Billy Vera "Out Of The Darkness" (1977) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock-

Label : Midsong International

 Side A

01 - Private Clown (Billy Vera)
02 - She Ain't Johnnie (L. Russell Brown & Billy Vera)
03 - Something Like Nothing Before (Bob Crewe & L. Russell Brown)
04 - Storybook Children (Chip Taylor & Billy Vera)
05 - Nouveau Riche (L. Russell Brown & Billy Vera)

Side B

01 - My Girl Josephine (Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew)
02 - You Come And Go (Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown)
03 - I've Had Enough (Billy Vera)
04 - Big-Legged Mama (Billy Vera)
05 - Big Chief (Billy Vera)


Produced & Arranged by L. Russell Brown for Midsong International Records
Recorded & Mixed at Pete's Place, Nashville, Tennessee
Engineered by Nick Palladino except "Big Chief" Recorded at Hit Factory, New York City
Engineer : Ted Spencer
"Big-Legged Mama" & "Something Like Nothing Before" Mixed at Hit Factory
Engineer : Ted Spencer
Mastered at Masterdisc, Nashville, Tennessee
Strings & Horns : Charlie Calello
Title Concert : Lisa Brown
Special Thanks : Pete Drake
Assistant Engineer : Jane Dougan


Side A

01 - Private Clown

Billy Vera : Piano
Ben Beckley : Drums
Tommy Wolk : Bass
Pete Drake : Pedal Steel
Pete Wade : Electric Guitar
Johnny Christopher : Acoustic Guitar
Ron Oates : Electric Piano

02 - She Ain't Johnnie

Ben Beckley : Drums
Tommy Wolk : Bass
Pete Drake : Pedal Steel
Pete Wade : Electric Guitar
Ron Oates : Electric Piano
Johnny Christopher : Acoustic Guitar
Jerry Schook : Acoustic Guitar
Bill Kenner : Mandolin

03 - Something Like Nothing Before

Billy Vera : Electric Guitar, Vocals
Ben Beckley : Drums, Congas, Percussion
Tommy Wolk : Bass, Accordion, Vocals
Warren Nichols : Arp String Ensemble
Pete Drake : Pedal Steel
Pete Wade : Electric Guitar
Ron Oates : Electric Piano
Johnny Christopher : Acoustic Guitar

04 - Storybook Children

Ron Oates : Electric Piano
Pig Robbins : Piano
Pete Wade : Electric Guitar
Jerry Schook : Acoustic Guitar
Mike Leach : Bass
Jerry Carrigan : Drums
Paul Franklin : Pedal Steel

05 - Nouveau Riche

Ben Beckley : Drums
Tommy Wolk : Bass
Pete Drake : Pedal Steel
Pete Wade : Electric Guitar
Ron Oates : Electric Piano
Jerry Schook : Acoustic Guitar
Johnny Christopher : Acoustic Guitar
Bill Kenner : Mandolin

Side B

01 - My Girl Josephine

Billy Vera : Piano
Tommy Wolk : Bass
Ben Beckley : Drums
Pete Drake : Pedal Steel
Billy Sanford : Electric Guitar
Jimmy Capps : Acoustic Guitar
Ron Oates : Electric Piano
The Jordanaires : Vocals

02 - You Come And Go

Tommy Wolk : Bass
Ben Beckley : Drums
Jerry Schook : Acoustic Guitar
Johnny Christopher : Acoustic Guitar
Pete Drake : Pedal Steel
Pete Wade : Electric Guitar
Ron Oates : Electric Piano
Bill Kenner : Mandolin
The Jordanaires : Vocals

03 - I've Had Enough

Billy Vera : Piano
Ben Beckley : Drums
Tommy Wolk : Bass, Vocals
Pete Wade : Electric Guitar
Pete Drake : Pedal Steel
Johnny Christopher : Acoustic Guitar
Ron Oates : Electric Piano

04 - Big-Legged Mama

Ben Beckley : Drums
Tommy Wolk : Bass, Vocals
Pete Drake : Pedal Steel
Ron Oates : Piano, Clarinet
Pete Wade : Electric Guitar
Johnny Christopher : Acoustic Guitar

05 - Big Chief

Billy Vera : Electric Guitar, Tuned Logs
Ben Beckley : Drums, Congas, Vocals
Bill Walker : Tenor Sax, Tuned Logs, Vocals
Tommy Wolk : Bass, Tom-Toms, Vocals
Larry Brown : Tuned Logs