Dory Previn (album)
Appearance
Dory Previn | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1974 | |||
Studio | Burbank Studios, Burbank, California | |||
Genre | Singer-songwriter | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Nik Venet | |||
Dory Previn chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [3] |
Dory Previn is a solo studio LP by Dory Previn, released in 1974.[4][5] It was her first album for the Warner Brothers label, having left United Artists.[6][7]
Critical reception
[edit]The New York Times wrote that "very few other singer/songwriters can match the wisdom and the wit of Previn whose work turns our psyches inside out."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Dory Previn
- "Lover Lover Be My Cover"
- "Coldwater Canyon"
- "Atlantis"
- "Mama Mama Comfort Me"
- "Brando"
- "New Rooms"
- "The Empress of China"
- "The Obscene Phone Call"
- "The Crooked Christmas Star, '73"
- "Did Jesus Have a Baby Sister?"
Personnel
[edit]- Dory Previn – guitar, vocals
- Ray Brown – acoustic bass[ambiguous]
- Bobby Bruce – violin
- David Cohen – guitar
- Buddy Collette – saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Brian Davies – acoustic guitar
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Pat Henderson – backing vocals
- Peter Jameson – guitar
- Tom Keene – keyboards
- Carolyn Matthews – backing vocals
- Myrna Matthews – backing vocals
- Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
- Lincoln Mayorga – piano
- Marti McCall – backing vocals
- Joe Osborn – bass[ambiguous]
- Lyle Ritz – bass[ambiguous]
- Lisa Roberts – backing vocals
- Ron Tutt – drums
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar
- Perry Botkin, Jr. – string arrangements, conductor, bazouki
References
[edit]- ^ Donovan, Charles. Dory Previn at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 640.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 399.
- ^ a b Alterman, Loraine (September 8, 1974). "Pop" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Dory Previn: Singer and songwriter hailed for hersearing honesty". The Independent. February 16, 2012.
- ^ "Dory Previn | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Dory of the Blues - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.