Stephen Bishop "Careless" (1976) -Westcoast Rock-

 Label : ABC Records

 Side A

01 - On And On (Stephen Bishop)
02 - Never Letting Go (Stephen Bishop)
03 - Careless (Stephen Bishop)
04 - Sinking In An Ocean Of Tears (Stephen Bishop)
05 - Madge (Stephen Bishop)
06 - Every Minute (Stephen Bishop)

Side B

01 - Little Italy (Stephen Bishop)
02 - One More Night (Stephen Bishop)
03 - Save It For A Rainy Day (Stephen Bishop)
04 - Rock And Roll Slave (Stephen Bishop)
05 - The Same Old Tears On A New Background (Stephen Bishop)


Produced by Henry Lewy & Stephen Bishop
Sound Engineer : Henry Lewy
Assisted by Helen Silvani & Leslie Jones
Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman
Recorded at ABC Studios & A&M Studios


Side A

01 - On And On

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Electric Guitars : Andrew Gold
Bass : Mac Cridlin
Steel Guitars : Michael Staton
Electric Pianos : Barlow Jarvis
Drums : Larry Brown
Background vocals : Stephen Bishop

02 - Never Letting Go

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop, Lee Ritenour
Electric Piano : Craig Doerge
Bass : Reinie Press
Drums : Jim Gordon
Piano : Barlow Jarvis
Background vocals : Chaka Khan
Strings arranged & conducted by Ian Freebairn Smith

03 - Careless

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Piano : Barlow Jarvis
Bass : Mac Cridlin
Drums : Larry Brown
Trombone : Stephen Bishop
Vocals : Stephen Bishop & Art Garfunkel
Strings arranged & conducted by Lee Holdridge

04 - Sinking In An Ocean Of Tears

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Electric Guitar : Jay Graydon
Bass : Mac Cridlin
Piano : Barlow Jarvis
Drums : Larry Brown
Electric Slide Guitar : Eric Clapton
Horns arranged by Ian Freebairn Smith
Synthesizers by Alan Lindgren
Sax Solo by Ray Pizzi

05 - Madge

Guitar & Vocal : Stephen Bishop
Strings arranged & conducted by Lee Holdridge

06 - Every Minute

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop, Jay Graydon
Electric Guitars : Andrew Gold
Piano : Barlow Jarvis
Organ : Victor Feldman
Bass : Max Bennett
Drums : John Guerin
Vocals : Stephen Bishop, Art Garfunkel

Side B

01 - Little Italy

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop, Larry Carlton
Bass : Max Bennett
Drums : John Guerin
Percussion & Vibes : Victor Feldman
Mandolin : Tommy Tedesco
Vocals : Stephen Bishop, Chaka Khan
Horns & Woodwinds arranged by Ian Freebain Smith
Accordion : Steve Paietta

02 - One More Night

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Bass : Reinie Press
Piano : Barlow Jarvis
Drums : Jim Gordon
Synthesizer : Alan Lindgren
Strings arranged & conducted by Lee Holdridge

03 - Save It For A Rainy Day

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Electric Guitars : Jeffrey Staton, Eric Clapton (Solo)
Electric Piano : Barlow Jarvis
Bass : Jeffrey Staton
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Horns arranged by Ian Freebairn Smith
Background vocals : Chaka Khan

04 - Rock And Roll Slave

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop, Lee Ritenour
Electric Piano & Organ : Larry Knechtel
Piano : Barlow Jarvis
Bass : Reinie Press
Drums : Jim Gordon
Background vocals : Art Garfunkel, Stephen Bishop, Leah Kunkel

05 - The Same Old Tears On A New Background

Recorded Live in Little Hollywood
Guitar & Vocal : Stephen Bishop