Carly Simon "Playing Possum" (1975) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - After The Storm (Carly Simon)
02 - Love Out In The Street (Carly Simon)
03 - Look Me In The Eyes (Carly Simon)
04 - More And More (E.Y Harburg, Don Juan, Tommy Karen, Jerome Ker, Mac Rebennack, Allan Reuss, Alvin Robinson, Rainy Robinson & Pea Vee)
05 - Slave (Jacob Brackman, Carly Simon, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield)

Side Two

01 - Attitude Dancing (Jacob Brackman & Carly Simon)
02 - Sons Of Summer (Billy Mernitt)
03 - Waterfall (Jeff Lynne & Carly Simon)
04 - Are You Ticklish (Carly Simon)
05 - Playing Possum (Carly Simon)


Produced by Richard Perry 
Recording Engineers : Bill Schnee (All Tracks except), Norm Kinney ("Look Me In The Eyes"), Andrew Berliner ("More And More")
Primary Recording Location : Sound Labs, Inc.
Add'l Recording Location : Sunset Sound Recorders, Crystal Sound, A&M Studios, Burbank Studios
Assistant Engineers : Reed Stanley, Larry Emerine
2nd Lieutenant : Charles Beasely
Remix Engineer : Bill Schnee, Norm Kinney
Disc Cutting Engineer : Doug Sax, The Mastering Lab


Side One

01 - After The Storm

Piano : Carly Simon
Drums : Andrew Gold
Bass : Klaus Voorman
Electric Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Percussion : Alan Estes
Alto Sax Solo : Trevor Lawrence
Strings & Horns Arranged by Carly Simon
Orchestrated by Perry Botkin Jr.

02 - Love Out In The Street 

Piano : Carly Simon
Drums : Andy Newmark
Bass : Willie Weeks
Guitars & Tambourine : Andrew Gold
2nd Piano : Billy Mernit
Percussion : Emil Richards
Background vocals : Carly Simon, Rita Coolidge, Clydie King, Rodney Richmond
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Perry Botkins Jr.

03 - Look Me In The Eyes

Acoustic Guitars : Carly Simon, James Taylor
Electric Piano & Arp Synthesizer : James Newton Howard
Percussion : Alan Estes
Background vocals : Carly Simon, Vini Poncia

04 - More And More

Drums : Ringo Starr
Bass : Klaus Voorman
Piano : Dr. John
Guitars : Alvin Robinson, Jeff Baxter
Percussion : Freddie Staehle
Tambourine : Richard Perry
Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Carolyn Willis

05 - Slave

Piano : Carly Simon
Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Electric Guitar & Mandolin : Lee Ritenour
Background vocals : Carly Simon, Rita Coolidge, Clydie King
Strings, Horns & Woodwinds Arranged & Conducted by Perry Botkin Jr.

Side Two

01 - Attitude Dancing

Piano : Carly Simon
Drums : Jim Gordon
Bass : Willie Weeks
Guitar : Andrew Gold
Conga : Eddie Bongo
Background vocals : Carly Simon, Carole King, Abigale Haness, Kenny Moore
Strings & Horns Arranged by Paul Riser

02 - Sons Of Summer

Vocals : Carly Simon
Piano : Billy Mernit

03 - Waterfall

Piano : Carly Simon
Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Electric Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Clarinet : Lon Van Eaton
Flute : Derrek Van Eaton
Background vocals : James Taylor & Carly Simon

04 - Are You Ticklish

Piano : Carly Simon
Drums : Irv Cottler
Bass : Joe Mendragon
Clarinet & Trombone Arranged & Conducted by Perry Botkin Jr.

05 - Playing Possum

Piano : Carly Simon
Drums & Acoustic Guitar : Andrew Gold
Bass : Willie Weeks
Harmonica : Tommy Morgan
Pedal Steel : Sneaky Pete Kleinow
Sitar : Lon Van Eaton
Background vocals : James Taylor
Strings Arranged by Carly Simon
Orchestrated by Perry Botkin Jr.