26/04/2024
Gary Wright "Best Of Gary Wright - The Dream Weaver" (1998) -Pop Rock / Soft Rock / Westcoast Rock-
Label : Warner Bros. Records / Rhino Records
02 - I Know A Place (Gary Wright)
03 - Stand For Our Rights (Gary Wright)
04 - Two Faced Man (Gary Wright)
05 - Dream Weaver (Gary Wright)
06 - Love Is Alive (Gary Wright)
07 - Time Machine (Gary Wright)
08 - I Am The Sky (Paramahansa Yogananda & Gary Wright)
09 - Who Am I (Gary Wright)
10 - Are You Weepin' (Gary Wright)
11 - Touch And Gone (Gary Wright & Richard Reicheg)
12 - Keep Love In Your Soul (Gary Wright & Jamie Quinn)
13 - Love's Awake Inside (Gary Wright)
14 - Heartbeat (Marty Walsh & Gary Wright)
15 - Really Wanna Know You (Ali Thomson & Gary Wright)
16 - Voices (Tom Keane, Gary Wright & John Lang)
17 - Don't Try To Own Me (Gary Wright & Duane Hitchings)
18 - Someone Like You (John Lang & Gary Wright)
19 - If You Believe In Heaven (Graham Gouldman, Adrian Lee & Gary Wright)
Original Album Sources :
A - 'Extraction'
A&M #SP-4277 (10/70)
Produced by Gary Wright & Andrew Johns
Engineered by Andrew Johns
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London
B - 'Footprint'
A&M #SP-4296 (5/71)
Produced by Gary Wright
Engineered by Andrew Johns & Chris Kimsey
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London
C - 'The Dream Weaver'
Warner Bros. #BS-2868 (7/75); LPs #7
Produced by Gary Wright
Engineered by Jay Lewis
Recorded at Sound Labs, Inc., Los Angeles & Stronghold Sound Recorders, North Hollywood
D - 'The Light Of Smiles'
Warner Bros. #BS-2951 (1/77) ; LPs #23
Produced by Gary Wright & Jay Lewis
Engineered by Jay Lewis
Recorded at Sound Labs, Inc., Los Angeles & United Western Studios, Hollywood
E - 'Touch And Gone'
Warner Bros. #BSK-3137 (11/77) ; LPs #117
Produced by Gary Wright
Engineered by Matthew Hyde & Gary Wright
With Linda Tyler & David Carroll
Recorded at Sound Labs, Inc., Los Angeles & High Wave Studios, Los Angeles
F - 'Headin' Home'
Warner Bros. #BSK-3244 (2/79) ; LPs #147
Produced by Gary Wright
Engineered by John Haeny
With Paul Plack, John Weaver
Recorded at Davlen Studios, North Hollywood ; Star Pasture Studios, Los Angeles & Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood
G - 'The Right Place'
Warner Bros. #BSK-3511 (6/81) ; LPs #79
Produced by Gary Wright & Dean Parks
Engineered by Gary Wright, Dean Parks & Jay Lewis
With Ross Pallone & Steve McMillan
Recorded at High Wave Studios, Los Angeles ; Dean Parks Studios, Los Angeles & Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood
H - 'Who I Am'
Cypress / A&M #YL-0111 (12/88)
Produced by Wyn Davis & Gary Wright
Engineered by Wyn Davis
With Mike Ross, Franz Pusch, Ron Kurz, Eddie Ashworth & Chris Steed
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles ; Powerplay Recording Studios, Maur, Switzerland ; High Wave Studios, Los Angeles & Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach
I - 'First Signs Of Life'
Triloka #7211 (4/95)
Produced by Franz Pusch & Gary Wright
"Don't Try To Own Me" Produced by Gary Wright
Engineered by Franz Pusch, Marlon Klein, Wyn Davis & George Landress
Recorded on Location in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil & High Wave Studios, Los Angeles
*"Someone Like You" (New Recording)
Produced by Franz Pusch & Gary Wright
Engineered by Franz Pusch & Wyn Davis
Recorded at High Wave Studios, Los Angeles & Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood
J - 'Human Love'
Larkio Records #HW-1593 (due Fall / Winter 1998)
Various Producers
"If You Believe In Heaven" Produced by Bernhart Locker & Gary Wright
Engineered by Bernhart Locker, Gary Wright & Franz Pusch
Recorded at High Wave Studios, Los Angeles
Compilation Produced for Release by Gary Wright, David McLees & Gary Peterson
Remastering : Andrew Garver & Bill Inglot
01 - Get On The Right Road
From the Album 'Extraction' (10/70) - A
Also issued at A&M Single #1228 (10/70)
Personnel / Gary Wright : Electric Piano
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Klaus Voorman : Bass
Alan White : Drums
Madeline Bell, Nanette Newman & Doris Troy : Backing vocals
02 - I Know A Place
From the Album 'Extraction' (10/70) - A
Personnel / Gary Wright : Organ
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Trevor Burton : Bass
Alan White : Drums
03 - Stand For Our Rights
From the Album 'Footprint' (5/71) - B
Also issued at A&M Single #1267 (5/71)
Personnel / Jerry Donahue, George Harrison & Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Klaus Voorman : Bass
Jim Gordon & Jim Keltner : Drums
Colin Allan : Percussion
Jim Price : Trumpet, Trombone
Bobby Keys : Tenor Sax
King Curtis : Sax Solo
Pat Arnold, Madeline Bell, Barry St. John, Liza Strike, Jimmy Thomas, Doris Troy & Nanette Workman (Newman) : Backing vocals
04 - Two Faced Man
From the Album 'Footprint' (5/71) - B
Also issued at A&M Single #1344 (5/72)
Personnel / Gary Wright : Piano
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
George Harrison : Slide Guitar
Klaus Voorman : Bass
Alan White : Drums
John Barham : String Arrangement
05 - Dream Weaver
From the Album 'Dream Weaver' (7/75) - C
Also issued at Warner Bros. Single (Edit) #8167 (12/75) ; Pop #2
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Other Keyboards
David Foster : Electric Piano
Jim Keltner : Drums
06 - Love Is Alive
From the Album 'Dream Weaver' (7/75) - C
Also issued at Warner Bros. Single (Edit) #8143 (9/75) ; Pop #2
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Other Keyboards
David Foster : Synth Strings
Andy Newmark : Drums
07 - Time Machine
From the Album 'The Light Of Smiles' (1/77) - D
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Keyboard Effects
David Foster : Synth Horns & Strings
Peter Reilich : Electric Piano
Jim Keltner : Drums
08 - I Am The Sky
From the Album 'The Light Of Smiles' (1/77) - D
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Electric Piano, Keyboard Effects
David Foster : Synth Horns & Strings
Jim Keltner : Drums
Justin Wright : Vocals
09 - Who Am I
From the Album 'The Light Of Smiles' (1/77) - D
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Other Keyboards
David Foster : Synth Horns & Strings
Jim Keltner : Drums
10 - Are You Weepin'
From the Album 'The Light Of Smiles' (1/77) - D
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass
David Foster : Organ
Peter Reilich : Clavinet
Art Wood : Drums
David Pomeranz, Bettye Sweet, Gary Wright & Lorna Wright : Backing vocals
11 - Touch And Gone
From the Album 'Touch And Gone' (10/77) - E
Also issued at Warner Bros. Single #8494 (10/77) ; Pop #73
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Horns & Solos, Clavinet
Art Wood : Drums, Percussion
12 - Keep Love In Your Soul
From the Album 'Headin' Home' (2/79) - F
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Cellos & Flutes, Clavinet
Bobby Lyle : Piano
Fred Tackett : Rhythm Guitar
Steve Lukather : Guitar Solo
Alan White : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa & Audie Watkins : Percussion
Jim Horn : Sax Solo
13 - Love's Awake Inside
From the Album 'Headin' Home' (2/79) - F
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Horns, Strings & Solo
Jaï Winding : Synth Horns & Strings
Bobby Lyle : Electric Piano
Buzz Feiten : Acoustic Guitar
Andy Newmark : Drums
Lenny Castro : Percussion
David Crosby & Graham Nash : Harmony Vocals
14 - Heartbeat
From the Album 'The Right Place' (6/81) -G
Also issued at Warner Bros. Single #49836 (10/81) ; Pop #107
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Other Keyboards
Dean Parks & Marty Walsh : Guitar
Tris Imboden : Drums
Lenny Castro : Percussion
David Pack, Timothy B. Schmit & Gary Wright : Backing vocals
15 - Really Wanna Know You
From the Album 'The Right Place' (6/81) -G
Also issued at Warner Bros. Single #49769 (6/81) ; Pop #16
Personnel / Gary Wright : Synth Bass, Other Keyboards
Dean Parks : Keyboards, Guitar
Tris Imboden : Drums
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Gary Wright & Lorna Wright : Backing vocals
16 - Voices
From the Album 'Who I Am' (12/88) - H
Personnel / Gary Wright & John Andrew Schreiner : Keyboards
Steve Farris : Guitar
Michael Thompson : Guitar Solo
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Jim Keltner & Alan White : Drums
Lakshmi Shankar : Indian Vocal
Joe Pizzulo & Gary Wright : Backing vocals
17 - Don't Try To Own Me
From the Album 'First Signs Of Life' (4/95) - I
Personnel / Gary Wright : Keyboards
Steve Farris : Guitar
Jimmy Haslip : Bass
Terry Bozzio : Drums
George Harrison & Gary Wright : Backing vocals
18 - Someone Like You
*Previously Unissued (9/98)
Personnel / Gary Wright & Franz Pusch : Keyboards
Bobby Lyle : Piano
19 - If You Believe In Heaven
From the forthcoming Album 'Human Love' (due fall/winter 1998) - J
Personnel / Gary Wright : Keyboards
Bernhart Locker : Guitar, Drum Programming
Jimmy Haslip : Bass
Tasha Taylor : Backing vocals