12/03/2024

The Sons Of Champlin "Welcome To The Dance / The Sons Of Champlin / A Circle Filled With Love / Loving Is Why" (2015) -Folk Rock / Westcoast Rock-



Label : BGO Records


États-Unis Disc One 

'Welcome To The Dance'

01 - Lightnin' (Bill Champlin) 
02 - For Joy (Bill Champlin) 
03 - Who/Heaven Only Knows (Bill Champlin) 
04 - Right On (Bill Champlin) 
05 - No Mo' (Terry Haggerty) 
06 - The Swim (Bill Champlin) 
07 - Welcome To The Dance (Bill Champlin) 
        A. Silence (Bill Champlin) 
        B. Sound / Turn Around (Bill Champlin) 
        C. Healthy Woman (Bill Champlin) 
        D. Welcome To The Dance (Bill Champlin) 

'The Sons Of Champlin'

08 - Lookout (Bill Champlin)
09 - Like To Get To Know You (Bill Champlin)
10 - Marp (Mark Isham)
11 - Planet Ripper (Terry Haggerty)
12 - All And Everything (Bill Champlin & Geoff Palmer)
13 - Without Love (Bill Champlin)
14 - Rainbow's End (Phil Wood)
15 - Geoff's Vibe (Geoff Palmer)
16 - Queen Of The Rain (Bill Champlin)
17 - Goldmine (Bill Champlin)

Disc Two 

'A Circle Filled With Love' 

01 - Hold On (Bill Champlin & Laura Allan)
02 - Here Is Where Your Heart Belongs (Bill Champlin)
03 - Follow Your Heart (Bill Champlin)
04 - Knickanick (Jim Preston, David Schallock, Geoff Palmer & Bill Champlin)
05 - Imagination's Sake (Bill Champlin & Rob Moitoza)
06 - Still In Love With You (Terry Haggerty)
07 - Circle Filled With Love (Bill Champlin & Pat Craig) 
08 - To The Sea (Bill Champlin)
09 - You (Bill Champlin)
10 - For A While (Bill Champlin)
11 - Slippery When It's Wet (Thomas McLary)
12 - Helping Hand (Bill Champlin & Laura Allan)

'Loving Is Why'

13 - Saved By The Grace Of Your Love (William 'D' Smith & Geoff Palmer)
14 - Loving Is Why (Bill Champlin, B.J. Cook & Geoff Palmer) 
15 - Whatcha' Gonna Do? (Bill Champlin) 
16 - West End (Bill Champlin)
17 - Big Boss Man (Al Smith & Luher Dixon)
18 - Time Will Bring You Love (Bill Champlin & Pat Craig)
19 - Doin' It For You (Rob Moitoza)
20 - Where I Belong (Bill Champlin)
21 - Let That Be A Lesson (Bill Champlin & Terry Haggerty)
05 - Love Can Take Me Now (Rob Moitoza)


'Welcome To The Dance' (1973)

Produced by Sons Of Champlin

Musicians 
Bill Champlin : Lead vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Baritone Sax
Terry Haggerty : Lead Guitar & Vocals
Geoffrey Palmer : Keyboards, Sax, Tablas, Vibes, Bass, Vocals
James Preston : Percussion
David Schallock : Bass & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals

Specialists
Sound Technicians : Charles Kelly, Tony Black & Howie Hammerman
Engineering & Sound Advice : Roy Segal
Recordists : Phil Brown, Mike Fusaro & Pete Romano
Recorded at Columbia Studios, San Francisco
Mastering Engineer : Phil Brown
Remastered in 2015 by Andrew Thompson at Sound Performance, London


'The Sons Of Champlin' (1975)

Produced by Tad Hunter

Musicians 
Bill Champlin : Lead vocals, Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar
Geoff Palmer : Keyboards, Horns, Vocals, Vibes
Terry Haggerty : Lead & Rhythm Guitar
David Schallock : Bass Guitar, Vocals
James Preston : Drums, Vocals
Phil Wood : Brass, Keyboards, Vocals
Mark Isham : Brass, Synthesizer, Keyboards
Michael Andreas : Woodwinds

Special Thanks to :
Glen Kronkite : Percussion on "Marp"
Larry Keilman : Harmonica on "Planet Ripper"
Marla, Rahni, Ilana & Laura : Background vocals
Ken Hopkins, Julie, Rita & K.C., & Jeffrey Husband

Sound Technician : Charles Kelly
Recorded March 1975 at Uptown Sound, San Anselmo & Different Fur, San Francisco
Mixed at Wally Heider's, San Francisco
"Goldmine' Recorded Live at King's Castle, Tahoe on 8th March 1975
Remastered in 2015 by Andrew Thompson at Sound Performance, London


'A Circle Filled With Love' (1976)

Produced by Keith Olsen

Musicians 
Bill Champlin : Lead vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Terry Haggerty : Guitars
Geoffrey Palmer : Baritone Sax, Keyboards, Vibraphones
Jim Preston : Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Steve Frediani : Alto Sax, Flute, Tenor Sax
David Schallock : Bass Guitar

Gail Levant : Harp
Allan Estes : Percussion
David Foster : Piano on "Helping Hand"
Laura Allan : Background vocals on "To The Sea", "Helping Hand", "Slippery When It's Wet" & "Hold On"
Rob Moitoza : Bass Guitar on "Slippery When It's Wet" & "Follow Your Heart"

Engineered by Keith Olsen & David Devore
Recorded & Mixed at Sound City, Van Nuys, California
Mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood
Remastered in 2015 by Andrew Thompson at Sound Performance, London
Strings Arranged & Conducted by David Foster
Brass & Horn Arrangements by Mike Fugate


'Loving Is Why' (1977)

Produced by Christopher Bond

Musicians 
Bill Champlin : Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Terry Haggerty : Guitars
Geoffrey Palmer : Keyboards, Synthesizers
James Preston : Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Rob Moitoza : Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Steve Frediani Alto Sax, Flute
David Farey : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Tom Scott, Jim Horn, Ernie Watts & Don Menza : Saxophone
Chuck Findley & Paul Hubinon : Trumpet
Gary Coleman : Percussion
Chris Bono : Synthesizer

Engineered by John Mills
Assisted by Linda Tyler & Tom Lykes
Strings Engineered by Armin Steiner
Production Assistant : Candace Vanduser
Concert Master : James Getzoff
Conductor & Arranger : Christopher Bond
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Sound Labs & Western Recorders
Remastered in 2015 by Andrew Thompson at Sound Performance, London