Mary McCreary "Butterflies In Heaven" (1973) -Pop Soul-

Label : Shelter Recording Co., Inc.

 Side A

01 - My Soul Is Satisfied (Mary McCreary)

02 - Can You Catch Me (Mary McCreary)

03 - Jessie And Bessie (Mary McCreary)

04 - God Is Always Near (Mary McCreary)

05 - Evil Woman (Lawrence Hill & Mary McCreary)

Side B

01 - Butterflies In Heaven (Mary McCreary)

02 - Rudi Poot (Mary McCreary)

03 - My Love Is Real (Mary McCreary)

04 - Mirror (Lawrence Hill)

The Horn Section Led by George Bohannon

The Campbell-Kurban String

Section Led by Sheldon Sanov

Produced by D.J. Rogers

Engineers : Tommy Vicari, Larry Hirsch, Bart Caiate, Tom Russell

Mixdown Engineers : Tommy Vicari, D.J. Rogers

Recorded at Shelter Church Studio, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Side A

01 - My Soul Is Satisfied

Mary McCreary : Piano & Vocals

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Andy Newmark : Drums

David T. Walker : Guitar

02 - Can You Catch Me

Mary McCreary : Piano, Clavinet, Lead & Background vocals

Keith Hatchell : Bass

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Scott Sansby : Drums

David T. Walker : Guitar

03 - Jessie And Bessie

Mary McCreary : Piano & Vocals

Keith Hatchell : Bass

Scott Sansby : Drums

David T. Walker : Guitar

04 - God Is Always Near

Mary McCreary : Piano, Lead & Background vocals

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Andy Newmark : Drums

Betty Hollings : Background vocals

Roger Roberts : Background vocals

Tremaine Hawkins : Background vocals

Walter Hawkins : Background vocals

05 - Evil Woman

Mary McCreary : Piano, Lead & Background vocals

Clarence McDonald : Clavinet

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Scott Sansby : Drums

David T. Walker : Guitar

Side B

01 - Butterflies In Heaven

Mary McCreary : Piano & Vocals

Clarence McDonald : Electric Piano

Keith Hatchell : Bass

Scott Sansby : Drums

02 - Rudi Poot

Mary McCreary : Piano, Lead & Background vocals

Keith Hatchell : Bass

Scott Sansby : Drums

03 - My Love Is Real

Mary McCreary : Piano & Vocals

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Andy Newmark : Drums

Marlo Henderson : Guitar

Maxayn Lewis : Background vocals

04 - Mirror

Mary McCreary : Piano, Lead & Background vocals

Keith Hatchell : Bass

Scott Sansby : Drums

D.J. Rogers : Background vocals

Leon Russell "Will O The Wisp" (1975) -Pop Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : Shelter Recording Company Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Will O' The Wisp (Instrumental) (Leon Russell)

02 - Little Hideaway (Leon Russell)

03 - Make You Feel Good (Leon Russell)

04 - Can't Get Over Losing You (Leon Russell)

05 - My Father's Shoes (Leon Russell)

06 - Stay Away From Sad Songs (Leon Russell)

Side 2

01 - Back To The Island (Leon Russell)

02 - Down On Deep River (Leon Russell)

03 - Bluebird (Leon Russell)

04 - Laying Right Here In Heaven (Leon Russell)

05 - Lady Blue (Leon Russell)

Produced by Denny Cordell & Leon Russell

Roger Linn : Recording Engineer, Synthesizer Programs

John Harkin : Recording Engineer, System Design

Pete Bishop : Recording Engineer on Track with M.G. Rhythm Section

Mastering Engineer : Brian Ingoldsby

Mastering Studio : MCA Recording Studio

Side 1

01 - Will O' The Wisp 

Instrumental

Leon Russell : Bass, Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Percussion

02 - Little Hideaway

Teddy Jack Eddy : Drums

Mary McCreary : Background vocals

Leon Russell : Bass, Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion, Clavinet, RMI

03 - Make You Feel Good

Teddy Jack Eddy : Drums

'Moon' Calhoun : Drums Ending

Leon Russell : Bass, Synthesizer, Electric Guitars, Piano

04 - Can't Get Over Losing You

J.J. Cale : Electric Guitars

Minoru Muraoka : Japanese Wooden Flute

Masako Hirayama : Biwa

Mary McCreary : Background vocals, Tambourine

Leon Russell : RMI, Piano, Clavinet

05 - My Father's Shoes

Al Jackson : Drums

Bobby Manuel : Electric Guitar

Leon Russell : Bass, Piano, Synthesizer, Organ

06 - Stay Away From Sad Songs

Al Jackson : Drums

Steve Cropper : Electric Guitar

Bobby Manuel : Electric Guitar

Donald 'Duck' Dunn : Bass

Leon Russell : Clavinet, Lead Guitar, Dobro, Guitar, Piano

Side 2

01 - Back To The Island

Al Jackson : Drums & Percussion

Steve Cropper : Electric Guitar & Slide Guitar

Bobby Manuel : Electric Guitar

Donald 'Duck' Dunn : Bass

Mary McCreary : Background vocals

Leon Russell : Organ, Background vocals, Synthesizer

02 - Down On Deep River

Tommy Allsup : Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar Solos

'Moon' Calhoun : Drums

Leon Russell : Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Piano

03 - Bluebird

Teddy Jack Eddy : Drums

Mary McCreary : Background vocals

Patrick Henderson : Tambourine

Leon Russell : Bass, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, RMI, Clavinet

04 - Laying Right Here In Heaven

Carl Himmel : Drums & Percussion

Jim Keltner : Drums & Percussion

Ambrose Campbell : Drums & Percussion

Carl Radle : Bass

Don Preston : Electric Guitar

Patrick Henderson : Organ

Mary McCreary : Lead vocal

Leon Russell : Piano

05 - Lady Blue

Al Jackson : Drums & Percussion

Steve Cropper : Electric Guitar

Bobby Manuel : Electric Guitar

Jim Horn : Alto Sax Solo

Leon Russell : Vibes, Bass, RMI

Mary McCreary "Jezebel" (1974) -Soul / Gospel-

Label : ABC Records

 Side A

01 - Singing The Blues (Raggae) (Mary McCreary)

02 - Everybody's Having Problems (Mary McCreary)

03 - Please Don't Go (Mary McCreary)

04 - High Flyin' Me (Mary McCreary)

05 - Seasons (Mary McCreary)

06 - Mighty Clouds Of Joy (Buddy Buie & Robert Nix)

Side B

01 - Brother (Mary McCreary)

02 - Jezebel (Mary McCreary)

03 - Levon (Elton John & Bernie Taupin)

04 - Soothe Me (Mary McCreary)

05 - Singing The Blues (Mary McCreary)

Producers

Denny Correll

Leon Russell

Recording Engineers

Bob Schaper

Malcolm Cecil

Bob Margouleff

Tom Russell

Mixing Engineers

Bob Schaper

Rick Heenah

Tony Visconti

Rick Ruggieri

Mastering

Mastering Lab - Hollywood, Calif.

Studios

Producers Workshop, Hollywood, Calif.

Shelter Church Studio, Tulsa, Okla.

Duke Reid, Kingston, Jamaica

Village Recorders, Westwood, Calif.

Good Earth Studios, London, England

Record Plant, Hollywood, Calif.

Horns

Lenny Pickett : Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Flute

Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone

Steve Kupka : Baritone Saxophone

Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone

Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn Arrangements

Strings

Nick DeCaro - Arrangements

Frank DeCaro

Harry Bluestone

Arnold Belnick

George Poole

Erno Neufeld

Paul Shute

Stanley Plummer

Anatol Kaminsky

Jacob Krachmalnick

Jan Hlinka

Alexander Neiman

Eleanor Slatkin

Raphael Kramer

Robert Ross

Side A

01 - Singing The Blues (Raggae)

Vocal : Mary McCreary

Piano : Winston

Bass : Jackie

Drums : Lloyd Nibbs

Guitar : Lynn Tate, Hucks

02 - Everybody's Having Problems

Piano & Vocal : Mary McCreary

Clavinet : Charles Wilson

Bass : Carol Kaye

Drums : Spider Webb

Electric Violin : Gelon Lau

03 - Please Don't Go

Piano & Vocal : Mary McCreary

Bass : Charles Larkey

Drums : Andy Newmark

Guitar : Don Preston

Horns : ...

04 - High Flyin' Me

Piano & Vocal : Mary McCreary

Bass : Chuck Rainey

Drums : Andy Newmark

Electric Violin : Gelon Lau

05 - Seasons

Vocal, Piano & Clavinet : Mary McCreary

Bass : Carol Kaye

Drums : Spider Webb

06 - Mighty Clouds Of Joy

Piano : Mary McCreary

Vocal : Mary McCreary, Clydie King, Merry Clayton, Carolyn Willis

Clavinet : Charles Wilson

Drums : Spider Webb

Organ : Patrick Henderson

Bass : Carol Kaye

Side B

01 - Brother

Piano : Mary McCreary, Charles Wilson

Vocal : Mary McCreary, Clydie King, Merry Clayton, Carolyn Willis

Bass : Chuck Rainey

Drums : Andy Newmark

Guitar : Harold Haynes

Electric Violin : Gelon Lau

Strings : Nick DeCaro Strings

Horns : ...

02 - Jezebel

Vocal : Mary McCreary

Piano : Charles Wilson

Bass : Chuck Rainey

Drums : Greg Arico

Electric Violin : Gelon Lau

Horns : ...

03 - Levon

Piano & Vocal : Mary McCreary

Bass : Chuck Rainey

Drums : Spider Webb

Guitar : Wayne Perkins

Strings : Nick DeCaro Strings

04 - Soothe Me

Piano & Vocal : Mary McCreary

Guitar & Vocal : Jose Feliciano

Bass : David Miner

Drums : Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner

Electric Piano, Synthesizer : Leon Russell

Percussion : Lawrence Hill

Electric Violin : Gelon Lau

05 - Singing The Blues

Piano & Vocal : Mary McCreary

Bass : Chuck Rainey

Drums : Andy Newmark

Percussion : Ambrose Campbell