1970 Al Kooper – Easy Does It
Easy Does It is the third solo album by American singer-songwriter Al Kooper, recorded and released in 1970 for Columbia Records.
A double album, Easy Does It featured Kooper on an expanded number of instruments, including sitar (used to effect on the country-tinged “Sad, Sad Sunshine”), vibes and electronic effects. While mostly backed by Bretheren rhythm section Stu Woods and Rick Marotta, Kooper also utilized groups in Nashville and Los Angeles to record the tracks for the album.
Two tracks were also featured on the soundtrack to the counter-culture film The Landlord, “Brand New Day” and “Love Theme from The Landlord”.
Tracks
1 Brand New Day (Main Theme From “The Landlord”) (Al Kooper) 5:13
2 Piano Solo Introduction (Al Kooper) 2:00
3 I Got A Woman (Ray Charles, Renald Richard) 4:33
4 Country Road (James Taylor) 4:25
5 I Bought You The Shoes (You’re Walking Away In) (Bob Brass, Irwin Levine, Al Kooper) 2:01
6 Introduction 0:50
7 Easy Does It (Al Kooper) 5:28
8 Buckskin Boy (Al Kooper, Charlie Calello) 3:10
9 Love Theme From “The Landlord” (Al Kooper) 3:14
10 Sad Sad Sunshine (Al Kooper) 5:07
11 Let The Duchess No (John Gregory, Jim Roberts) 3:20
12 She Gets Me Where I Live (Al Kooper, Charlie Calello) 3:37
13 A Rose And A Baby Ruth (JD Loudermilk) 3:31
14 Baby Please Don’t Go (Big Joe Williams) 12:26
15 God Sheds His Grace On Thee (Al Kooper, Charlie Calello) 3:30
Biography
Musicians
| Guitar | Al Kooper |
| Organ | Al Kooper |
| Piano | Al Kooper |
| Synthesizer | Al Kooper |
| Vibraphone | Al Kooper |
Other Musicians
1 Brand New Day (Main Theme From “The Landlord”)
| Bass | Stu Woods |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
3 I Got A Woman
| Bass | Stu Woods |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Sax | Fred Lipsius |
4 Country Road
| Bass | Stu Woods |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Harmonica | Peter Ivers |
5 I Bought You The Shoes (You’re Walking Away In)
| Bass | Stu Woods |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | David Bromberg |
7 Easy Does It
| Bass | Stu Woods |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
8 Buckskin Boy
| Bass | Stu Woods |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Bromberg |
| Guitar | Tom Cosgrove |
9 Love Theme From “The Landlord”
| Bass | John Miller (2) |
| Drums | Al Rogers |
| Guitar | Joe Beck |
| Guitar | Stuart Scharf |
| Percussion | George Devens |
10 Sad Sad Sunshine
| Bass | Joe Osborn |
| Drums | Joe Correro |
| Guitar | Freddy Weller |
| Guitar | Keith Allison |
| Sitar | Al Kooper |
| Tablas | Milt Holland |
11 Let The Duchess No
| Bass | Charlie McCoy |
| Drums | Kenny Buttrey |
| Guitar | Charlie Daniels |
| Guitar | Wayne Moss |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Drake |
| Background Vocals | The Blossoms |
12 She Gets Me Where I Live
| Bass | Lyle Ritz |
| Drums | Earl Palmer |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
13 A Rose And A Baby Ruth
| Bass | Stu Woods |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Tom Cosgrove |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | David Bromberg |
| Background Vocals | Rick Marotta |
| Background Vocals | Stu Woods |
14 Baby Please Don’t Go
| Bass | Stu Woods |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Congas | Bobby Colomby |
15 God Sheds His Grace On Thee
| Bass | Lyle Ritz |
| Drums | Earl Palmer |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
Liner Notes
Producer – Al Kooper
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Charlie Calello (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15)
Arranged By – Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 10, 13)
Conductor – Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 10, 13)
Engineer – Don Puluse, Neil Wilburn, Stan Tonkel, Sy Mitchell, Tim Geelan, Stan Weiss
Mastered By – Mike Ruschack
Recorded By (Recordist Extraordinaire) – Doug Pomeroy
Remix – Stan Weiss
Supervision – Warren Vincent
Cover – Rúspoli-Rodríguez
Photography – Columbia Records Photo Studio, Don Hunstein
Mastered At Customatrix
Recorded At Columbia Records
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