1975 Leon Redbone – On The Track

On the Track is debut album from Leon Redbone, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1975 and reissued on CD in 1988. It peaked at #87 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

The album features a cover illustration by Chuck Jones depicting the character Michigan J. Frog.

Tracks

1  Sweet Mama Hurry Home Or I’ll Be Gone (Jack Neville; Jimmie Rodgers) 2:37
2  Ain’t Misbehavin’ (I’m Savin’ My Love For You) (Andy Razaf; Fats Waller; Harry Brooks) 4:03
3  My Walking Stick (Irving Berlin) 3:41
4  Lazy Bones (Hoagy Carmichael; Johnny Mercer) 3:06
5  Marie (Irving Berlin) 4:25
6  Desert Blues (Big Chief Buffalo Nickel) (Jimmie Rodgers) 3:42
7  Lulu’s Back In Town (Al Dubin; Harry Warren) 2:36
8  Some Of These Days (Shelton Brooks) 3:14
9  Big Time Woman (Wilton Crawley) 2:46
10  Haunted House (Lonnie Johnson) 4:59
11  Polly Wolly Doodle (Traditional) 2:54

Musicians

Bass Milt Hinton
Drums Steve Gadd
Guitar Leon Redbone
Guitar Charles Macey
Banjo Don Mclean
Piano Patti Bown
Harmonica Leon Redbone
Clarinet William Slapin
Cornet Joe Wilder
Sax Phil Bodner
Sax Seldon Powell
Trumpet Joe Wilder
Tuba Jonathan Dorn
Violin Joe Venuti
Percussion Ralph MacDonald
Vocals Leon Redbone

Other Musicians

5 Marie

Violin Emanuel Green
Violin Gene Orloff
Violin Leo Kahn

Liner Notes

Producer – Joel Dorn
Arranged By – Leon Redbone
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – William Eaton
Engineer (Recording, Remix) – Bob Liftin
Mastered By – Vince McGarry
Recorded By (Additional) – Joe Ferla

Illustration – Chuck Jones
Photography  – Tom Zito

Mastered At Regent Sound Studios, NYC
Recorded At Regent Sound Studios, NYC
Remixed At Regent Sound Studios, NYC
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc