Nobody’s Fool was the debut solo album by Dann Penn, released in 1973.
Dan Penn (born Wallace Daniel Pennington, 16 November 1941) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s, including “The Dark End of the Street” and “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” with Chips Moman and “Cry Like a Baby” with Spooner Oldham. Penn also produced many hits, including “The Letter”, by the Box Tops. Though considered to be one of the great white soul singers of his generation, Penn has released relatively few records featuring his own vocals and musicianship, preferring the relative anonymity of songwriting and producing
Tracks
1 Nobody’s Fool (Bobby Emmons, Dan Penn) 2:52
2 Raining In Memphis (Dan Penn, Michael Lietz, Spooner Oldham) 3:43
3 Tearjoint (Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts) 2:55
4 Time (Dan Penn) 2:21
5 Lodi (John Fogerty) 3:17
6 Ain’t No Love (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 3:36
7 I Hate You (Dan Penn, Leroy Daniels) 2:26
8 Prayer For Peace (Bill Rennie, Dan Penn, Greg Reding) 2:45
9 If Love Was Money (Bill Phillips, Dan Penn) 3:32
10 Skin (Dan Penn) 2:45
Musicians
1 Nobody’s Fool
Bass | Tommy McClure |
Drums | Sammy Creason |
Guitar | Charlie Freeman |
Steel Guitar | John Huey |
Keyboards | Mike Utley |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
2 Raining In Memphis
Bass | Jimmy Flim Johnson |
Drums | Dulin Lancaster |
Guitar | Dan Penn |
Organ | Spooner Oldham |
Piano | Jay Spell |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
3 Tearjoint
Bass | Jimmy Flim Johnson |
Drums | Dulin Lancaster |
Guitar | Dan Penn |
Guitar | Tommy Richards |
Keyboards | Spooner Oldham |
Steel Guitar | Leo Leblanc |
Background Vocals | Ginger Holladay |
Background Vocals | Mary Holladay |
Background Vocals | Susie Dotson |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
4 Time
Bass | Jimmy Flim Johnson |
Drums | Dulin Lancaster |
Guitar | Dan Penn |
Guitar | Tony Oterri |
Keyboards | Jay Spell |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
5 Lodi
Bass | Jimmy Flim Johnson |
Drums | Dulin Lancaster |
Steel Guitar | Leo Leblanc |
Keyboards | Spooner Oldham |
Background Vocals | Ginger Holladay |
Background Vocals | Mary Holladay |
Background Vocals | Susie Dotson |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
6 Ain’t No Love
Bass | Tommy McClure |
Drums | Dulin Lancaster |
Guitar | Tommy Richards |
Keyboards | Spooner Oldham |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
7 I Hate You
Bass | David Hood |
Drums | Roger Hawkins |
Guitar | Dan Penn |
Guitar | Marlin Greene |
Keyboards | Spooner Oldham |
Vibraphone | Bergen White |
Background Vocals | Jeanie Greene |
Background Vocals | Mary Holladay |
Background Vocals | Susie Dotson |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
8 Prayer For Peace
Bass | Jimmy Flim Johnson |
Drums | Dulin Lancaster |
Organ | Greg Reding |
Piano | Jay Spell |
Background Vocals | Ginger Holladay |
Background Vocals | Mary Holladay |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
9 If Love Was Money
Bass | Jimmy Flim Johnson |
Drums | Dulin Lancaster |
Guitar | Dan Penn |
Guitar | Tommy Richards |
Organ | Bill Phillips |
Vocals | Dan Penn |
10 Skin
Other Musicians
Horns – Nashville Horns (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
Strings – Nashville Strings
Backing Vocals (Background Voices) – The Hot Dogs (Track 9)
Performer (Plays) – The Amazing Truth Band (Track 10)
Liner Notes
Producer – Dan Penn
Arranged By (Memphis Horns) – Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson
Arranged By (Strings), Arranged By (Nashville Horns) – Bergen White
Engineer (Mixdown Engineer) – Dan Penn
Engineer (Recording Engineer) – Michael Lietz
Art Direction – Beverly Weinstein
Design (Album Design) – Maurer Productions
Photography By – Jimmy Chappell
Recorded At – Beautiful Sounds, Memphis, TN.