16/02/2024

Neil Sedaka "Laughter In The Rain" (1974) -Soft Rock-



 Label : Polydor Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - The Immigrant (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)
02 - A Little Lovin' (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)
03 - Sad Eyes (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)
04 - Flame (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)
05 - Laughter In The Rain (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)
06 - For The Good Of The Cause (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)

Side 2

01 - The Way I Am (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)
02 - Going Nowhere (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)
03 - Love Ain’t An Easy Thing (Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody)
04 - Betty Grable (Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield)
05 - Endlessly (Neil Sedaka)


Produced by Neil Sedaka & Robert Appere 
Recorded at Clover Recording Studios, Hollywood - November / December 1973
String Arranged & Conducted by Artie Butler
Horn Arranged by Jim Horn & Chuck Findley
Engineer : Robert Appere


Side 1

01 - The Immigrant

Neil Sedaka : Piano & Organ
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Milt Holland : Percussion
Chuck Findley : Trombone, Flugel Horn

02 - A Little Lovin'

Neil Sedaka : Piano, Clavinet & Background vocals
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Ben Benay : Electric Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums & Percussion
Jim Horn, Chuck Findley, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Don Menza : Horns

03 - Sad Eyes

Neil Sedaka : Piano, Vibes & Background vocals (with Friends)
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Ben Benay : Electric Guitar
Dean Parks : Dobro
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Jim Horn, Chuck Findley, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Don Menza : Horns

04 - Flame

Neil Sedaka : Piano & Background vocals
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Dean Parks : Electric Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Milt Holland : Percussion
William Smith : Organ
Jim Horn, Chuck Findley : Horns

05 - Laughter In The Rain

Neil Sedaka : Piano
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Jim Horn : Tenor & Baritone Sax
William Smith : Organ
Abigael Haness, Brenda Gordon (aka Brenda Russell), Brian Russell : Background vocals

06 - For The Good Of The Cause

Neil Sedaka : Piano, Vibes, Background vocals
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Ben Benay : Acoustic Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums & Percussion
Jim Horn, Chuck Findley, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Don Menza : Horns

Side 2

01 - The Way I Am

Neil Sedaka : Piano
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Dean Parks : Electric Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
William Smith : Organ
Milt Holland : Percussion
Jim Horn : Baritone Sax
Chuck Findley : Trumpet
William Smith, Abigael Haness, Brenda Gordon (aka Brenda Russell), Brian Russell : Background vocals

02 - Going Nowhere

Neil Sedaka : Piano
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Jim Horn : Bass Sax
Milt Holland : Percussion
William Smith, Abigael Haness, Brenda Gordon (aka Brenda Russell), Brian Russell : Background vocals

03 - Love Ain’t An Easy Thing

Neil Sedaka : Piano & Background vocals
Ben Benay : Electric Guitar
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar
Russ Kunkel : Drums & Percussion
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Jim Horn : Tenor Sax
Chuck Findley : Trumpet

04 - Betty Grable

Neil Sedaka : Piano & Vocals

05 - Endlessly

Neil Sedaka : Piano
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Dean Parks : Electric Guitar
William Smith : Electric Piano
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Milt Holland : Percussion
Jim Horn : Recorder & Baritone Sax