28/07/2025

Larry Hosford "Cross Words" (1976) -Country-



Label : Shelter Recording Company Inc.


États-Unis Side A

01 - Why I Spend So Much Time In The Bars (Larry Hosford)
02 - If I Could Talk As Fast As I Think (Larry Hosford)
03 - Direct Me (Larry Hosford)
04 - Crosswords Puzzle #1 (Larry Hosford)
05 - Wishing I Could (Larry Hosford)
06 - Loving You, Like I Do (Larry Hosford)
07 - Crosswords Puzzle #2 (Larry Hosford)

Side B

01 - Last Chance Romance (Larry Hosford & Bob O'Neill)
02 - Nobody Remembers The Losers (Larry Hosford)
03 - She Went Back Home To Her Mama (Larry Hosford)
04 - Crosswords Puzzle #3 (Larry Hosford)
05 - 50% Of The Blame (Larry Hosford)
06 - The World Outside (Larry Hosford)
07 - Crosswords #4 (Larry Hosford)


Larry Hosford : Lead vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Friends is :
Frank Reckard : Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Ernie Hagar : Pedal Steel Guitar
Jody Wence : Piano, Vocals
Tom Groves : Bass, Vocals
Zack Bass : Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Owen's A Team is :
Harold Bradley : Acoustic Guitar
Billy Sanford : Acoustic Guitar
Bob Moore : Bass
Tommy Cogbil : Bass
Buddy Harman : Drums

Fly By Night is :
Pat Hubbard : Piano, Vocals
Ann Hughes : Flute, Vocals
Gary Roda : Pedal Steel Guitar, Vocals
Duane Sousa : Bass, Vocals
Jim Norris : Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Studios & Engineers :
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Hugh B. Davis : Engineer & Mixer
Roger Buffalo : Assistant Engineer
Wally Traugott : Mastering
Bradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Joe Mills : Engineer
Bob Bradley : Assistant Engineer

Produced by Dino Airali & Larry Hosford for Syn-Star Productions


Side A

01 - Why I Spend So Much Time In The Bars

With Friends &,
Howard Wolen : Harmony Vocal

02 - If I Could Talk As Fast As I Think

With Fly By Night &,
Frank Reckard Lead Guitar
Tom Scott : Clarinet
Featuring Ann Hughes : Duet Vocal

03 - Direct Me

With Owen's A Team &,
Doug Haywood, Dino Airali : Harmony Vocals
Frank Reckard : Acoustic Guitar
George Harrison : Slide Guitar
Leon Russell : Piano & Vibes

04 - Crosswords Puzzle #1

Frank Reckard : Acoustic Guitar

05 - Wishing I Could

With Owen's A Team &,
Leon Russell, George Harrison : Harmony Vocals
Jerry Miller : Acoustic Guitar
Tom Scribner : 'The Lost Sound Of The Musical Saw'
Jeff Gylkinson : Harmonica

06 - Loving You, Like I Do

With Fly By Night &,
Bob Caloca, Rick Cathaway : Harmony Vocals
Frank Reckard : Lead Guitar
Tom Scott : Tenor Sax

07 - Crosswords Puzzle #2

Bob Caloca : Acoustic Guitar

Side B

01 - Last Chance Romance

With Fly By Night &,
Bob O'Neill & The Last Chance Chorale
Frank Reckard : Acoustic Guitar
Ken Kraft : Slide Guitar
Ernie Hagar : Pedal Steel Guitar

02 - Nobody Remembers The Losers

With Owen's A Team &,
Ann Hughes : Harmony Vocals
Frank Reckard Lead Guitar
Ernie Hagar : Pedal Steel Guitar
Stanley Meidinger : Fiddle

03 - She Went Back Home To Her Mama

With Fly By Night &,
Frank Reckard Lead Guitar
Byron Berline : Fiddle

04 - Crosswords Puzzle #3

Ken Kraft : Acoustic Guitar

05 - 50% Of The Blame

With Fly By Night &,
Frank Reckard : Lead Guitar

06 - The World Outside

With Owen's A Team &,
a.k.a. Lorenzo, Ann Hughes, Duane Sousa : Harmony Vocals
Jerry Miller : Electric Guitar
Byron Berline : Fiddle
Jeff Gylkinson : Harmonica
Cris Darrow : Mandolin

07 - Crosswords #4

Jerry Miller : Acoustic Guitar