1976 Dianne Brooks – Back Stairs Of My Life

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Back Stairs Of My Life is the third album by Dianne Brooks, released in 1976 (Warner Bros).

Tracks

1  99 Miles From L.A. (Albert Hammond; Hal David) 04:47
2  Kinky Love (Dave Ellingson) 03:46
3  Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away (Stevie Wonder) 03:47
4  Desperado (Don Henley; Glenn Frey) 04:08
5  Small Town Talk (Bobby Charles) 03:47
6  Down The Back Stairs (Of My Life) (William Smith) 04:19
7  Brown Skin Rose (Dianne Brooks) 04:21
8  Easy Street (Phoebe Snow) 03:15
9  This Morning The Blues (Rodney Crowell) 04:30
10  Saved By The Grace Of Your Love (David Palmer; William Smith) 03:33

Musicians

1 99 Miles From L.A.

BassWillie Weeks
DrumsJames Gadson
GuitarWah Wah Watson
GuitarAmos Garrett
KeyboardsWilliam Smith
SaxJon Clarke
Background VocalsAnne Murray
VocalsDianne Brooks


2 Kinky Love

BassDavid Hood
DrumsRoger Hawkins
GuitarAmos Garrett
GuitarBrian Ahern
KeyboardsBarry Beckett
SaxJon Clarke
VocalsDianne Brooks


3 Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away

BassDavid Hood
DrumsRoger Hawkins
GuitarBrian Ahern
GuitarJimmy Ray Johnson
KeyboardsBarry Beckett
Background VocalsBonnie Raitt
VocalsDianne Brooks


4 Desperado

BassWillie Weeks
DrumsJames Gadson
GuitarBrian Ahern
GuitarWaddy Wachtel
GuitarDanny Weiss
Background VocalsAnne Murray
Background VocalsPeter Pringle
VocalsDianne Brooks


5 Small Town Talk

BassDavid Hood
DrumsRoger Hawkins
GuitarAmos Garrett
GuitarJimmy Ray Johnson
GuitarBrian Ahern
KeyboardsBarry Beckett
VocalsDianne Brooks


6 Down The Back Stairs (Of My Life)

BassWillie Weeks
DrumsJames Gadson
GuitarBrian Ahern
KeyboardsWilliam Smith
VocalsDianne Brooks


7 Brown Skin Rose

OrganBill Payne
PianoPat Riccio
VocalsDianne Brooks


8 Easy Street

BassDavid Hood
DrumsRoger Hawkins
DobroAmos Garrett
KeyboardsBarry Beckett
Background VocalsAnne Murray
Background VocalsPeter Pringle
VocalsDianne Brooks


9 This Morning The Blues

BassDavey Faragher
DrumsMouse Johnson
GuitarDanny Weiss
KeyboardsTommy Faragher
KeyboardsDanny Faragher
OrganBill Payne
VocalsDianne Brooks


10 Saved By The Grace Of Your Love

BassWillie Weeks
DrumsJames Gadson
GuitarWah Wah Watson
KeyboardsWilliam Smith
Background VocalsWilliam Smith
Background VocalsCarlena Williams
Background VocalsJames Gadson
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
VocalsDianne Brooks

Liner Notes


Producer – Brian Ahern
Arranged By – Milan Kymlicka (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Charles Veal (Tracks 1, 4, 6)
Conductor – Milan Kymlicka (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Engineer – Bradley Hartman, Brian Ahern, Donivan Cowart, Jerry Masters, Rudy Hill, Steve Melton, Stuart Taylor

Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Photography – Mario Casilli

Recorded At Enactron Truck
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc