John Hall (album)
1978 studio album by John Hall
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John Hall is the self-titled second album by John Hall released in 1978. It was Hall's first solo album after leaving Orleans due to internal stresses and disagreements over material and musical direction.[1][2][3][4][5]
Released1978
Recorded1978
Studios
- Wally Heider Recording Studio
- Record Plant
- Sound Factory West
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
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| Genres | Folk rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 37:19 | |||
| Label | Asylum Records | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Johanna and John Hall except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Night" | 4:53 | |
| 2. | "Break of Day" | 4:40 | |
| 3. | "Messin' Round the Wrong Woman" | John Hall | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Trust Yourself" | 5:00 |
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| 5. | "Give Me The Right" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "The Fault" | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Good Enough" | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Voyagers" | 6:37 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from original LP sleeve.[6]
- John Hall - lead vocals, guitar, Polymoog synthesizer (1), clavinet (6), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6)
- Wilton Felder - bass guitar (1–5, 7)
- David Hungate - bass guitar (6, 8)
- Chuck Rainey - bass guitar (3)
- Sonny Burke - clavinet (7)
- David Paich - electric piano (8)
- Bill Payne - synthesizer (6, 8)
- Joe Sample - electric piano (1, 2, 5), piano (3), clavinet (4)
- Steve Gadd - drums (2–4, 6–8)
- Ed Greene - drums (1, 5)
- Milt Holland - congas, tambourine (2), cuíca (4)
- Joel Tepp - harmonica (3)
- Michael Brecker - saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (7)
- David Sanborn - alto saxophone (7)
- Phillip Ballou - backing vocals (4)
- Lowell George - backing vocals (2)
- Garland Jeffreys - backing vocals (6)
- David Lasley - backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
- Arnold McCullough - backing vocals (1, 4, 7)
- Lynn Pitney - backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
- Bonnie Raitt - backing vocals (2)
- Carly Simon - backing vocals (6–8)
- James Taylor - backing vocals (6, 8)
- The Persuasions - backing vocals (3)
- David Campbell - string arrangement (5)
Production
- Arrangement - John Hall
- Advice and Consent - Johanna Hall
- Art Direction and Design - Kosh
- Producer - John Hall, Chuck Plotkin
- Engineers - Val Garay
- Photography - David Alexander, John Hall, Johanna Hall, Catherine Sebastian, Kitty Wise
- Recorded by - Peter Granet, Steve Hirsch, Mark Howlett, Jay Krugman