1978 Phoebe Snow – Against The Grain
Against The Grain is the fifth album by singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1978.
At the time of the release of Against the Grain, Phoebe Snow called it her “rockiest” album, “a deliberate turning away from the jazz influences” of her earlier recordings. Peter Reilly of Stereo Review recognized the album’s intent to “mark Snow’s entrance into Outright Rock-&-Roll”, dismissing it as “merely a paraphrase of real rock” and lamenting that “a singer who…has shown a real flair for projecting a lyric with poignancy and feeling has made such an awkward and clumsy turnabout.”
Rising no higher than #100 on the Billboard 200, Against the Grain became Snow’s second album to seriously under-perform, ending her association with Columbia Records.
Tracks
1 Every Night (Paul McCartney) 03:31
2 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Chips Moman; Dan Penn) 04:08
3 He’s Not Just Another Man (Clyde Wilson; Brian Holland) 02:59
4 Random Time (Phoebe Snow) 03:39
5 In My Life (Patti Austin) 05:02
6 You Have Not Won (Phoebe Snow) 04:22
7 Mama Don’t Break Down (Phoebe Snow) 03:06
8 Oh L.A. (Phoebe Snow) 03:17
9 The Married Men (Maggie Roche) 03:44
10 Keep A Watch On The Shoreline (Phoebe Snow) 04:39
Biography
Musicians
1 Every Night
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Warren Nichols |
| Piano | Barry Beckett |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
2 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
| Bass | Hugh McDonald |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Michael Gray |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
3 He’s Not Just Another Man
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Linda Lopresti |
| Background Vocals | Margot Chapman |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
4 Random Time
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Acoustic Guitar | Phoebe Snow |
| Piano | Barry Beckett |
| Flugelhorn | Jon Faddis |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
5 In My Life
| Bass | Hugh McDonald |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| 12 String Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Synthesizer | Barry Beckett |
| Harp | Corky Hale |
| Background Vocals | Gwen Guthrie |
| Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
6 You Have Not Won
| Bass | Doug Stegmeyer |
| Drums | Liberty DeVitto |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Khan |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Keyboards | Dave Grusin |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
7 Mama Don’t Break Down
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Slide Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Michael Gray |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
8 Oh L.A.
| Bass | Hugh McDonald |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Synthesizer | Barry Beckett |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
9 The Married Men
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Slide Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Piano | Barry Beckett |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
10 Keep A Watch On The Shoreline
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Steve Burgh |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| 12 String Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Electric Piano | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Barry Beckett |
| Synthesizer | Barry Beckett |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Phoebe Snow |
Liner Notes
Producer – Barry Beckett, Phil Ramone
Arranged By (Horns) – David Matthews (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 9)
Engineer – Glenn Berger (Tracks 1, 2)
Engineer – Jim Boyer (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Engineer – Elliot Scheiner (Track 8)
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Barry Beckett (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Mixed By – Phil Ramone (Track 6)
Overdubbed By – Burt Szerlip
Remix – Barry Beckett, Steve Melton
Design – Paula Scher
Photography – Benno Friedman
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Recorded At A & R Recording Inc
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