Chuck Findley, David Hungate, David Paich, Dean Parks, Fred Tackett, Gary Grant, Helen Reddy, Jeffrey Porcaro, Ray Parker Jr, Scott Edwards, Steve Madaio, The Waters, Tom Scott
Music, Music is the eighth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in the summer of 1976 by Capitol Records and later described by J. Scott McClintock for AllMusic: “There are breezy, Bacharach-ian excursions (‘Gladiola,’ ‘You Make It So Easy’), bluesy numbers (‘Get Off Me Baby,’ ‘Ladychain’), light country (‘Mama’), jazzy ballads (Paul Williams’ torchy contribution, ‘Nice to Be Around’), and even a little Philly soul (‘I Can’t Hear You No More’). On August 2 of that year the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States. It debuted on Billboard’s Top LP’s & Tapes chart that same month, in the issue dated August 14, and got as high as number 16 during its 13 weeks there, and in Canada’s RPM magazine it peaked at number 14. On August 23, 2005, it was released for the first time on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD, the other album being her 1975 studio release, No Way to Treat a Lady.
Tracks
1 Music Music (Pamela Holland) 3:15
2 Gladiola (Alan Gordon) 3:28
3 Mama (Harriet Schock) 4:03
4 Hold Me In Your Dreams Tonight (Marie Cain) 2:43
5 Get Off Me Baby (Jeff Langley, Holly Near) 4:59
6 I Can’t Hear You No More (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 2:49
7 Ladychain (Marcia Waldorf) 3:58
8 Music Is My Life (Alan Gordon) 2:28
9 Nice To Be Around (John Williams, Paul Williams) 2:59
10 You Make It So Easy (Helen Reddy, Carole Bayer Sager) 2:27
Musicians
1 Music Music
| Bass |
David Hungate |
| Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar |
Fred Tackett |
| Keyboards |
David Paich |
| Percussion |
Bobbye Hall |
2 Gladiola
| Bass |
Reinie Press |
| Drums |
Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar |
Dean Parks |
| Piano |
Marc Jordan |
| Sax |
Tom Scott |
| Percussion |
Victor Feldman |
3 Mama
| Bass |
Scott Edwards |
| Drums |
Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar |
Ray Parker Jr |
| Piano |
Clarence McDonald |
4 Hold Me In Your Dreams Tonight
| Bass |
Reinie Press |
| Drums |
Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar |
Dean Parks |
| Piano |
Marc Jordan |
| Percussion |
Victor Feldman |
5 Get Off Me Baby
| Bass |
Scott Edwards |
| Drums |
Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar |
Ray Parker Jr |
| Piano |
Clarence McDonald |
6 I Can’t Hear You No More
| Bass |
Scott Edwards |
| Drums |
Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar |
Dean Parks |
| Piano |
Larry Muhoberac |
7 Ladychain
| Bass |
Scott Edwards |
| Drums |
Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar |
Ray Parker Jr |
| Piano |
Clarence McDonald |
| Sax |
Tom Scott |
8 Music Is My Life
| Bass |
David Hungate |
| Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar |
Fred Tackett |
| Piano |
David Paich |
| Percussion |
Bobbye Hall |
| Percussion |
Victor Feldman |
9 Nice To Be Around
| Bass |
Reinie Press |
| Drums |
Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar |
Dean Parks |
| Piano |
Marc Jordan |
| Flute |
Tom Scott |
10 You Make It So Easy
| Bass |
Scott Edwards |
| Drums |
Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar |
Dean Parks |
| Piano |
Larry Muhoberac |
Other Musicians
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Bobby Findley |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Trumpet | Jay Daversa |
| Sax | Don Menza |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Sax | Bill Perkins |
| Sax | Jay Migliori |
| Flute | Jack Nimitz |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Oboe | Earl Dumler |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Roberts |
| Background Vocals | Nick DeCaro |
Liner Notes
Producer – Joe Wissert
Arranged By – Nick DeCaro
Conductor – Nick DeCaro
Engineer (Recording) – Tom Perry
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Photography – Jeff Dunas
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Capitol Records Inc
Music, Music is the eighth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in the summer of 1976 by Capitol Records and later described by J. Scott McClintock for AllMusic: “There are breezy, Bacharach-ian excursions (‘Gladiola,’ ‘You Make It So Easy’), bluesy numbers (‘Get Off Me Baby,’ ‘Ladychain’), light country (‘Mama’), jazzy ballads (Paul Williams’ torchy contribution, ‘Nice to Be Around’), and even a little Philly soul (‘I Can’t Hear You No More’). On August 2 of that year the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States. It debuted on Billboard’s Top LP’s & Tapes chart that same month, in the issue dated August 14, and got as high as number 16 during its 13 weeks there, and in Canada’s RPM magazine it peaked at number 14. On August 23, 2005, it was released for the first time on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD, the other album being her 1975 studio release, No Way to Treat a Lady.