Orleans featuring John Hall "Before The Dance" (1973) -Soft Rock / Westcoast Rock-

Label : ABC Records

Side One

01 - Please Be There (John & Johanna Hall)
02 - If (John & Johanna Hall)
03 - Two-Faced Work (John & Johanna Hall)
04 - Turn Out The Light (John & Johanna Hall)
05 - Tongue-Tied (John & Johanna Hall)

Side Two

01 - Half Moon (John & Johanna Hall)
02 - Mountain (Wells Kelly)
03 - Wanderlust (John & Johanna Hall)
04 - Ticonderoga Now (John & Johanna Hall)
05 - Stoned (Larry Hoppen)
06 - It All Comes Back Again (John & Johanna Hall)

Side Three

01 - Let's Have A Good Time (John & Johanna Hall)
02 - Dance With Me (John & Johanna Hall)
03 - Wake Up (John & Johanna Hall)
04 - Let There Be Music (Larry Hoppen & Johanna Hall)
05 - Tha Last Song (John & Johanna Hall)

Side Four

01 - Sweet Johanna (John & Johanna Hall)
02 - Sunset (Wells Kelly)
03 - Money (Larry Hoppen)
04 - The Breakdown (R. Thomas, M. Rice & E. Floyd)

Except were noted :

Wells Kelly : Percussion

Lance Hoppen : Bass

John Hall : Lead vocals, Lead Guitar & Guitars

Larry Hoppen : Keyboards, Guitar

Backup Vocals : Everyone


Side One

01 - Please Be There

Handclaps by The Gang

02 - If

John Hall : Steel Drum
Roger Hawkins : Tambourine

03 - Two-Faced Work

Larry Hoppen : Patriotism (Patriotic Air)
Roger Hawkins : Congas

04 - Turn Out The Light

Barry Beckett : Piano
Marilyn Mason & Dixie Doo-Doo Birds : Backup Vocals

05 - Tongue-Tied

Larry Hoppen : Lead Solo

Side Two

01 - Half Moon

John Hall & Larry Hoppen : Lead Guitar & Lead vocal
Roger Hawkins : Congas

02 - Mountain

Wells Kelly : Acoustic Piano & Lead vocal

03 - Wanderlust

John Hall : Organ

04 - Ticonderoga Now

John Hall : Acoustic Guitar & Electric Guitar

05 - Stoned

John Hall : Drums
Larry Hoppen : Lead vocal
Wells Kelly : Piano
Roger Hawkins : Cowbell & Jew's Harp

06 - It All Comes Back Again

John Hall : Dobrolin Solo

Produced by Barry Beckett & Roger Hawkins
Special Thanks : John Casto / Sides One & Two Previously Released on ABCX-795


Side Three

01 - Let's Have A Good Time

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02 - Dance With Me

John Hall : Piano Solo
Larry Hoppen & Wells Kelly : Bass

03 - Wake Up

John Hall : Piano
Larry Hoppen : Trumpet

04 - Let There Be Music

John Hall : Slide Fuzz Guitar
Larry Hoppen : Electric Lead & Lead vocal

05 - Tha Last Song

John Hall : Trumplex Solo

Side Four

01 - Sweet Johanna

John Hall : Steel
Larry Hoppen : Guitar Solo
Wells Kelly : Piano & Redneck
Johanna Hall : Ladyfriend

02 - Sunset

John Hall : Drums
Wells Kelly : Lead vocal, Piano & Organ

03 - Money

John Hall : All Guitars
Larry Hoppen : Lead vocal

04 - The Breakdown

John Hall & Larry Hoppen : Guitar Solo
Arrangement by Orleans

Produced by John & Johanna Hall, Larry & Lance Hoppen & Wells Kelly
Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studios
Recording Engineers : Nick Jameson, Adam Taylor & Zach Wiesner
Mixed by Nick Jameson
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Bob Ludwig