07/09/2023

Harpo "The Hollywood Tapes" (1977) -Soft Rock-



Label : EMI Svenska AB


Suède 1 - Impressions Of California

01 - Television (Harpo)
02 - The Ballad Of Los Angeles (Harpo)
03 - D.J. (Harpo)
04 - San Franciscan Nights (Eric Burdon, Victor Briggs, Barry Jenkins, John Weider & Daniel McCulloch)
05 - L.A. (Los Angeles) (Harpo)

2

01 - Love Fever (Harpo)
02 - Suzy, I Turn To Suzy (Harpo)
03 - Angel (Harpo)
04 - Peace (Harpo)
05 - I Believe (Harpo)


All Songs on THE HOLLYWOOD TAPES Written by Harpo, except "San Franciscan Nights" Written by Eric Burdon, Victor Briggs, Barry Jenkins, John Weider & Daniel McCulloch ; "Angel" was inspired by Frederick Forsyth's novel 'The Shepherd'

Playing on THE HOLLYWOOD TAPES are :
Ed Greene : Drums
Mike Melvoin : Keyboards
Lee Ritenour : Lead Guitars
On "The Ballad Of Los Angeles", "San Franciscan Nights", "Love Fever", "Peaceé & "I Believe" Bass is played by Scott Edwards & Dean Parks plays Electric & Acoustic Guitars
On "Television", "D.J.", "L.A. (Los Angeles)", "Suzy, I Turn To Suzy" & "Angel" Bass is played by David Hungate & Ben Benay plays Electric Guitars
Acoustic Guitars, Percussion & Miscellaneous Overdubs played by Ben Palmers
Alto Sax on "The Ballad Of Los Angeles" & Soprano Sax on "San Franciscan Nights" played by Jim Horn
Alto Sax on "Suzy, I Turn To Suzy" played by Jan Kling
Backup Vocals are Julia Tillman Waters (Top), Venetta Fields (Middle) & Maxine Willard Waters (Bottom)
Oboes played by Earl Dumler & Lorentz Larsson
D.J. on "D.J." is John D. King of R&B
Strings by The Sunset Marquis String Section

Rhythm Tracks, Backup Vocals & Strings Recorded at Sound Labs & Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Engineer : John Arrias
Assistant Engineers : John Bruno & Tony D'Amico
Overdubs & Mixes at EMI Studios, Stockholm
Engineered & Mastered by Björn Norén

Produced & Arranged by Ben G.T. Palmers