker (10)
Dan Ferguson - Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars
Art Munson - Guitars
Fred Tackett - Guitar
David Spinozza - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar
Danny Kortchmar - Acoustic Guitar
David Paich - Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano, Harpsichord, Keyboard Bass, String Ensemble, Drums (1), Moog Synthesizer
Ken Ascher - Acoustic Piano, Keyboards
Craig Doerge - Piano, Acoustic Piano, Tack Piano
Jai Winding - Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes
Bill Payne - Oberheim Synthesizer
Dave Garland - Organ
Teddy Boy Friesen - Kazoo
Daffy Jackson - Kazoo
The Hobbit - Kazoo
Bob Brookmeyer - Trombone
Al Aarons - Trumpet
Gene Cipriano - Tenor Sax
Dick “Slyde” Hyde - Tuba (as Dick Hyde)
Tom Scott - Clarinet, Flutes, Alto Saxophone
Michael McDonald - Background Vocals
Patrick Simmons - Background Vocal (as Pat Simmons)
Rosemary Butler - Background Vocals
Stan Farber - Background Vocals
Tom Bahler - Background Vocals
Ron Hicklin - Background Vocals
Gene Morford - Background Vocals
Jerry Whitman - Background Vocal (Leader of Male Chorus)
Jon Joyce - Background Vocal
Kerry Chater - Background Vocal
Jim Gilstrap - Background Vocal
Clydie King - Background Vocal (Leader of Female Chorus)
Sherlie Matthews - Background Vocal
Jessie Smith - Background Vocal
Marti McCall - Background Vocal
John Townsend - Background Vocal
Laurel Massé - Background Vocal
Produced by Michael J. Jackson (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Produced by Kenny Ascher (2, 4, 9)
Ken Ascher - String Arrangements (2, 4, 9), Horn Arrangements (2, 4, 9),
String Conductor (2, 4, 9), Horn Conductor (2, 4, 9)
Marty Paich - String Arrangements (5, 7)
David Paich - String Arrangements (5, 7)
Tom Scott - Horn Arrangement (6), String Arrangement (10)
David Spinozza - String Arrangement (8)
Michael J. Jackson - Album Coordinator for Quiet Stalker Productions
John Haeny - Basic Tracks Recording Engineer (5, 7)
Paul Black - Assistant Basic Tracks Recording Engineer (5, 7)
Tim Sadler - Recording Engineer (1), Additional Recording Engineer
Greg Ladanyi - Mixing Engineer
Additional Recording Studio:
Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California (including track 1)
Mixing Studio:
The Sound Factory, Inc., Hollywood, California
Bernie Grundman - Mastering Engineer
Mastering Studio:
A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Ronald Young - Art Direction
Junie Osaki - Design
Jim McCrary - Photography
“Dedication: This album is dedicated to Walter Pidgeon, Roddy McDowell and the cast and crew of “How Green Was My Valley” - just one of a dozen film “classics” that have inspired me. Thank you. Paul Williams”.
Songwriters:
Paul Williams
Ken Ascher
Roger Nichols
Barbra Streisand
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Paul Williams - Back To Love Again
Pioneer PICP-1132 (1997) - Japan CD
1 - Back To Love Again*
2 - Easy Street*
3 - Somebody’s Hero Tonight*
4 - You’re Gone*
5 - I Won’t Last A Day Without You
6 - Someone To Believe*
7 - An Old Fashioned Love Song*
8 - Rainbow Connection*
9 - The Prize*
10 - Till You’re Loved*
Note: CD comes with liner notes by Paul Williams and various other artists. Please see original booklet for these.
Paul Williams - Vocals, Background Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)*
James Hutchinson - Bass
Mike Baird (as Michael Baird) - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Jody Cortez - Drums (9, 10)
Laurence Juber - Guitars
Micajah Ryan - Additional Rhythm Guitar
Craig Doerge - Rhythm Keyboards, Acoustic Piano, Keyboards
Jeffery Vanston (as C.J. Vanston) - Additional Keyboards, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Track Arrangement, Intro Strings
Kevin Savigar - Additional Keyboards
Richard Carpenter - Electric Piano
Joe Pusateri - Percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), Congas (3), Log Drum (10)
Franc Voodcleft - Triangle (3), Percussion (4)
Michael Jackson (as Michael James Jackson) - Percussion (4)
Daffy Ghia - Kazoo
Juan Dayadatyme - Kazoo
Valerie Carter - Female Vocalist
Graham Nash - Background Vocals, Harmonica
Kelly Hansen - Background Vocals
John Townsend - Background Vocals
Roger Feits - Background Vocals
Jonathan Butler - Background Vocals, Solo Background Vocal
Produced by Michael James Jackson
C.J.Vanston - String Arrangements (4, 5), Track Arrangement (5)
Tony Phillips - Basic Tracks Recording Engineer (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Mixing Engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Micajah Ryan - Basic Tracks Recording Engineer (2, 5), Additional Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer (1, 3, 6, 8)
Leslie Ann Jones - Assistant Basic Tracks Recording Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Dale Lawton - Assistant Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Recording Studios:
Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Woodcliff Studios, Sherman Oaks, California (additional recording)
Mixing Studio:
Mad Hatter Studios, Hollywood, California
Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer
Mastering Studio:
The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California
Kathleen Stewart - Assistant to Michael James Jackson
Yoshaki Ogawa - Executive Producer for Pioneer LDC
Hiro Watanabe - A&R for Pioneer LDC
Michelle Hart - Executive Production Coordinator for Sweetheart Productions
Management: Kelly Newby/Jeff Wald Entertainment
Deborah Wald - Artist Photography
Tadao Dokko - Art Direction
Masashi Hirota - Design
Ikkoh Ohtsubo - Jacket Photo
Mayumi Fujimori - Artwork Coordination for Pioneer LDC
“From Paul, thanks to: Kenny Hirsch, Masaji Kawamura at DISH (commercial guy, hai!), Carol Abe at Nichion, Inc., Frank Rosato, Paula Salvatore at Capitol, Ellis Sorkin, Chuck Braverman, Steve Coyne, Ron Grinel, Kurt Denny and Tim Wipperman and all my friends at Warner Chappell, Harumi Sekine, Takashi Mouri, Toshi, Chi, Minoru, Makiko, Mikiko, Matsu, Mitsuru, Akio, Gen, Kazuko and all the staff at Pioneer LDC”.
“Special thanks to: Kelly Newby, C.P.R., for her great faith and endless energy. She’s the archangel of Jeff Wald Entertainment. Thanks to the ole bulldog as well. Hiro Watanabe, for his great enthusiasm and wise counsel. Michelle Hart…..for putting all this together. Micajah Ryan for round the clock labor. To Graham Nash, Valerie Carter and Richard Carpenter for their brilliance. To all the musicians who played from the heart”.
“With fond remembrance of my good friend, Seymour Bricker”.
“This album is dedicated to my wife Hildy…who brought me back to love again… and to my children Cole and Sarah…certainly my best work”.
“A very special thanks to my brother Michael James Jackson, who has always been there for me. I think together we’ve done a good job”.
Songwriters:
Paul Williams
Ken Ascher (as Kenneth Ascher)
Stephen Allen Davis
Kenny Hirsch
Gene Nelson
Roger Nichols
John David Souther
Jon Vezner
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