15/02/2021

Danny O'Keefe "American Roulette" (1977) -Contemporary Folk-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - The Runaway (Danny O'Keefe)
02 - Islands (Danny O'Keefe)
03 - On Discovering A Missing Person (Danny O'Keefe)
04 - The Hereafter* (Danny O'Keefe)
05 - You Look Just Like A Girl Again (Danny O'Keefe)

Side 2

01 - All My Friends (Danny O'Keefe)
02 - Plastic Saddle* (Vic McAlpin)
03 - In Nothern California (Where The Palm Tree Meets The Pine) (Danny O'Keefe)
04 - American Roulette* (Danny O'Keefe)
05 - Just Jones (Danny O'Keefe)


Produced by Kenny Vance
*Produced by John Court
Engineers : Randy Nicklaus & Lee Miller at Heritage Studios ; Steve Hodge at Westlake Studio ; Larry Emerine & Howard Steele at Studio 55 

The String Arrangements on "The Runaway", "All My Friends" & "Just Jones" were done by Mike Melvoin with the following players / James Getzoff, Frederick Seykora (Cello Solo on "Just Jones"), Marshall Sosson, Marvin Limonick, Gerald Vinci, Janet Lakatos, Michael Nowak, Sheldon Sanov, Paul C. Shure, Harry Bluestone, Murray Adler & Raymond J. Kelley


Side 1

01 - The Runaway

Mike Melvoin : Piano
Reggie McBride : Bass
Alvin Taylor : Drums
Oliver Brown : Congas
Scott Strong : Rhythm Guitar
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

02 - Islands

Vince Melamed : Piano & Organ
Dave Parlatto : Bass
Roger Bethelmy : Drums
Laudir De Oliveira : Percussion
Bobbye Hall : Congas
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

03 - On Discovering A Missing Person

Roger Kellaway : Keyboards
Dave Parlatto : Bass
Steve Schaeffer : Drums
Peter Woodford : Guitar
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

04 - The Hereafter

John Hobbs : Keyboards
Dave Parlatto : Bass
Gary Mallaber : Drums
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

05 - You Look Just Like A Girl Again

John Hobbs : Electric Piano
Mike Melvoin : Piano
Dave Parlatto : Bass
Peter Woodford : Guitar
Laudir De Oliveira : Percussion
King Errisson : Congas
Tom Scott : Saxophone
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

Side 2

01 - All My Friends

Mike Melvoin : Piano
Reggie McBride : Bass
Alvin Taylor : Drums
Oliver Brown : Congas
David Lindley : Steel Guitar, Rhythm Guitars
Charles Irwin : Organ
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

02 - Plastic Saddle

John Hobbs : Piano
Dave Parlatto : Bass
Gary Mallaber : Drums
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

03 - In Nothern California (Where The Palm Tree Meets The Pine)

David Lindley : Steel Guitar, Fiddle, Background vocals
John Hobbs : Piano
Gary Mallaber : Drums
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

04 - American Roulette

Roger Kellaway : Keyboards
Dave Parlatto : Bass
Steve Schaeffer : Drums
Peter Woodford : Guitar
Danny O'Keefe : Guitar

05 - Just Jones

Danny O'Keefe : Guitar