Dianne Brooks "Back Stairs Of My Life" (1976) -Soul / Soft Rock-

Label : Reprise Records

 Side 1

01 - 99 Miles From L.A. (Hal David & Albert Hammond)
02 - Kinky Love* (Dave Ellingson)
03 - Heaven Is  Zillion Light Years Away (Stevie Wonder)
04 - Desperado (Don Henley & Glenn Frey)
05 - Small Town Talk* (Bobby Charles)

Side 2

01 - Down The Back Stairs (Of My Life) (William D. Smith)
02 - Brown Skin Rose (Dianne Brooks)
03 - Easy Street* (Phoebe Snow) 
04 - This Morning The Blues (Rodney Crowell)
05 - Saved By The Grace Of Your Love (David Palmer, William D. Smith)


Produced by Brian Ahern for Happy Sack Productions
Recorded in The Enactron Truck
Engineers : Brian Ahern, Bradley Hartman, Stuart Taylor, Donivan Cowart
*Tracks Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Engineers : Jerry Masters, Steve Melton
Completed at Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Engineers : Brian Ahern, Bradley Hartman, Rudy Hill


Side 1

01 - 99 Miles From L.A.

Guitars : Wah Wah Watson, Amos Garrett
Keyboards : William D. Smith
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Willie Weeks
Sax : Jon Clarke
Supporting Vocals : Anne Murray, Dianne Brooks
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Charles Veal

02 - Kinky Love

Keyboards : Barry Beckett
Guitars : Amos Garrett, Brian Ahern
Percussion : Roger Hawkins
Bass : David Hood
Sax : Jon Clarke
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Milan Kymlicka

03 - Heaven Is Zillion Light Years Away

Guitars : Brian Ahern, Jimmy Johnson
Keyboards : Barry Beckett
Drums : Roger Hawkins
Bass : David Hood
Supporting Vocals : Bonnie Raitt, Dianne Brooks
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Milan Kymlicka

04 - Desperado

Keyboards : William D. Smith
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Willie Weeks
Guitars : Brian Ahern, Waddy Wachtel, Danny Weis
Supporting Vocals : Anne Murray, Peter Springle, Dianne Brooks
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Charles Veal

05 - Small Town Talk

Guitars : Amos Garrett, Jimmy Johnson, Brian Ahern
Keyboards : Barry Beckett
Drums : Roger Hawkins
Bass : David Hood
Supporting Vocals : Dianne Brooks
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Milan Kymlicka

Side 2

01 - Down The Back Stairs (Of My Life)

Keyboards : William D. Smith
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Willie Weeks
Guitar : Brian Ahern
Supporting Vocals : Dianne Brooks
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Charles Veal

02 - Brown Skin Rose

Piano : Pat Riccio Jr.
Organ : Bill Payne
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Milan Kymlicka

03 - Easy Street

Dobro : Amos Garrett
Keyboards : Barry Beckett
Drums : Roger Hawkins
Bass : David Hood
Supporting Vocals : Anne Murray, Peter Springle, Dianne Brooks
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Milan Kymlicka

04 - This Morning The Blues

Guitars : Danny Weis
Organ : Bill Payne
Keyboards : Tommy Faragher, Danny Faragher
Drums : Mouse Johnson
Bass : David Faragher
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Milan Kymlicka

05 - Saved By The Grace Of Your Love

Keyboards : William D. Smith
Guitars : Wah Wah Watson
Supporting Vocals : William D. Smith, Carlena Williams, James Gadson, Julia Tillman Waters, Dianne Brooks
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Willie Weeks