Hirth Martinez "Big Bright Street" (1977) -Soft Rock-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side One

01 - Nothin' Iz New (Hirth Martinez)
02 - Love Song (Hirth Martinez)
03 - Big Bright Street (Hirth Martinez)
04 - The Star (Hirth Martinez)
05 - The Mothman Samba (Hirth Martinez)
06 - The Moone Toone (Hirth Martinez)

Side Two

01 - The Driver (Hirth Martinez)
02 - Cold And Silver Moment (Hirth Martinez)

03 - Valley Of The Music (Hirth Martinez)
04 - The Circle Song (Hirth Martinez)
05 - Only In America (Hirth Martinez)


Produced & Arranged by John Simon
Another Sundown Productions

Musicians
Hirth Martinez : Guitar, Vocals
John Simon : Keyboards
Billy Darnell : Electric Guitar
John Guerin, Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner : Drums
Max Bennett, Ron Carter, Bob Crenshaw, Chuck Domanico : Bass

Plus
Holly Penfield, Keith Kregar : Background vocals
Michael De Temple : Mandolin & Guitar
Garth Hudson : Accordion
Rubens Bassini : Percussion
And More... see inside

Engineers : Tony May, New York / Ed Anderson, Los Angeles
Also : Geoff Daking, Ed Lever, Neil Ceppos, Ken Deane & Bill Whitman
Production Co-ordinator : Ben J. Adams

Violins : Harry Lookofsky, Max Pollikoff, Charles Libove, Harry Cykman, La Mar Alsop, Guy Lumia, Peter Dimitriades, Richard Sortomme, Louis Gabowitz, Leo Kahan, Joe Malin & Robert Rozek
Violas : Harold Coletta, Al Brown & Frederick Buldrini
Celli : Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy & Seymour Barab
Trumpets : Mel Davis & Randy Brecker
Trombones : Wayne Andre & Dave Bargeron
Woodwinds : George Marge & Romeo Penque
French Horns : Jimmy Buffington & Brooks Tillotson


Side One

01 - Nothin' Iz New

Drums : Herb Lovelle
Bass : Jerry Jemmott
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Background vocals : Erin Dickens, JoAnn Vent, Annie Sutton, Gwynne Michaels, Hirtz Martinez, Billy Darnell & John Simon
Bass Vocals : Milt Grayson
Plus
Piano, Organ, Percussion, Vocal Arrangements : Mac Rebennack
Rhythm Guitar : Greg Leroy
Percussion : Billy Darnell
Bass Vocal Cuncocktoid by Cris Huss

02 - Love Song

Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Bob Cranshaw
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Background vocals : Hilda Harris, Maeretha Stewart & Debbie McDuffie
Plus
Percussion : Rubens Bassini
Scat Solo : Holly Penfield

03 - Big Bright Street

Drums : Jim Keltner
Bass : Chuck Domanico
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Background vocals : Debbie McDuffie, Maeretha Stewart
Plus
Accordion : Garth Hudson
Mandolin : Michael DeTemple
Tabla : Bill Ruyle

04 - The Star

Drums : John Guerin
Bass : John Siegler
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Background vocals : John Simon, Keith Kreger

05 - The Mothman Samba

Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Ron Carter
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Background vocals : Maeretha Stewart, Hilda Harris & Debbie McDuffie
Plus
Guitar Solo : Hirth Martinez
Percussion : Rubens Bassini

06 - The Moone Toone

Drums : Jim Keltner & Chris Parker
Bass : Chuck Domanico
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Background vocals : Keith Kreger
Plus
Additional Guitars : Michael DeTemple, Vinnie Bell

Side Two

01 - The Driver

Drums : John Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell

02 - Cold And Silver Moment

Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Ron Carter
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Background vocals : Maeretha Stewart, Holly Penfield, Hilda Harris, Debbie McDuffie, George James, Jim Cummings, Rags Maturani & John Simon
Plus
Percussion : Rubens Bassini
Flute : Romeo Penque
Viola : Harold Coletta

03 - Valley Of The Music

Drums : John Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Plus
Electric Guitar Solos, Gibson Super 400 : Billy Darnell
Gibson ES 335 : Hirtz Martinez

04 - The Circle Song

Drums : John Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Background vocals : Hirt Martinez, John Simon

05 - Only In America

Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Bob Cranshaw
Acoustic Guitar : Hirth Martinez
Keyboards & Percussion : John Simon
Electric Guitar : Billy Darnell
Plus
Sax Solo : George Marge