1976 Tom Snow – Tom Snow

The selftitled Tom Snow album is the second solo album. It was released in 1976.

Thomas Righter Snow (born 1947 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American songwriter.

Snow has written songs for Joe Cocker “(Even a Fool Would Let Go” with Kerry Chater), “Love Not War” (with Barbara Griffin), Olivia Newton-John (“Deeper Than the Night”, “Make a Move On Me”, etc.), Melissa Manchester (“You Should Hear How She Talks About You”), The Pointer Sisters (“He’s So Shy”), Barbra Streisand, Rita Coolidge (“You”, which was also an Australian top 10 hit for Marcia Hines in 1977 and in 2005), Barry Manilow (“Somewhere Down the Road”, a song which was performed on Ally McBeal), Randy Crawford, Diana Ross (“Gettin’ Ready for Love”), Bonnie Raitt (“Love Sneakin’ Up On You”), Leo Sayer, Bette Midler, Michael Johnson (“I’ll Always Love You”), Dolly Parton, Captain and Tennille, Kim Carnes (“Don’t Call It Love”), Linda Ronstadt (“Don’t Know Much” duet with Aaron Neville), Trisha Yearwood, Amy Grant (“Good For Me”), and Christina Aguilera (“So Emotional”). He also co-wrote (“Dreaming of You”) for the crossover Mexican-American star Selena which was released posthumously in 1995.

Tracks

1  Hurry Boy (Tom Snow) 5:46
2  When I Was Young (Tom Snow) 4:03
3  Doin’ It All Again (Tom Snow) 4:14
4  Rosanna (Tom Snow) 4:04
5  Rock & Roll Widow (Tom Snow) 4:16
6  Now You Know (Tom Snow) 3:11
7  Shoestring Destiny (Tom Snow) 4:15
8  I’m Only Passin’ Through (Tom Snow) 3:37
9  Here’s Hoping (Tom Snow) 4:09

Media

Musicians

1 Hurry Boy

BassWilton Felder
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarElliot Randall
GuitarWaddy Wachtel
Acoustic GuitarFred Tackett
ClavinetTom Snow
Fender RhodesDavid Paich
PianoTom Snow
PercussionMilt Holland
Background VocalsStevie Nicks
Background VocalsValerie Carter
Background VocalsTom Jans
Background VocalsBill Schwartz


2 When I Was Young

BassWilton Felder
DrumsGary Mallaber
GuitarWaddy Wachtel
GuitarFred Tackett
KeyboardsTom Snow
SaxJohn Klemmer
Background VocalsAlexandra Sliwin
Background VocalsSloan Sliwin


3 Doin’ It All Again

BassWilton Felder
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarFred Tackett
GuitarWaddy Wachtel
MandolinDean Parks
Fender RhodesDavid Paich
PianoTom Snow
Background VocalsValerie Carter


4 Rosanna

BassWilton Felder
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
Acoustic GuitarFred Tackett
Fender RhodesDavid Paich
MoogBill Payne
PianoTom Snow
Background VocalsStevie Nicks
Background VocalsValerie Carter
Background VocalsBill Schwartz


5 Rock & Roll Widow

BassWilton Felder
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarWaddy Wachtel
GuitarDean Parks
Acoustic GuitarFred Tackett
KeyboardsTom Snow
PercussionMilt Holland
Background VocalsValerie Carter
Background VocalsAlexandra Sliwin
Background VocalsSloan Sliwin
Background VocalsBill Schwartz


6 Now You Know

BassWilton Felder
DrumsGary Mallaber
GuitarFred Tackett
ClavinetTom Snow
Fender RhodesTom Snow
OrganMike Utley
PianoTom Snow
Background VocalsAlexandra Sliwin
Background VocalsSloan Sliwin
Background VocalsValerie Carter


7 Shoestring Destiny

BassWilton Felder
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarFred Tackett
GuitarElliot Randall
MoogDavid Paich
OrganMike Utley
PianoTom Snow
PercussionMilt Holland


8 I’m Only Passin’ Through

BassWilton Felder
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarElliot Randall
GuitarFred Tackett
KeyboardsTom Snow
PercussionMilt Holland
Background VocalsValerie Carter
Background VocalsAlexandra Sliwin
Background VocalsSloan Sliwin


9 Here’s Hoping

BassBob Glaub
DrumsJim Gordon
Acoustic GuitarFred Tackett
Slide GuitarWaddy Wachtel
Background VocalsKerry Chater
Background VocalsJorge Calderon

Liner Notes

Producer – Michael J. Jackson
Arranged By (Strings) – David Paich, Marty Paich (Tracks 1, 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 9)
Recorded By – John Haeny
Recorded By (Assistant) – Kent Nebergall, Mark Howlett
Remixed By – Michael J. Jackson
Remixed By (Assistant) – MArk Howlett

Recorded and Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders