Fenomenal Oscar: Helen Reddy

Helen Reddy - Helen Reddy
Capitol ST-857 (1971) - US LP

Side One

1 - Time*
2 - How?
3 - Come On John
4 - Summer Of ‘71
5 - I Don’t Remember My Childhood

Side Two

6 - No Sad Song
7 - I Think It’s Going To Rain Today
8 - Tulsa Turnaround
9 - More Than You Could Take
10 - New Year’s Resovolution*

Notes: 1) This is Helen Reddy’s 2nd US album. 2) Album was reissued in 2005 for the Australian market by Raven Records as a 2-album single CD on Raven RVCD-211. Reissue also contains Ms. Reddy’s 1st US album “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” and three previously released bonus tracks: “Go”, “The Junkman’s Serenade” and “Medley (I Don’t Know How To Love Him/I Believe In Music/Crazy Love)”. 3) Australian CD reissue does not come with musician credits.

Helen Reddy - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 10)*
Jerry Scheff - Bass
Jack Conrad - Bass
Joe Osborn - Bass
Russ Kunkel - Drums (10)
Ron Tutt - Drums (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9)
John Guerin - Drums
John Brennan - Guitar
David Cohen - Guitar
Larry Carlton - Guitar, Mandolin, Electric Guitar
Dennis Budimir - Guitar
Dean Parks - Guitar
“Sneaky” Pete Kleinow - Steel Guitar (as Sneeky Pete Kleinow)
Craig Doerge - Piano, Electric Piano
Tom Hensley - Piano
Larry Knechtel - Piano
Paul Parrish - Piano
Nick De Caro - Accordion (as Nick DeCaro)
Milt Holland - Percussion (10)

Produced by Larry Marks

Nick DeCaro - String Arrangements (2, 5)
Bob Thompson - Arrangement (7)

Hugh Davies - Engineer

Recording Studio:
Capitol Records, Hollywood, California

Management Direction: DeBlasio & Wald, Inc.

Don Peterson - Cover Photo
John Hoernle - Art Director

“Special Thanks to Artie Mogull”.

“Dedicated to Jeff & Traci Wald”.

Songwriters:
Helen Reddy
David Blue
Larry Collins
Jack Conrad
Alex Harvey
Carole King
Donovan Leitch
John Lennon
Randy Newman
Paul Parrish
Leon Russell
Toni Stern

“I Don’t Know How To Love Him/Helen Reddy” - AUS CD reissue - front inlay

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Helen Reddy - I Am Woman
Capitol ST-11068 (1972) - US LP

Side One

1 - Peaceful
2 - I Am Woman*
3 - This Masquerade
4 - I Didn’t Mean To Love You
5 - Where Is My Friend

Side Two

6 - And I Love You So
7 - What Would They Say
8 - Where Is The Love
9 - Hit The Road, Jack
10 - The Last Blues Song

Notes: 1) Album does not come with musician credits. However, in an interview at www.musiciansfriend.com Lee himself mentions how he was the bass player on the #1 title track single. 2) On the May 5, 1973 issue of Billboard magazine, editor Nat Freedland interviews producer Jay Senter and keyboardist Mike Melvoin about the session musicians on the “I Am Woman” single. Lee is mentioned as the bass player on the track. You can find the interview, which appeared on the “Creative Trends” column, searching for Billboard magazine at books.google.com. 3) The 2002 6-CD Anthology box-set “Capitol Records Sixtieth Anniversary - 1942-2002” (Capitol CDP 7243 5 39302 2) includes the single “I Am Woman” and a list of musician credits for the same track, which you can find below. The notes in the anthology define the track as “Original short version from the Columbia motion picture “Stand Up And Be Counted” (1972)”. Please note that the version in question is exactly the same as included in the “I Am Woman” record album. Also, anthology notes mention previous version of same song, which was included on the Helen Reddy album “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” (1971): no personnel credits for this latter album are available, neither from original vinyl release nor from Australian CD reissue (see Helen Reddy entry above). 4) Album was reissued in 2005 for the Australian market by Raven Records as a 2-album single CD on Raven RVCD-168. Reissue also contains Ms. Reddy’s subsequent album “Long Hard Climb” and two previously released bonus tracks from the “Live In London” album, “This Masquerade” and “The West Wind Circus”. 5) Australian CD reissue does not come with musician credits.

Additional Track 2 Credits From The “Capitol Records Sixtieth Anniversary - 1942-2002” Anthology

Helen Reddy - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (2)*
Sherman Hayes - Bass
David Kemper - Drums
James Beck Gordon - Drums
Craig Doerge - Keyboards
Michael Melvoin - Piano

Other musicians probably included:
Dick “Slyde” Hyde - Trombone (as Dick Hyde)
Plas Johnson - Tenor Saxophone
Jack Kelson - Alto Saxophone (as John Kelson, Jr.)
Chuck Findley - Trumpet
Oliver Mitchell - Trumpet
Allen DeRienzo - Trumpet
Sid Sharp - Violin
William Kurasch - Violin
Ronald Folsom - Violin
Sal Crimi - Violin
Tibor Zelig - Violin
Wilbert Nuttycombe - Violin
Gareth Nuttycombe - Viola
Harry Hyams - Viola
Anne Goodman - Cello
Armand Kaproff - Cello
Raymond Kelley - Cello
Jesse Ehrlich - Cello

Recording Studio:
Sun West Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA (4/16-5/1/72)

“Single no. 3350 (released 5/72)”.

“Original version appeared on LP No. 762 “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” (1971); this re-recorded hit version from LP No. 11068, “I Am Woman” (1972)”.

“Highest Billboard Chart Position: Pop No. 1, Adult Contemporary No. 2”.

Original LP Credits

Produced by Tom Catalano (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Produced by Jay Senter (2)

Artie Butler - Arrangements (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Conduction (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Jim Horn - String Arrangement (2), Horn Arrangement (2)

Armin Steiner - Engineer (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Buck Herring - Engineer (2)

Management: Jeff Wald

Songwriters:
Helen Reddy
Ray Burton
Artie Butler
Ralph MacDonald
Barry Mann
Percy Mayfield
Don McLean
Daniel Meehan
Karen Philipp
Kenny Rankin
Leon Russell
William Salter
Robert W. Scott (as B. Scott)
Cynthia Weil
Paul Williams