The A&M Years

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Sweet Misery
  3:26
• 2
  Less Than the Song
  3:05
• 3
  Sweet Fantasy
  3:12
• 4
  Days Are Short
  3:55
• 5
  Mary Makes Magic
  3:33
• 6
  Peacemaker
  3:07
• 7
  Nothin' to Lose
  3:07
• 8
  Oklahoma Song
  2:22
• 9
  Mexico City Hangover
  3:23
• 10
  Hungry Man
  2:52
• 11
  Somebody Turned On the Light
  3:04
• 12
  Blue Prelude
  1:52
• 13
  Maybelline
  2:46
• 14
  Life Machine
  3:39
• 15
  That's All Right
  5:14
• 16
  Geronimo's Cadillac
  3:45
• 17
  When the Morning Comes
  3:32
• 18
  Good Lookin' Child
  2:51
• 19
  I Dream of Highways
  2:33
• 20
  Pet Parade
  3:07
• 21
  Telephone Booth
  3:34
• 22
  Boney Fingers
  3:10
• 23
  Billy's Theme
  2:39
• CD 2
• 1
  I Love to Sing
  1:52
• 2
  Southbound
  2:33
• 3
  Lion in the Winter
  3:20
• 4
  Blind Fiddler
  2:29
• 5
  Pride of Man
  3:15
• 6
  Greensleeves
  3:50
• 7
  No No Song
  2:29
• 8
  Nashville
  3:42
• 9
  Speed Trap (Out of State Cars)
  2:28
• 10
  Roll Your Own
  2:11
• 11
  Whiskey
  2:18
• 12
  In a Young Girl's Mind
  3:28
• 13
  Sometimes It's Easy
  2:02
• 14
  Idol of the Band
  3:15
• 15
  Evangelina
  3:13
• 16
  Flash of Fire
  2:43
• 17
  Lay, Lady, Lay
  3:04
• 18
  Jealous Man
  1:17
• 19
  Paid in Advance
  2:31
• 20
  An Old Greyhound
  2:54
• 21
  A Stone and a Feather
  2:55
• 22
  Gypsy Moth
  3:17
• 23
  Beyond These Walls
  3:36
• 24
  Penny Whistle Song
  1:23
• 25
  The Devil
  1:57

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Joy to the World / Country Anthem

Joy to the World / Country Anthem 2001

Release credits

• Al Johnson
  tin whistle [24]
• Alex Kazanegras
  sound [14-25]
• Allan McDougall
  producer [13-23]
• Anne Goodman
  cello [14]
• Arlo Guthrie
  lead vocals [10]
• Ben Benay
  guitar [14-15, 19]
• Billy Griffin
  background vocals [16]
• Bob Johnston
  producer [1-12]
• Bob Lind
  acoustic guitar [16], background vocals [14, 16]
• Bob Worford
  guitar [20]
• Bobby Rogers
  background vocals [16]
• Buddy Brayfield
  background vocals [14]
• Cathy Smith
  background vocals [15, 17, 19, 25]
• Cheech & Chong
  spoken vocals [7]
• Clydie King
  background vocals [13, 18]
• Dana Brady
  performer [16]
• David Jackson
  background vocals [16], bass [16, 18, 21], electric piano [5], piano [6-7]
• David Kershenbaum
  producer [14-25]
• Dean Parks
  guitar [17, 23]
• Denny Brooks
  background vocals [16]
• Dick Hyde
  horn [14, 18, 20], trombone [1]
• Dick Rosmini
  acoustic guitar [3, 8, 13]
• Doug Dillard
  background vocals [16], banjo [1.16, 1.20, 2.8]
• Ed Black
  steel guitar [21]
• Emory Gordy
  bass [2.7, 2.9, 1.15, 1.22]
• Eric Hord
  slide guitar [16]
• Ernie Carlson
  trombone [16]
• Flo & Eddie
  background vocals [14, 20-21]
• Francisco Arellano
  trumpet [7]
• Frank Reckard
  guitar [6, 21]
• Gail Davies
  tambourine [1]
• Gary Coleman
  percussion [17], shakers [15], tambourine [14]
• Gene Cipriano
  horn [14, 18, 20]
• George S. Clinton
  piano [1-3, 8, 11, 13, 16, 21]
• Gustavo Ramos
  trumpet [7]
• Hank DeVito
  steel guitar [14-17, 20, 23]
• Harley Trey Thompson
  bass [21]
• Henry Lewy
  producer [1-13], sound [1-13]
• Hoyt Axton
  acoustic guitar [2.4-7, 2.9, 2.12, 2.18, 2.22, 1.13-23], background vocals [16, 20, 22], lead vocals [1.1-23, 2.1-23, 2.25], piano [8, 10-11], producer [2.1-13, 1.13-23], tin whistle [24]
• James Burton
  electric guitar [2.3, 2.8, 2.19, 1.15, 1.18, 1.21-22], guitar [14, 20], resonator guitar [16]
• Jeff Porcaro
  drums (drum set) [17, 23]
• Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
  acoustic guitar [9], electric guitar [8], guitar [2, 5, 11], resonator guitar [12], steel guitar [8-9, 12]
• Jerry Scheff
  bass [3, 5, 8, 13, 17, 23], tuba [1]
• Jim Keltner
  drums (drum set) [1.16, 1.18, 1.21, 2.14-15, 2.19-20]
• Joe Lamano
  bass [2, 11]
• Joe Sample
  electric piano [17]
• John Dillon
  background vocals [14]
• John Guerin
  drums (drum set) [10]
• John Hartford
  fiddle [4, 8]
• Johnny Rotella
  clarinet [1], recorder [6]
• Klaus Voormann
  bass [14, 20]
• Larry Carlton
  arranger [17], bass [15-16, 19], electric guitar [17, 19], guitar [15-16, 21, 23]
• Larry Lee
  background vocals [14]
• Larry Muhoberac
  piano [15, 19]
• Lee Montgomery
  background vocals [14, 20]
• Leland Sklar
  bass [13-14, 17, 19-20, 23]
• Linda Ronstadt
  background vocals [14, 20], lead vocals [1.17, 2.3], performer [17]
• Linda Tyler
  assistant [13-23]
• Loren Newkirk
  celesta [23], piano [16, 18, 21, 23]
• Marc Edelstein
  background vocals [15, 17, 20-21, 23, 25]
• Mark Dawson
  acoustic guitar [12], background vocals [2.15-17, 2.19-21, 2.23, 2.25, 1.16], harmonica [6, 10, 13], harp [1.13, 1.16, 1.21, 2.19-20, 2.23]
• Marty Howard
  acoustic guitar [8]
• Max Bennett
  bass [10, 12]
• Merry Clayton
  background vocals [13, 18]
• Michael Botts
  background vocals [25], drums (drum set) [1-3, 5, 7-13, 16, 18, 21, 25]
• Michael Omartian
  piano [17, 23]
• Michael Utley
  piano [13-15, 17, 20, 22]
• Mike Barone
  horn [14, 18, 20]
• Milt Holland
  other instruments [19], percussion [13-14, 18, 20], vibraphone [14]
• Nicolette Larson
  background vocals [15-17, 19-21, 23, 25]
• Paul Hubinon
  horn [14, 18, 20]
• Paul Lewinson
  celesta [5]
• Ralph Mooney
  pedal steel guitar [17]
• Randle Chowning
  background vocals [14]
• Red Rhodes
  pedal steel guitar [19, 22-23]
• Renée Armand
  background vocals [22-23], lead vocals [19, 22]
• Roger Johnson
  autoharp [1, 12], guitar [10]
• Ronald White
  background vocals [16]
• Ronee Blakley
  background vocals [22]
• Sammy Creason
  drums (drum set) [13-15, 17, 20, 22]
• Sherlie Matthews
  background vocals [13, 18]
• Skitchy Washburn
  background vocals [16]
• Stephen Pace
  fiddle [8]
• Teda Bracci
  background vocals [17]
• Terry Reid
  electric guitar [13]
• The Miracles
  background vocals [16]
• The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
  background vocals [14]
• Tom Scott
  clarinet [16], horn [14, 18, 20]
• Tommy Vicari
  engineer [13-23]
• Victor Feldman
  marimba [13]
• Vincent DeRosa
  horn [14, 18, 20]
• Warren “Pete” Moore
  background vocals [16]
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  The A&M Years

  2x CD
  1998