Olivia Newton-John "Making A Good Thing Better" (1977) -Westcoast Pop-

  

 Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Making A Good Thing Better (Peter Wingfield)
02 - Slow Dancing (Jack Tempchin)
03 - Ring Of Fire (June Carter & Merle Kilgore)
04 - Coolin' Down (John Farrar)
05 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice)

Side 2

01 - Sad Songs (Billy Alessi & Bobby Alessi)
02 - You Won't See Me Cry (Joe Falsia & Stephen Sinclair)
03 - So Easy To Begin (Jules Shear)
04 - I Think I'll Say Goodbye (Jim Rushing & Marshall Chapman)
05 - Don't Ask A Friend (Olivia Newton-John)
06 - If Love Is Real (Randy Edelman)


Produced by John Farrar
Recording Engineers : Bill Schnee, Armin Steiner, Linda Tyler, Tom Bush
Remixing Engineers : Bill Schnee, Elliott Scheiner
Studios : Sound Labs, Inc. , Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood Sound, United Western Recorders & A&R Studios, New York
"Don't Cry For Me Argentine" was Recorded & Remixed in Vancouver at The Little Mountain Sound
Co-Engineered by Armin Steiner


Side 1

01 - Making A Good Thing Better

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Greg Mathieson
Electric Guitars : John Farrar, Jay Graydon
Percussion : Joe Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro
Background vocals : Myrna Matthews, Laura Creamer, Julia Rinker
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard 

02 - Slow Dancing

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Greg Mathieson
Acoustic Slide Guitars : John Farrar
Steel : Sneake Pete Kleinow
Acoustic Guitar : Jay Graydon
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard
Backing vocals : Olivia Newton-John 

03 - Ring Of Fire

Drums & Percussion : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Clavinet : Greg Mathieson
Electric Slide Guitars : John Farrar
Electric Guitar : Jay Graydon
Harmonica : Tommy Morgan
Fiddle : Byron Berline
Background vocals : Myrna Matthews, Julia Rinker & Laura Creamer 

04 - Coolin' Down

Drums & Percussion : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Electric Guitar : Jay Graydon
Electric Piano : Greg Mathieson
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard 

05 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina

Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Peter Myers 

Side 2

01 - Sad Songs

Drums & Percussion : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano & Synthesizers : Greg Mathieson
Electric Guitar : Jay Graydon
Background vocals : Myrna Matthews, Marti McCall, Pattie Brooks, Olivia Newton-John
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard 

02 - You Won't See Me Cry

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Percussion : Jeff Porcaro & Joe Porcaro
Clavinet : Greg Mathieson
Acoustic Guitars : John Farrar, Jay Graydon
Oboe & Ocarina : George Marge
Background vocals : Olivia Newton-John 

03 - So Easy To Begin

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Electric Piano : Greg Mathieson
Acoustic Guitars : John Farrar, Jay Graydon
Steel : Sneake Pete Kleinow
Strings Arranged & Conducted by David Campbell 

04 - I Think I'll Say Goodbye

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Greg Mathieson
Acoustic Guitars : John Farrar, Jay Graydon
Electric Guitar & Backing vocals : John Farrar
Steel : Doug Livingston
Mandolin : Byron Berline 

05 - Don't Ask A Friend

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano & Harpsichord : James Newton Howard
Electric Guitars : John Farrar, Jay Graydon
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard 

06 - If Love Is Real

Drums & Percussion : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano & Harpsichord : James Newton Howard
Harmonium : Randy Edelman
Electric Slide Guitar : Jay Graydon
Electric Guitar & Backing vocals : John Farrar
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard