1977 Hoyt Axton – Road Songs
Road Songs (1977, A&M) is the seventeenth album by Hoyt Axton. It got to #20 in US Country Charts.
Tracks
1 No No Song (Hoyt Axton, David P Jackson) 2:34
2 Boney Fingers (Hoyt Axton) 3:08
3 In A Young Girl’s Mind (Hoyt Axton, Mark Dawson) 3:29
4 Telephone Booth (Hoyt Axton) 3:30
5 Paid In Advance (Hoyt Axton) 2:30
6 Lion In The Winter (Hoyt Axton) 3:23
7 I Love To Sing (Bob Lind) 1:55
8 When The Morning Comes (Hoyt Axton) 3:31
9 Lay, Lady, Lay (Bob Dylan) 3:07
10 Sweet Misery (Hoyt Axton) 3:25
11 Flash Of Fire (Hoyt Axton, Catherine Smith) 2:46
12 Less Than The Song (Hoyt Axton) 3:03
Biography
Musicians
1 No No Song
Bass | Emory Gordy |
Drums | Mike Botts |
Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
Piano | David Jackson |
Trumpet | Gustavo Ramos |
Trumpet | Francisco Arrelano |
2 Boney Fingers
Bass | Emory Gordy |
Drums | Sammy Creason |
Guitar | James Burton |
Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
Pedal Steel Guitar | Red Rhodes |
Piano | Mike Utley |
Vocals | Renee Armand |
Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
Background Vocals | Renee Blakley |
3 In A Young Girl’s Mind
Bass | Max Bennett |
Drums | Mike Botts |
Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
Acoustic Guitar | Mark Dawson |
Harp | Roger Johnson |
4 Telephone Booth
Bass | David Jackson |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | James Burton |
Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
Piano | Loren Newkirk |
Harp | Mark Dawson |
5 Paid In Advance
Bass | Larry Carlton |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | James Burton |
Guitar | Ben Benay |
Piano | Larry Muhoberac |
Harp | Mark Dawson |
Background Vocals | Nicolette Larson |
Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
Background Vocals | Cathy Smith |
6 Lion In The Winter
Bass | Jerry Scheff |
Drums | Mike Botts |
Guitar | James Burton |
Acoustic Guitar | Dick Rosmini |
Piano | George Clinton |
Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
7 I Love To Sing
Drums | Mike Botts |
Piano | George Clinton |
Harp | Roger Johnson |
Tuba | Jerry Scheff |
Trombone | Dick Hyde |
Clarinet | Johnny Rotella |
Percussion | Gail Davies |
8 When The Morning Comes
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Sammy Creason |
Pedal Steel Guitar | Ralph Mooney |
Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
Piano | Mike Utley |
Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
9 Lay, Lady, Lay
Bass | Jerry Scheff |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
Piano | Michael Omartian |
Piano | Joe Sample |
Percussion | Gary Coleman |
Background Vocals | Nicolette Larson |
Background Vocals | Cathy Smith |
Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
Background Vocals | Marc Edelstein |
Background Vocals | Teda Bracci |
10 Sweet Misery
Bass | Tim Drummond |
Drums | Karl Hummel |
Guitar | Ron Cornelius |
Guitar | Mac Gaydon |
Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
Piano | Bob Wilson |
Harmonica | Ed Kollis |
Background Vocals | Dana Brady |
Background Vocals | Claudia Linnear |
Background Vocals | Donna Washburn |
Background Vocals | Donna Weiss |
Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
11 Flash Of Fire
Bass | Larry Carlton |
Drums | Mike Botts |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Steel Guitar | Hank DeVito |
Keyboards | George Clinton |
Clarinet | Tom Scott |
Trombone | Ernie Carlson |
Background Vocals | Nicolette Larson |
Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
Background Vocals | William Griffin |
Background Vocals | Warren Moore |
Background Vocals | Robert Rogers |
Background Vocals | Ronald White |
12 Less Than The Song
Bass | Tim Drummond |
Drums | Karl Hummel |
Guitar | Ron Cornelius |
Guitar | Mac Gaydon |
Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
Piano | Bob Wilson |
Harmonica | Ed Kollis |
Background Vocals | Dana Brady |
Background Vocals | Claudia Linnear |
Background Vocals | Donna Washburn |
Background Vocals | Donna Weiss |
Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Liner Notes
Producer – David Kerschenbaum (Tracks 5, 9, 11)
Producer – Hoyt Axton, Henry Lewy (Tracks 1, 3, 6)
Producer – Allan McDougall, Hoyt Axton (Tracks 2, 4, 8)
Producer – Bob Johnsson (Tracks 10, 12)
Recorded By – Frank DeLuna
Art Direction – Roland Young
Cover – Neal Preston
Design – Chuck Beeson
Photography – Neal Preston
Road Scenes – Ed Simpson, Jim McCrary
Illustration – S Carver
Re-Mastered At A&M Recording Studios