1971 Merry Clayton – Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton is the third studio album by soul singer Merry Clayton, released in 1971 on the Ode Records label.
Tracks
1 Southern Man (Neil Young) 03:18
2 After All This Time (Carole King) 03:11
3 Walk On In (Carole King) 02:46
4 Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely (Anita Poree; Jerry Peters; Skip Scarborough) 03:36
5 A Song For You (Leon Russell) 04:21
6 Sho’Nuff (Billy Preston; Joe Greene) 02:50
7 Steamroller (James Taylor) 03:45
8 Same Old Story (Carole King) 04:54
9 Light On The Hill (Richard Jones) 02:41
10 Grandma’s Hands (Bill Withers) 03:33
11 Whatever (Leon Ware) 02:42
Media
Musicians
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Paul Humphrey |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Keyboards | Billy Preston |
| Keyboards | Carole King |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Keyboards | Jerry Peters |
| Keyboards | Joe Sample |
| Sax | Curtis Amy |
| Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
| Percussion | Gary Coleman |
| Percussion | Sandra Crouch |
| Background Vocals | Abigail Haness |
| Background Vocals | Jerry Peters |
| Background Vocals | Patrice Holloway |
| Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Liner Notes
Producer – Lou Adler
Arranged By – Jerry Peters (Tracks 1, 4)
Arranged By – Carole King (Tracks 2, 3, 8)
Arranged By – Billy Preston (Tracks 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Marty Paich (Tracks 3, 8)
Engineer – Hank Cicalo
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design – Chuck Beeson
Photography By – Jim McCrary
Recorded At A&M Studios
Distributed By A&M Records, Inc.
Pressed By Monarch Record Mfg. Co