1982 Holly Near – Speed Of Light
Speed Of Light is the sixth solo album by singer/songwriter Holly Near. It was released in 1982 on Redwood Records.
Tracks
1 Dancing Bird (Holly Near) 03:56
2 Back Off (Carrie Barton; Holly Near) 04:07
3 Lonely Days (Holly Near) 04:43
4 Room For Me (Holly Near) 03:26
5 Emma (Holly Near) 04:20
6 Really Didn’t Want To (Holly Near) 03:04
7 El Salvador (Holly Near) 03:38
8 Coming Home (Holly Near) 02:28
9 Family Promise (Jeff Langley; Holly Near) 04:58
10 Power (Johanna Hall; John Hall) 03:18
11 Unity (Adrienne Torf; Holly Near) 03:42
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Carrie Barton |
| Drums | Cam Davis |
| Guitar | Ray Obiedo |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ray Obiedo |
| Electric Piano | Adrienne Torf |
| Piano | Adrienne Torf |
| Synthesizer | Adrienne Torf |
| Flugelhorn | Louise Baranger |
| Sax | Ann Patterson |
| Sax | Carol Chaikin |
| Trombone | Beth Carver |
| Trumpet | Louise Baranger |
| Vocals | Holly Near |
Other Musicians
1 Dancing Bird
| Guitar | Evie Sands |
| Background Vocals | Evie Sands |
2 Back Off
| Guitar (solo) | Robben Ford |
| Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
3 Lonely Days
| Vocals | Evie Sands |
| Background Vocals | Laurel Near |
4 Room For Me
| Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
| Background Vocals | Evie Sands |
| Background Vocals | Linda Tillery |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
6 Really Didn’t Want To
| Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
| Background Vocals | Linda Tillery |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
7 El Salvador
| Flute | Mustafa Abdul-Aleem |
| Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
| Percussion | Darrell Rose |
| Background Vocals | Evie Sands |
| Background Vocals | Linda Tillery |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
9 Family Promise
| Guitar (solo) | Robben Ford |
| Vibraphone | Judith Chilnick |
10 Power
| Acoustic Guitar | Evie Sands |
| Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
| Background Vocals | Linda Tillery |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
11 Unity
| Guitar | Aashid Himons |
| Piano | Aashid Himons |
| Flute | Mustafa Abdul-Aleem |
| Congas | Darrell Rose |
| Percussion | Mustafa Abdul-Aleem |
| Percussion | Darrell Rose |
Liner Notes
Producer – Evie Sands, Leslie Ann Jones
Producer (Executive) – Jo-Lynne Worley, Joanie Shoemaker
Arranged By – Evie Sands (Track 1)
Arranged By (Horns) – Ren Toppano
Arranged By (Horns) – Evie Sands (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Mary Watkins
Engineer (Assistant) – Elisa Romano
Mixed By – Leslie Ann Jones
Recorded By – Leslie Ann Jones
Graphic Design – Cathy McAuliffe
Photography – Irene Young
Mixed At The Automatt
Recorded At The Automatt
Copyright Redwood Records