Playing Possum

~ Release by Carly Simon (see all versions of this release, 26 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	After the Storm recording engineer: Bill Schnee bass: Klaus Voorman drums (drum set) [drums]: Andrew Gold electric guitar: Lee Ritenour percussion: Alan Estes piano: Carly Simon solo alto saxophone [alto sax]: Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.) horn arranger and strings arranger: Carly Simon orchestrator: Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015) recording of: After the Storm lyricist and composer: Carly Simon publisher: C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)		2:46
A2	Love Out in the Street recording engineer: Bill Schnee bass: Willie Weeks (US bass player) drums (drum set) [drums]: Andy Newmark guitar and tambourine: Andrew Gold percussion: Emil Richards piano: Carly Simon piano [2nd piano]: Billy Mernit (American singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, author and actor) background vocals: Rita Coolidge, Clydie King, Rodney Richmond (background vocals) and Carly Simon conductor: Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) (strings) strings arranger: Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) recording of: Love Out in the Street lyricist and composer: Carly Simon publisher: C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)		3:59
A3	Look Me in the Eyes recording engineer: Norm Kinney acoustic guitar: Carly Simon and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) electric piano and synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]: James Newton Howard (American score composer) percussion: Alan Estes background vocals: Vini Poncia and Carly Simon recording of: Look Me in the Eyes lyricist and composer: Carly Simon publisher: C’Est Music		3:33
A4	More & More recording engineer: Andrew Berliner bass: Klaus Voorman drums (drum set) [drums]: Ringo Starr (The Beatles) guitar: Jeff Baxter and Alvin Robinson percussion: Freddie Staehle piano: Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) tambourine: Richard Perry (producer) background vocals: Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard and Carolyn Willis recording of: More and More writer: Merle Kilgore and Webb Pierce recording of: More and More writer: Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Alvin Robinson publisher: Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Rizzum Music (BMI-affiliated)		4:02
A5	Slave recording engineer: Bill Schnee acoustic guitar: James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) bass: Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician) drums (drum set) [drums]: Russ Kunkel (session drummer) electric guitar and mandolin: Lee Ritenour piano: Carly Simon background vocals: Rita Coolidge, Clydie King and Carly Simon conductor: Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) (woodwind [woodwinds], horn [horns], strings) horn [horns] arranger, strings arranger and woodwind [woodwinds] arranger: Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) recording of: Slave writer: Jacob Brackman and Carly Simon publisher: C’Est Music, Maya Productions Ltd. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)		3:51
B1	Attitude Dancing recording engineer: Bill Schnee bass: Willie Weeks (US bass player) congas [conga]: Eddie Bongo drums (drum set) [drums]: Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) guitar: Andrew Gold piano: Carly Simon background vocals: Abigale Haness, Carole King, Kenny Moore and Carly Simon horn [horns] arranger and strings arranger: Paul Riser recording of: Attitude Dancing writer: Jacob Brackman and Carly Simon publisher: C’Est Music, Maya Productions Ltd. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)	2	4:00
B2	Sons of Summer recording engineer: Bill Schnee piano: Billy Mernit (American singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, author and actor) vocals: Carly Simon recording of: Sons of Summer lyricist and composer: Billy Mernit (American singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, author and actor) publisher: Thorkus Publishing Company (BMI-affiliated)		3:05
B3	Waterfall recording engineer: Bill Schnee acoustic guitar: James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) bass: Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician) clarinet: Lon Van Eaton drums (drum set) [drums]: Russ Kunkel (session drummer) electric guitar: Lee Ritenour flute: Derrek van Eaton piano: Carly Simon background vocals: Carly Simon and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) recording of: Waterfall lyricist and composer: Carly Simon publisher: C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)		3:32
B4	Are You Ticklish recording engineer: Bill Schnee bass: Joe Mondragon drums (drum set) [drums]: Irv Cottler piano: Carly Simon conductor: Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) (clarinet [clarinets], trombone) clarinet [clarinets] arranger and trombone arranger: Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) recording of: Are You Ticklish lyricist and composer: Carly Simon publisher: C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)		2:26
B5	Playing Possum recording engineer: Bill Schnee acoustic guitar and drums (drum set) [drums]: Andrew Gold bass: Willie Weeks (US bass player) harmonica: Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player) pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]: Sneaky Pete piano: Carly Simon sitar: Lon Van Eaton background vocals: James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) strings arranger: Carly Simon orchestrator: Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) recording of: Playing Possum lyricist and composer: Carly Simon publisher: C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)		3:57

Credits

Release

art direction:	Glen Christensen (art director/designer/photographer)
photography and design:	Norman Seeff
assistant engineer:	Larry Emerine Reed Stanley
producer:	Richard Perry (producer)
remixer:	Norm Kinney Bill Schnee

additionally recorded at:	A&M Studios in Hollywood, United States Burbank Studios in Burbank, United States Crystal Sound in Hollywood, United States Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, United States
recorded at:	Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4068678 [info]

Release group

single/EP which was taken from:	Attitude Dancing More and More Waterfall
included in:	Original Album Series The Studio Album Collection 1971-1983

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/99922 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Carly-simon/Playing-possum [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/carly-simon/playing-possum/ [info] https://www.45cat.com/vinyl/album/eq1033 [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/211177/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Playing_Possum/115611 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000198955 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7203408 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/Carly+Simon/Playing+Possum [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 35:11

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Elektra
ELK 52 020

Release events

Germany
1975

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