1974 Don McLean – Homeless Brother
Homeless Brother is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 1974. It was reissued by BGO Records in 1996.
Tracks
1 Winter Has Me In It’s Grip (Don McLean) 03:19
2 La La Love You (Don McLean) 03:46
3 Homeless Brother (Don McLean) 04:21
4 Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond) (George Harrison) 01:49
5 The Legend Of Andrew McCrew (Don McLean) 06:05
6 Wonderful Baby (Don McLean) 02:03
7 You Have Lived (Don McLean) 03:41
8 Great Big Man (Don McLean) 03:15
9 Tangled (Like A Spider In Her Hair) (Don McLean) 03:38
10 Crying In The Chapel (Don McLean) 02:20
11 Did You Know (Don McLean) 04:06
Biography
Musicians
1 Winter Has Me In It’s Grip
| Guitar | Don McLean |
| Flute | Yusef Lateef |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Vance |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
2 La La Love You
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Andrew Smith |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Arthur Jenkins |
| Keyboards | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Charles I Williams |
| Sax | Charlie Fowlkes |
| Sax | George Barrow |
| Sax | Seldon Powell |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trumpet | Joe Wilder |
| Trumpet | Daniel W Moore |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Deirdre Tuck Corley |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Vance |
| Background Vocals | Ned Albright |
| Background Vocals | Rennele Stafford |
| Background Vocals | Steven Soles |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
3 Homeless Brother
| Guitar | Don McLean |
| Background Vocals | Pete Seeger |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
4 Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)
| Banjo | Don McLean |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
5 The Legend Of Andrew McCrew
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Andrew Smith |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Arthur Jenkins |
| Keyboards | Richard Tee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
6 Wonderful Baby
| Guitar | Don McLean |
| Bassoon | Walter King |
| Clarinet | William Slapin |
| Flute | William Slapin |
| French Horn | Jim Buffington |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trumpet | Joe Wilder |
| Tuba | Jonathan Dorn |
| Whitle | Gerry Teifer |
| Percussion | David Carey |
| Background Vocals | Arlene Martell |
| Background Vocals | Helen Miles |
| Background Vocals | Joel Dorn |
| Background Vocals | Linda November |
| Background Vocals | Marlene Verplanck |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
7 You Have Lived
| Bass | George Duvivier |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Flute | George Marge |
| French Horn | Brooks Tillotson |
| French Horn | Peter Gordon |
| French Horn | Ray Alonge |
| Oboe | George Marge |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
8 Great Big Man
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Andrew Smith |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Arthur Jenkins |
| Keyboards | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Charles I Williams |
| Sax | Charlie Fowlkes |
| Sax | George Barrow |
| Sax | Seldon Powell |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trumpet | Daniel W Moore |
| Trumpet | Joe Wilder |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Deirdre Tuck Corley |
| Background Vocals | Norma Helms |
| Background Vocals | Rennele Stafford |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
9 Tangled (Like A Spider In Her Hair)
| Guitar | Don McLean |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
10 Crying In The Chapel
| Vocals | The Persuasions |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
11 Did You Know
| Guitar | Don McLean |
| Sax | Willis Jackson |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
Other Musicians
Violin – Gene Orloff, David Nadien (Tracks 2, 5, 7)
Violin – Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malignaggi, Julius Held, Julius Schacter, Kathryn Kienke, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff (Tracks 2, 5)
Cello – George Ricci (Track 5)
Cello – Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore (Track 7)
Viola – Alfred Brown (Tracks 5, 7)
Viola – Emanuel Vardi, Selwart Clarke (Track 7)
Violin – Avram Weiss, Charles Libove, Diana Halprin, Emanuel Green, Harry Cykman, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malignaggi, Matthew Raimondi, Sanford Allen (Track 7)
Liner Notes
Producer – Joel Dorn
Engineer (Recording, Remix) – Bob Liftin
Mastered By – George Piros
Recorded By (Additional) – Joe Ferla
Painting – Marcote
Photography – David Gahr, John Olson
Mastered At Nola Recording Studios
Recorded At Regent Sound Studios, NYC
Recorded At Clack Studios
Remixed At Regent Sound Studios, NYC
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