Lauren Wood "The Warner Bros. Years" (2020) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Blixa Sounds

LAUREN WOOD

01 - Please Don't Leave (Lauren Wood)
02 - Save The Man (Lauren Wood)
03 - Hollywood (Lauren Wood)
04 - Nothin' But A Heartache (Michael McDonald)
05 - Gotta Lotta (Lauren Wood)
06 - Where Did I Get These Tears (Lauren Wood)
07 - Dirty Work (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
08 - Time Zone (Lauren Wood)
09 - Overload (Lauren Wood)

CAT TRICK

10 - Breakin' Too Many Hearts (Lauren Wood)
11 - In The Dark (Lauren Wood & Allee Willis)
12 - Work On It (Lauren Wood)
13 - Half As Much (Lauren Wood & Mark Pelsone)
14 - Never Been So In Love (Lauren Wood)
15 - What I'd Give For Love (Lauren Wood)
16 - Fallen (Lauren Wood)
17 - We're On To Something (Lauren Wood)
18 - Ain't Got Nothin' For Me (Lauren Wood & Allee Willis)
19 - Dark December Night (Lauren Wood)


"LAUREN WOOD" Produced by Michael James Jackson
Except "Please Don't Leave" & "Hollywood"Produced by Michael James Jackson & Ted Templeman
Engineered by James Isaacson
Re-mix Engineering on "Hollywood" by Donn Landee
Recorded & Mixed at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California, July 1978 Through July 1979
Mastering Supervision : Donn Landee
Mastered by Bobby Hata at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood
Production Coordination : Noel Newbolt

Musicians :
Jeff Porcaro, Jim Keltner, Alvin Taylor, Mike Baird & Rick Shlosser : Drums
Ernie, Abraham Laboriel & David Hungate : Bass
Lauren Wood : Keyboards, Lead & Background vocals
Bill Payne : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Jaï Winding : Keyboards
Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Ronnie Montrose, Summer Mering & Fred Tackett : Guitars
Novi Novog : Synthesizers & Viola
Duncan Mackey : Synthesizers
Marcy Dicterow : Concertmistress
John Klemmer, Andrew Love & Jerry Jumonville : Saxophone
Paul Lani, Michael James Jackson, Sinclair Rogers Lott III Hair, Rahn McDow, Isabel Tapanes, Debbie Beall & Steve Forman : Percussion
Bobby LaKind : Percussion & Background vocals
Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons, Arno Lucas, Bobby Kimball, Ricardo De Campos, Ki-Ki Koury, Adam Mitchell, Nicolette Larson & Ted Templeman : Background vocals

01 - Please Don't Leave

Bill Payne : Acoustic Piano & Synthesizer Solo
Lauren Wood, Michael McDonald, Arno Lucas, Ricardo De Campos & Ki-Ki Koury : Background vocals
Novi Novog : Strings Arrangement

02 - Save The Man

Jay Graydon : Guitar Solo
Novi Novog : Viola
Alvin Taylor : Syndrums
Lauren Wood & Adam Mitchell : Background vocals

03 - Hollywood

Summer Mering : Guitar Solo
Novi Novog : Synthesizer Solo
Arno Lucas, Ki-Ki Koury & Ricardo De Campos : Background vocals

04 - Nothin' But A Heartache

John Klemmer : Saxophone Solo
Lauren Wood, Michael McDonald, John Townsend, Rosemary Butler & Bobby LaKind : Background vocals
Bill Payne : Rhythm Chart Arrangement

05 - Gotta Lotta

Duncan McKay : Synthesizer Intro
Andrew Love : Horn & Saxophone Solo
Ben Cauley : Horn
Bill Champlin, Bobby Kimball & Rosemary Butler : Background vocals

07 - Where Did I Get These Tears

Novi Novog : Viola Solo 
Arno Lucas, Ricardo De Campos & Paul Lani : Background vocals

08 - Dirty Work 

Ronnie Montrose : Guitar Solo
Duncan McKay : Synthesizers
Lauren Wood, John Townsend, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons & Rosemary Butler : Background vocals
Bill Payne : Rhythm Chart Arrangement

09 - Time Zone 

Novi Novog : Synthesizers
Lauren Wood, Michael McDonald, John Townsend, Rosemary Butler, Pat Simmons & Bobby LaKind : Background vocals

10 - Overload

Chunky : Acoustic Piano & All Vocals
Steve Forman : Percussion
Novi Novog : Strings Arrangement


"CAT TRICK" Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions
Engineer : Gary Brandt
Recorded & Mixed at Alpha Studios, North Hollywood, Calif.
Additional Recording at Ocean Way Studio, Hollywood, Calif.
Assistant Engineer : Mark Ettel
Mastered at The Mastering Lab by Mike Reese
Horns & Strings Arranged & Conducted by Bill Elliott
"Dark December Night" Arranged by Novi Novog
Concertmaster : Sid Sharp
All Synthesizers Programmed by Michael Boddicker

Musicians :
Lauren Wood : Vocals, Fender Rhodes & Background vocals on "Fallen" & Acoustic Piano on "Dark December Night"
Bill Elliot : Fender Rhodes & Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer on "Breakin' Too Many Hearts" & "What I'd Give For Love", Clavinet on "Never Been So In Love" & Yamaha CP30 on "What I'd Give For Love"
Brian Ray : Guitars
Rick Chudacoff : Bass, Grand Piano on "What I'd Give For Love" & String Ensemble
Peter Bunetta : Drums, Percussion on "Half As Much"
Alan Estes : Percussion, Congas on "Half As Much", Timpani on "What I'd Give For Love" & "Dark December Night" & Marimba on "Work On It"
Arnold McCuller, Arno Lucas, Leslie Smith & Tommy Funderburk : Background vocals

Additional Musicians :
Carrie Baron : Bass on "Work On It", "Never Been So In Love" & "We're On To Something"
Joe Kelly : Guitar on "Never Been So In Love" & "We're On To Something"
Novi Novog : Viola on "Breakin' Too Many Hearts" & "Ain't Got Nothin' For Me"
Larry Treadwell : Additional Guitar on "Breakin' Too Many Hearts" & "Ain't Got Nothin' For Me"
Sumner Mering : Additional Guitar on "Breakin' Too Manu-y Hearts"
George Sopuch : Additional Guitar on "In The Dark" & "Half As Much"
Airto Moreira : Percussion on "Work On It" & "Fallen"
Arno Lucas : Tambourine & Shaker on "Half As Much" & Bells on "We're On To Something"
John Bergamo : Tabla on "What I'd Give For Love"
Michael Boddicker : Vocoder & Synthesizer on "What I'd Give For Love"
Mark Pelsone : Oberheim on "We're On To Something"
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpets on "In The Dark", "Never Been So In Love" & "What I'd Give For Love" & Flugelhorns on "Half As Much"
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone on "In The Dark" & "Never Been So In Love"
Gary Herbig & Phil Ayling : Saxes on "In The Dark" & Piccolos on "What I'd Give For Love"
David Woodford : Sax on "Fallen"
Robbie Dupree : Duet Vocals on "Work On It"
Tata Vega : Background vocals on "Half As Much" & "Never Been So In Love"
Kindra Koury : Background vocals on "Never Been So In Love"