William Lyall "Solo Casting" (1976) -Soft Rock-

Label : EMI Records

 Side 1

01 - Solo Casting (William Lyall)
02 - Us (William Lyall)
03 - Playing In The Sand (William Lyall)
04 - Supertrader (William Lyall)
05 - Reasons (William Lyall)

Side 2

01 - The Deeper You Get (William Lyall)
02 - Maniac (William Lyall)
03 - Don't Be Silly (William Lyall)
04 - Take Me Up (William Lyall)
05 - Sleep (William Lyall)


Produced by Robin Geoffrey Cable
Engineered by Robin Geoffrey Cable, James Guthrie, Greg Walsh, Steve Holroyd, Jerry Smith, Dennis Weinreich, Peter Vincent
Recorded at Audio International, Marquee, Trident, Abbey Road, Scorpio Sound
Mixed at Audio International
Mastered at Trident


Side 1

01 - Solo Casting

Vocals, Piano, ARP Synthesizer, Percussion : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums : Phil Collins
Electric Guitar : David Paton & Ian Bairnson
Saxophone : Chris Mercer
Boys Choir Directed by Barry Rose of St. Paul's Cathedral
Strings Arranged by William Lyall
Conducted by Paul Buckmaster

02 - Us

Vocals, Piano, Organ, Fender Rhodes, ARP Synthesizer, Tambourine : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums : Phil Collins
Guitar : Robert Ahwai
Lead Guitar : David Paton
12 String Acoustic Guitars : Dominic Bugatti
Backing vocals : Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker, William Lyall
Strings Arranged by William Lyall
Conducted by Paul Buckmaster

03 - Playing In The Sand

Vocals, Piano, Fender Rhodes, ARP Synthesizer, Flute : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums : Barry De Souza
Guitars : Robert Ahwai
Congas : Patato

04 - Supertrader

Vocals, Piano, Clavinet, Flutes, ARP Synthesizer : William Lyall
Harpsichord : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums & Percussion : Phil Collins
Electric Guitar : Ian Bairnson
Congas : Patato

05 - Reasons

Vocals : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums : Phil Collins
Guitar : Robert Ahwai
Piano : Ronnie Leahy
Banjo : Terry Walsh
Accordion : Jack Emblow
Backing vocals : Frank Musker

Side 2

01 - The Deeper You Get

Vocals, Piano, Fender Rhodes : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums : Phil Collins
Guitar : Robert Ahwai
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Paul Buckmaster

02 - Maniac

Vocals, Piano, ARP Synthesizer : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums : Phil Collins
Guitar : Robert Ahwai
Percussion : Dick Tate
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Paul Buckmaster

03 - Don't Be Silly

Vocals, Piano, ARP Synthesizer, Percussion : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums : Phil Collins
Guitar : David Paton
Lead Guitar : Ian Bairnson
Saxophone : Chris Mercer

04 - Take Me Up

Vocals, Piano : William Lyall
Bass Guitar : Phil Chen
Drums : Stuart Tosh
Percussion : Dick Tate
12 String Acoustic Guitar : Dominic Bugatti
Strings & Horns Arranged by William Lyall
Conducted by Martyn Ford

05 - Sleep

Orchestral Arrangement, Pianos, ARP Synthesizer, Harpsichord, String Synthesizer, Percussion, Celeste : William Lyall
Sitar : Ray Russell
Conducted by Richard Hewson