1972 Paul Williams – Life Goes On
Life Goes On is an album by Paul Williams, released in 1972. Notable songs from the album include “I Won’t Last a Day Without You” and “Out in the Country”. Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt sang background vocals on the title track. Jimmy Webb arranged the strings on “Rose.”
Tracks
1 The Lady Is Waiting (Paul Williams) 3:17
2 Out In The Country (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) 3:35
3 Little Girl (Paul Williams) 3:40
4 Rose (Paul Williams, Mentor Williams) 4:25
5 Where Do I Go From Here (Paul Williams) 2:55
6 Life Goes On (Paul Williams, Craig Doerge) 3:26
7 Park Avenue (Paul Williams) 3:15
8 I Won’t Last A Day Without You (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) 5:13
9 Traveling Boy (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) 3:37
10 That Lucky Old Sun (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) 2:39
Biography
Musicians
1 The Lady Is Waiting
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Tambourine | Michael J Jackson |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
2 Out In The Country
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Organ | Mike Utley |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Congas | Russ Kunkel |
| Shaker | Russ Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | Ronee Blakely |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
3 Little Girl
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Flute | Bud Shank |
| Flute | Bob Cooper |
| French Horn | Vince DeRosa |
| French Horn | Willian Hinshaw |
| Oboe | Bob Cooper |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findely |
| Trumpet | John Audino |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
4 Rose
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Background Vocals | Mentor Williams |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
5 Where Do I Go From Here
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Recorder | Tom Scott |
| Congas | Russ Kunkel |
| Shaker | Russ Kunkel |
| Recorder | Tom Scott |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
6 Life Goes On
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Organ | Mike Utley |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Congas | Russ Kunkel |
| Tambourine | Russ Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | Jackson Browne |
| Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
| Background Vocals | Gerry Beckley |
| Background Vocals | Ronee Blakely |
| Background Vocals | Rick Roberts |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
7 Park Avenue
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Organ | Mike Utley |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Flute | Bud Shank |
| Flute | Bob Cooper |
| French Horn | Vince DeRosa |
| French Horn | Willian Hinshaw |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findely |
| Trumpet | John Audino |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
8 I Won’t Last A Day Without You
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Acoustic Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Flute | Tom Scott |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Congas | Russ Kunkel |
| Shaker | Russ Kunkel |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
9 Traveling Boy
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Mike Utley |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
10 That Lucky Old Sun
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
Other Musicians
Cello – Edgar Lustgarten, Kathleen Lustgarten (Tracks 3, 7)
Cello – Frederick Seykora (Track 8)
Viola – Allan Harshman, Gareth Nuttycombe (Tracks 3, 7)
Viola – Virginia Majewski (Track 8)
Violin – Alfred Lustgarten, Erno Neufeld, Leonard Malarsky, Marvin Limonick, Nathan Kaproff (Tracks 3, 7)
Violin – Harry Bluestone, Marshall Sosson (Track 8)
Cello – Frederick Seykora (Track 8)
Viola – Allan Harshman, Gareth Nuttycombe (Tracks 3, 7)
Viola – Virginia Majewski (Track 8)
Violin – Alfred Lustgarten, Erno Neufeld, Leonard Malarsky, Marvin Limonick, Nathan Kaproff (Tracks 3, 7)
Violin – Harry Bluestone, Marshall Sosson (Track 8)
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael J Jackson
Arranged By (Horns) – David Spinozza (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Spinozza (Tracks 3, 7)
Arranged By (Woodwinds) – David Spinozza (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jimmy Webb (Track 4)
Engineer (Mixing) – Michael J Jackson (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 10)
Engineer (Recording) – Tommy Vicari
Engineer (Recording Assistant) – Rick Porter
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman, Frank DeLuna
Mixed By – Michael J Jackson (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 10)
Mixed By – Glyn Johns (Track 2)
Mixed By – John Haeny (Tracks 4, 7, 8, 9)
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari (Track 5)
Recorded By (Strings) – Glyn Johns (Track 4)
Art Direction – Roland Young (3)
Design – Chuck Beeson, John Cabalka
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
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Arranged By (Horns) – David Spinozza (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Spinozza (Tracks 3, 7)
Arranged By (Woodwinds) – David Spinozza (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jimmy Webb (Track 4)
Engineer (Mixing) – Michael J Jackson (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 10)
Engineer (Recording) – Tommy Vicari
Engineer (Recording Assistant) – Rick Porter
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman, Frank DeLuna
Mixed By – Michael J Jackson (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 10)
Mixed By – Glyn Johns (Track 2)
Mixed By – John Haeny (Tracks 4, 7, 8, 9)
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari (Track 5)
Recorded By (Strings) – Glyn Johns (Track 4)
Art Direction – Roland Young (3)
Design – Chuck Beeson, John Cabalka
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright A&M Records Inc
Copyright A&M Records Inc
Cheryl Milonopoulos on Facebook
March 5, 2016 @ 19:03
Could barely hear Lee’s parts unfortunately. I like that P. Williams had L. Ronstadt and J. Brown on BU vocals on the title track.
R. Kunkel played drums on probably all of Linda’s albums! Great drummer!