Phil Cody "Phil Cody" (1976) -Soft Rock-

Label : Reprise Records

 Side I

01 - Trying To Say Good-Bye (Phil Cody & Neil Sedaka)
02 - The Rise And Fall Of Practically Everybody (Phil Cody)
03 - New York City Blues (Phil Cody & Neil Sedaka)
04 - Deliver (Phil Cody & Ron Dante)
05 - Bogie (Phil Cody)

Side II

01 - Best Friends (Phil Cody)
02 - Tears Behind A Smile (Phil Cody)
03 - The Adventures Of A Boy-Child Wonder (Phil Cody & Neil Sedaka)
04 - Your Favorite Entertainer (Phil Cody & Neil Sedaka)
05 - Overnight Sensation (Phil Cody & J. Weiner)


Produced by Brooks Arthur for Don Kirshner Productions
Engineering : Brooks Arthur & Bob Merritt
Executive Producer : Don Kirshner
All Songs Arranged by those present
Special Thanks to Paul Shaffer
Production Coordinator : Ivy Skoff


Side I

01 - Trying To Say Good-Bye

Strings Arranged by Bobby Rozario
Drums : Dennis St. John
Bass : Charles Larkey
Acoustic Guitars : Richard Bennett
Keyboards : Alan Lindgren
Violas : Gary Nuttycombe & Bob Ostrowsky
Celli : Paul Bergstrom & Vic Sazer
Violins : Shirley Cornell, Dave Frasina, Bob Konrad, Marvin Limonick, Bill Nuttycombe, Al Steinberg
Harmonica Solo : 'Toots' Thielemans

02 - The Rise And Fall Of Practically Everybody

Drums : Dennis St. John
Bass : Charles Larkey
Acoustic Guitars : Richard Bennett
Piano : Alan Lindgren
Upright Piano : Joe Delia
Backup Vocalists : Brook Arthur, Phil Cody, Abigail Haness, Susan Morse, Brenda Russell

03 - New York City Blues

Strings Arranged by Roger Kellaway
Percussion : George Devens
Double Bass : Richard Davis
Piano : Ron Frangipane
Violas : Sam Boghossian, Gary Nuttycombe
Celli : Ray Kelley, Kathleen Lutsgarten
Violins : George Kast, Al Lusgarten, Bill Nuttycombe, Jerry Reisler, Nate Ross, Sheldon Sanov, Mari Tsumura, Gerri Vinci, Shari Zippert
Assistant Engineer : Dave Thoener
Strings Recorded in Los Angeles at The Record Plant

04 - Deliver

Percussion : Barry Lazarowitz
Drums : Alan Schwartzberg
Bass : Will Lee
Guitar : Al Gorgoni
Piano : Ron Frangipane
Clavinet : Paul Shaffer
Backup Vocalists : Abigail Haness, Susan Morse, Brenda Russell

05 - Bogie

Drums : Alan Schwartzberg
Acoustic Bass : Richard Davis
Piano : Ron Frangipane
Assistant Engineer : Dave Thoener

Side II

01 - Best Friends

Strings Arranged by Roger Kellaway
Piano : Alan Lindgren
Fender Bass : Charles Larkey
Violas : Sam Boghossian, Gary Nuttycombe
Celli : Ray Kelley, Kathleen Lutsgarten
Violins : George Kast, Al Lusgarten, Bill Nuttycombe, Jerry Reisler, Nate Ross, Sheldon Sanov, Mari Tsumura, Gerri Vinci, Shari Zippert

02 - Tears Behind A Smile

Drums : Dennis St. John
Bass : Charles Larkey
Acoustic Guitars : Richard Bennett
Piano : Alan Lindgren
Electric Keyboards : Joe Delia
Saxophones : Artie Kaplan, George Young
Primary Recording Location : The Record Plant, Los Angeles
Additional Recording Locations : *The Record Plant, New York City & **The Hit Factory, New York City

03 - The Adventures Of A Boy-Child Wonder

Drums : Dennis St. John
Bass : Charles Larkey
Guitars : Richard Bennett, Thom Rotella
Electric Guitar Solo : Al Kooper
Piano : Joe Delia
Backup Vocalists : Phil Cody, Neil Sedaka

04 - Your Favorite Entertainer

Strings Arranged by Bobby Rozario
Drums : Dennis St. John
Bass : David Hungate
Guitars : Richard Bennett
Piano : Alan Lindgren
Electric Keyboards : Joe Delia
Alto Saxophone Solo : George Young
Violas : Gary Nuttycomben, Bob Ostrowsky
Celli : Paul Bergstrom, Vic Sazer
Violins : Shirley Cornell, Dave Frasina, Bob Konrad, Marvin Limonick, Bill Nuttycombe, Al Steinberg
Backup Vocalists : Abigail Haness, Dusty Springfield

05 - Overnight Sensation

Drums : Dennis St. John
Bass : David Hungate
Acoustic Guitars : Richard Bennett, Thom Rotella
Piano : Alan Lindgren
Electric Keyboards : Joe Delia
Backup Vocalists : Abigail Haness, Susan Morse, Brenda Russell