1974 Bill & Taffy – Aces

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Aces is the second album by Bill & Taffy (Bill Danoff and Mary “Taffy” Danoff), released in 1974 on RCA.

Tracks

1  Late Night Radio (Bill Danoff; Taffy Danoff) 03:05
2  Richard (Bill Danoff; Taffy Danoff) 03:10
3  Maybe (Richard Barrett) 02:45
4  Be Happy, Don’t Worry (Bill Danoff; Gwen Davis) 04:37
5  Janet From Another Planet (Bill Danoff; Taffy Danoff) 02:56
6  Dearest Esmeralda (Bill Danoff) 03:29
7  Annie (Say It’s Gonna Be Alright) (Bill Danoff) 03:03
8  How Lucky Can You Be (Bill Danoff) 02:28
9  One Another (Bill Danoff; Gwen Davis) 02:09
10  Thank You (Bill Danoff) 02:56
11  The Band Played On 03:08

Musicians

1 Late Night Radio

BassRussell George
DrumsAllan Schwartzberg
GuitarBob Rose
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
Steel GuitarEric Weissberg
ViolinRussell George


2 Richard

BassRussell George
DrumsHerbie Lovelle
GuitarBob Rose
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
Acoustic GuitarMike Cotter
PianoJon Carroll
Background VocalsJon Carroll
Background VocalsMike Cotter


3 Maybe

BassRussell George
DrumsHerbie Lovelle
GuitarBob Rose
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
PianoJon Carroll
Background VocalsBill Danoff
Background VocalsJon Carroll
Background VocalsMike Cotter


4 Be Happy, Don’t Worry

BassRussell George
DrumsAllan Schwartzberg
GuitarBob Rose
Acoustic GuitarMike Cotter
OrganStanley Schwartz
PianoJon Carroll
Background VocalsJon Carroll
Background VocalsMike Cotter


5 Janet From Another Planet

BassRussell George
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
Acoustic GuitarBob Rose
PianoStanley Schwartz
PercussionGeorge Devens


6 Dearest Esmeralda

BassRussell George
DrumsAllan Schwartzberg
GuitarBob Rose
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
Acoustic GuitarBob Rose
HarpsichordJon Carroll
PianoJon Carroll
Background VocalsJon Carroll
Background VocalsMike Cotter


7 Annie (Say It’s Gonna Be Alright)

BassJoe Osborn
DrumsHal Blaine
GuitarBill Danoff
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
Steel GuitarJeff Baxter
PianoLarry Muhoberac


8 How Lucky Can You Be

BassRussell George
GuitarBob Rose
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
HarpsichordStanley Schwartz
PercussionGeorge Devens


9 One Another

BassRussell George
DrumsHerbie Lovelle
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
Acoustic GuitarBob Rose


10 Thank You

BassRussell George
DrumsHerbie Lovelle
GuitarBob Rose
Acoustic GuitarBill Danoff
Acoustic GuitarBob Rose
PianoStanley Schwartz


11 The Band Played On

DrumsHerbie Lovelle
Acoustic GuitarBob Rose
PianoStanley Schwartz

Liner Notes

Producer – Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff
Co-producer – David Blume (Track 7)
Arranged By – David Blume
Arranged By – Bob Rose, Stanley Schwartz (Track 11)
Engineer – Ray Hall
Recorded By – Rick Ruggieri (Track 7)
Recorded By (Strings, Horns, Vocals) – Warren Dewey (Tracks 8, 9)

Cover – Acy Lehman, Craig DeCamps
Photography – Nick Sangiamo, Robin Moyer

Recorded At RCA Studios, New York