1976 Stephen Bishop – Careless
Careless is the debut album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. It includes two hit singles: “On and On”, which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard singles chart, and “Save It for a Rainy Day” which made No. 22. The album itself rose to No. 34 on the Billboard albums chart. Notable contributors to the album include Eric Clapton, Art Garfunkel and Chaka Khan.
Tracks
1 On And On (Stephen Bishop) 03:02
2 Never Letting Go (Stephen Bishop) 03:49
3 Careless (Stephen Bishop) 03:45
4 Sinking In An Ocean Of Tears (Stephen Bishop) 03:09
5 Madge (Stephen Bishop) 04:07
6 Every Minute (Stephen Bishop) 04:03
7 Little Italy (Stephen Bishop) 03:31
8 One More Night (Stephen Bishop) 03:48
9 Save It For A Rainy Day (Stephen Bishop) 03:19
10 Rock And Roll Slave (Stephen Bishop) 03:38
11 The Same Old Tears On A New Background (Stephen Bishop) 02:42
Musicians
1 On And On
Bass | Mac Cridlin |
Drums | Larry Brown |
Guitar | Andrew Gold |
Electric Piano | John Jarvis |
Steel Guitar | Michael Staton |
Marimba | Victor Feldman |
Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
Percussion | Victor Feldman |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
2 Never Letting Go
Bass | Reinie Press |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Acoustic Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Background Vocals | Chaka Khan |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
3 Careless
Bass | Mac Cridlin |
Drums | Larry Brown |
Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Trombone | Stephen Bishop |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
4 Sinking In An Ocean Of Tears
Bass | Mac Cridlin |
Drums | Larry Brown |
Guitar | Jay Graydon |
Slide Guitar | Eric Clapton |
Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Synthesizer | Alan Lindgren |
Sax | Ray Pizzi |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
5 Madge
Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
6 Every Minute
Bass | Max Bennett |
Drums | John Guerin |
Guitar | Andrew Gold |
Acoustic Guitar | Jay Graydon |
Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
7 Little Italy
Bass | Max Bennett |
Drums | John Guerin |
Acoustic Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Mandolin | Tommy Tedesco |
Accordion | Steve Paietta |
Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
Percussion | Victor Feldman |
Vocals | Chaka Khan |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
8 One More Night
Bass | Reinie Press |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Synthesizer | Alan Lindgren |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
9 Save It For A Rainy Day
Bass | Jeffrey Staton |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar (solo) | Eric Clapton |
Guitar | Jeffrey Staton |
Electric Piano | John Jarvis |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Background Vocals | Chaka Khan |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
10 Rock And Roll Slave
Bass | Reinie Press |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Electric Piano | Larry Knechtel |
Organ | Larry Knechtel |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Background Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
Background Vocals | Russ Kunkel |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
11 The Same Old Tears On A New Background
Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
Liner Notes
Producer – Stephen Bishop, Henry Lewy
Arranged By (Horns) – Ian Freebairn-Smith (Trackd 4, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Ian Freebairn-Smith (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Lee Holdridge (Tracks 3, 5, 8)
Conductor (Strings) – Ian Freebairn-Smith (Track 2)
Conductor (Strings) – Lee Holdridge (Tracks 3, 5, 8)
Arranged By (Strings, Woodwinds) – Ian Freebairn-Smith (Track 7)
Engineer – Henry Lewy
Engineer (Assistant) – Helen Silvani, Vincent Leslie Jones
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography – Gary Heery, Charles Villiers, Gary Heery, Patti Boyd Harrison
Recorded At ABC Recording Studios
Recorded At A&M Studios
Phonographic Copyright ABC Records Inc
Copyright ABC Records Inc