15/10/2025

Bloodstone "Train Ride To Hollywood" (1975) -Soul-



Label : London Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - As Time Goes By (H Hupfeld)
02 - Yakety Yak (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
03 - Train Ride (Charles McCormick, Harry Williams Jr., Willis Draften Jr. & Charlie Love)
04 - What Do I Have To Do? (Charlie Love)
05 - Hooray For Romance (Charles McCormick)
06 - Rock 'N' Roll Choo Choo (Charles McCormick, Harry Williams Jr., Willis Draften Jr. & Charlie Love)

Side Two

01 - Go To Sleep (Willis Draften Jr.)
02 - Toot! Toot! Tootsie (Goodbye) (Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Dan Russo & Ted Fiorito)
03 - I'm In Shape (Harry Williams Jr.)
04 - Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) (James C. Keyes, Carl Feaster, Claude Featser, Floyd McRae & James W. Edwards)
05 - Money (That's What I Want) (Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy Jr.)


Bloodstone are :
Charlie Love : Vocal, Guitar
Willis Draffen Jr. : Vocal, Guitar
Harry Williams Jr. : Vocal, Percussion
Charles McCormick : Vocal, Bass Guitar, String Bass

Additional help from :
Steve Ferrone : Drums
Pete Wingfield : Piano, Clavinet, Electric Piano
Pip Williams : Electric Sitar
B.J. Cole : Steel Pedal Guitar
Plas Johnson : Tenor Sax on "Yakety Yak"
Ernest Draffen : Piano on "As Time Goes By"
Darryl Budgetts : Traps on "As Time Goes By"
Roger Ball : Alto & Baritone Sax on "I'm In Shape"
Malcolm Duncan : Tenor Sax on "I'm In Shape"

Alex Welsh & His Band :
Alex Welsh : Trumpet / Leader
Roy Williams : Trombone
Johnny Barnes : Clarinet
Jim Douglas : Banjo
Harvey Weston : String Bass
Roger Nobes : Drums
Martin Fry : Sousaphone

Tony Carr : Congas, Bongos, Vibraslap, Maraccas, Orchestra Cymbals, Shaker, Guiro
Maurice Pert : Tympani, Orchestral Bass Drum, Timbales, Tuned Cowbells, Claves
Lennox Laington : Congas, Maraccas
Tristan Fry : Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells
John Sheppard : Solo Violin

Special thanks to The Natural High Symphonia - David Katz (Leader) & The Natural High Brass :
Mike Davies, John Huckridge, Jimmy Wilson, Martin Drover : Trumpet, Flugel Horn
Billy Graham, Reg Brooks, Dave Sharman : Trombone
Jeff Perkins : Bass Trombone
Howie Casey : Tenor Sax
Dick Parry : Tenor, Baritone Sax

Produced by Mike Vernon for the Crystal Jukebox
The Natural High Symphonia & Brass Orchestrated, Directed & Conducted by Pip Williams
Recorded at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles
Recording Engineer : Rick Heenan
Mastering Engineer : Bob Ludwig
Assistant Engineers / Operators : Neil Brody, Zack Zennor, Tim Kramer, Nat Jeffrey & Gary Starr
Special thanks to John A. Harrison, Jack Baker & Charles Rondeau
Symphonia added at Nova Sound Studios, London
Engineer : Richard Dodd
Brass & Percussion added at Decca Tollington Park Studios, London
Engineer : Kevin Fuller