1972 Danny O’Keefe – O’Keefe
O’Keefe is an album by singer-songwriter Danny O’Keefe, released in 1972. It peaked at #87 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. The lead-off single was “Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues” (a re-recording of a song O’Keefe had first recorded for his self-titled debut album two years earlier), which reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was covered by numerous artists. “The Road” was covered by Jackson Browne on his album Running on Empty. O’Keefe was reissued in 2006 on the Wounded Bird label.
Tracks
1 Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues (Danny O’Keefe) 03:00
2 Shooting Star (Danny O’Keefe) 02:39
3 The Question (Obviously) (Danny O’Keefe) 03:39
4 Honky Tonkin’ (Hank Williams) 02:49
5 The Road (Danny O’Keefe) 03:49
6 Grease It (Danny O’Keefe) 03:16
7 An American Dream (Danny O’Keefe) 05:14
8 Louie The Hook vs. The Preacher (Danny O’Keefe) 03:37
9 The Valentine Pieces (Danny O’Keefe) 03:17
10 I’m Sober Now (Danny O’Keefe) 02:45
11 Roseland Taxi Dancer (Danny O’Keefe) 02:47
12 I Know You Really Love Me (Danny O’Keefe) 00:59
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Mike Leech |
| Drums | Gene Chrisman |
| Drums | Hayward Bishop |
| Guitar (solo) | Danny O’Keefe |
| Guitar | Reggie Young |
| Acoustic Guitar | Danny O’Keefe |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Christopher |
| Steel Guitar | Leo Leblanc |
| Electric Piano | Bobby Wood |
| Organ | Bobby Emmons |
| Piano | Bobby Wood |
| Piano | Shane Keister |
| Clarinet | Phil Olivella |
| Trumpet | Marky Markowitz |
| Violin | Howard McNatt |
| Percussion | Hayward Bishop |
| Background Vocals | David Brigati |
| Background Vocals | Eddie Brigati |
| Vocals | Danny O’Keefe |
Other Musicians
1 Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues
| Guitar (solo) | Reggie Young |
3 The Question (Obviously)
| Guitar (solo) | Reggie Young |
7 An American Dream
| Guitar (solo) | Reggie Young |
Liner Notes
Producer – Arif Mardin
Producer (Assistant) – Ahmet Ertegun, Neil Rosengarden
Engineer – Gene Paul, Stan Kesler
Engineer (Remix) – Arif Mardin
Design – George Hunter
Illustration – L.K. Hollister
Recorded At American Sound Studio, Memphis, TN
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