1972 Rick Roberts – Windmills

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Windmills is the debut solo album by Country rock musician Rick Roberts. The album was recorded a year after his stint as lead singer of The Flying Burrito Brothers, and two years before co-founding the band Firefall.

Roberts was joined on the record by Burrito Brothers bandmate Chris Hillman, as well as three of the Eagles: Don Henley, Bernie Leadon (formerly of the Burrito Brothers), and Randy Meisner. Other guest musicians include David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Al Perkins, Dallas Taylor, Marc Benno and Byron Berline. The standout tracks are “Sail Away”, “In My Own Small Way”, and “Jenny’s Blues”, and all of the songs were written by Roberts, except Harlan Howard’s “Pick Me Up on Your Way Down”.

Tracks

1  Deliver Me (Rick Roberts) 04:55
2  Davy McVie (Rick Roberts) 03:47
3  In My Own Small Way (Rick Roberts) 03:00
4  Sail Away (Rick Roberts) 07:20
5  Two Lovely Women (Rick Roberts) 04:42
6  In A Dream (Rick Roberts) 04:12
7  Drunk And Dirty (Rick Roberts) 03:33
8  Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (Harlan Howard) 02:56
9  Jenny’s Blues (Rick Roberts) 03:50

Musicians

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsDon Henley
Acoustic GuitarRick Roberts
Pedal Steel GuitarAl Perkins
OrganMike Utley
PianoJane Getz Wilson
FiddleByron Berline
PercussionJoe Lala

Other Musicians

1 Deliver Me

BassRandy Meisner
GuitarBernie Leadon
Background VocalsBernie Leadon
Background VocalsDon Henley
Background VocalsRandy Meisner


2 Davy McVie

Background VocalsDon Henley


3 In My Own Small Way

BassRandy Meisner
BanjoBernie Leadon
Background VocalsBernie Leadon


5 Two Lovely Women

GuitarMarc Benno
GuitarRick Roberts


6 In A Dream

BassRandy Meisner
Background VocalsDavid Crosby


7 Drunk And Dirty

BassChris Hillman
DrumsDallas Taylor
GuitarMarc Benno
GuitarAl Perkins
Background VocalsJackson Browne


8 Pick Me Up On Your Way Down

Background VocalsJane Getz Wilson

Liner Notes

Producer – David Anderle
Engineer (Recording) – John Haeny, Kent Nebergall, Richard Moore
Engineer (Remix) – David Anderle

Art Direction – Roland Young
Photography – Bob Jenkins

Recorded At Sunset Sound Studios, LA
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