16/07/2023

Allman And Woman "Two The Hard Way" (1977) -AOR / Westcoast Rock-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Move Me (Jimmie Cameron, Vella M. Cameron, Fred Beckmeier & Steve Beckmeier)
02 - I Found You, Love (Alan Gordon)
03 - Can You Fool (Michael Smotherman)
04 - You've Really Got A Hold On Me (William 'Smokey' Robinson)
05 - We're Gonna Make It (Jimmy Webb)
06 - Do What You Gotta Do (Billy Davis, Carl Smith, Gene Barge & Raynar Miner)

Side 2

01 - In For The Night (Ed Sanford & John Townsend)
02 - Shadow Dream Song (Jackson Browne)
03 - Island (Ilene Rappaport)
04 - I Love Makin' Love To You (Benjamin Weisman, Evie Sands & Richard Germinero) 
05 - Love Me (Jeff Leiber & Mike Stoller)


Produced by Johnny Sandlin
Except "In For The Night" & "Can You Fool" Produced by Johnny Sandlin & Gregg Allman
And "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" & "Do What You Gotta Do" Produced by John Haeny
Production Assistant : Carolyn Harriss
Engineered by Tom Flye except "Can You Fool", "In For The Night", "Do What You Gotta Do" & "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" Engineered by John Haeny & Tom Flye
Assisted by Rick Sanchez, Rick Smith, Carolyn Harriss

The Players are :
Cher Allman : Lead vocals, Harmony vocals
Gregg Allman : Lead vocals, Harmony vocals, Organ
Willie Weeks : Electric Bass
Bill Stewart : Drums
Neil Larsen : Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Organ
Ricky Hirsch : Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar
John Leslie Hug : Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Steve Beckmeier : Lead Guitar, Electric Guitar
Bobbye Hall : Congas, Percussion
Scott Boyer : Electric Guitar on "Do What You Gotta Do"
Fred Tackett : Acoustic Guitar on "Can You Fool"
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Jim Horn : Sax Obligato on "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax
Dennis Good Trombone
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax
Randall Bramblett : 'C' Melody Sax & Alto Sax 
Ben Cauley : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Harrison Calloway : Trumpet
Background vocals : Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Pat Henderson, Timothy B. Schmit, Russell Morris, Doug Haywood

Horns Arranged by Harrison Calloway
Strings Arranged by Ed Freeman
Concert Master : Sid Sharp
Strings & Horns Arranged by Jimmy Webb on "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" & "Do What You Gotta Do" 

Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles except "Can You Fool", "In For The Night", "Do What You Gotta Do" & "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Additional Recording at Record Plant, Los Angeles & New York City by Johnny Sandlin & Tom Flye
Remixed at Record Plant, Sausalito by Johnny Sandlin, Tom Flye & Carolyn Harriss
Assisted by Steve Fontano