20/03/2025

Valdy "Landscapes" (1973) -Folk Rock-



Label : Haida Records


Canada Side 1

01 - Landscapes (Valdy)
02 - Gypsy Ways (Valdy)
03 - Java Jeff (Valdy)
04 - Christian Life (Valdy)
05 - Passin' Through (Richard Blakeslee)
06 - Truckers Song (Valdy)

Side 2

01 - Roads Of Anger (Bob Lind)
02 - Simple Life (Ode To L.A.) (Valdy & Max Bennett)
03 - Bitter Green (Gordon Lightfoot)
04 - City Musician (Valdy)
05 - Arnolds Cove (Valdy)
06 - Whirl And Twirl And Swirl (Valdy)


String Arrangement on "Whirl And Twirl And Swirl" by Valdy, "Bitter Green" by Claire Lawrence
Recorded &t A&M Studios & The Sound Factory, Hollywood, Calif.
Producer : Claire Lawrence
Mixing : Sound Labs, Hollywood
Engineer : Norm Kinney (with help from Tommy Vicari, Linda Tyler, Milt Calice, Dave Ikeland & Steve Waldman, John Arrias (Sound Factory)
Mastering : Bernie Grundman


Side 1

01 - Landscapes

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Drums : Ron Tutt
Percussion : John Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Electric Guitar : Larry Carlton
Electric Piano : Joe Sample
Background vocals : Valdy, Claire Lawrence

02 - Gypsy Ways

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Drums & Percussion : John  Guerin
Bass Max Bennett
Electric Guitar & Mandolin : Larry Carlton
Soprano Sax : Claire Lawrence
Background vocals : Valdy, Claire Lawrence

03 - Java Jeff

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Drums & Percussion : John  Guerin
Bass Max Bennett
Electric Piano : Joe Sample
Soprano Sax & Organ : Claire Lawrence

04 - Christian Life

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Drums : Ron Tutt
Percussion : John Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Acoustic Guitar : Larry Carlton
Electric Piano : Joe Sample

05 - Passin' Through

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Backup Vocals : Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Marty McCall
Drums : Ron Tutt
Percussion : John Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Acoustic 6, 12 String Electric Guitar : Larry Carlton
Electric Piano : Joe Sample

06 - Truckers Song

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Drums & Percussion : John  Guerin
Bass Max Bennett
6, 12 String Electric Guitar : Larry Carlton

Side 2

01 - Roads Of Anger

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Backup Vocals : Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Marty McCall
Drums & Percussion : John  Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Electric Guitar : Larry Carlton
Electric Piano : Joe Sample
Organ : Claire Lawrence

02 - Simple Life (Ode To L.A.)

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Backup Vocals : Claire Lawrence, Kathy Stack
Drums : Jim Keltner
Bass : Max Bennett
Electric Guitar : Ben Benay
Organ : Claire Lawrence

03 - Bitter Green

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Drums & Percussion : John Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Acoustic Guitar : Larry Carlton
Acoustic Piano : Joe Sample
Strings : David Campbell (Viola)Gordon Marron (Violin)Sheldon Sandu (Violin)Dennis Karmazyn (Cello)

04 - City Musician

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Drums : John Guerin
Bass : Max Bennett
Acoustic Guitar : Larry Carlton
Acoustic Piano : Joe Sample

05 - Arnolds Cove

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Drums : Ron Tutt
Bass : Max Bennett
Electric 6 String, Acoustic 12 String Guitar : Larry Carlton
Acoustic Piano : Joe Sample
Flute : Claire Lawrence

06 - Whirl And Twirl And Swirl

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar : Valdy
Acoustic 12 String Guitar : Larry Carlton
Electric Piano : Joe Sample
Strings : David Campbell (Viola), Gordon Marron (Violin), Sheldon Sandu (Violin), Dennis Karmazyn (Cello)