1974 Hoyt Axton – Life Machine
Life Machine is a country rock and bluegrass album by American singer-songwriter Hoyt Axton, released in 1974 through A&M Records. The album features Axton’s most successful self-recorded single, “Boney Fingers”.
Tracks
1 Maybelline (Alan Freed; Chuck Berry; Russ Fratto) 02:45
2 Life Machine (Hoyt Axton) 03:36
3 That’s All Right (Arthur Crudup) 05:12
4 Geronimo’s Cadillac (Charles John Quarto; Michael Martin Murphey) 03:43
5 When The Morning Comes (Hoyt Axton) 03:31
6 Good Lookin’ Child (Hoyt Axton) 02:50
7 I Dream Of Highways (Hoyt Axton; Renee Armand) 02:35
8 Pet Parade (Hoyt Axton) 03:03
9 Telephone Booth (Hoyt Axton) 03:29
10 Boney Fingers (Hoyt Axton; Renee Armand) 03:08
11 Billie’s Theme (Hoyt Axton) 02:35
Biography
Musicians
1 Maybelline
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Sammy Creason |
| Guitar | Terry Reid |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Piano | Mike Utley |
| Blues Harp | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
2 Life Machine
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Sammy Creason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Piano | Mike Utley |
| Horns | Tom Scott |
| Horns | Dick Hyde |
| Horns | Gene Cipriano |
| Horns | Mike Barone |
| Horns | Paul Hubinon |
| Horns | Vince DeRosa |
| Cello | Anne Goodman |
| Vibraphone | Milt Holland |
| Background Vocals | Bob Lind |
| Background Vocals | Mark Volman |
| Background Vocals | Howard Kaylan |
| Background Vocals | Lee Montgomery |
| Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
3 That’s All Right
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | Sammy Creason |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Piano | Mike Utley |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
4 Geronimo’s Cadillac
| Bass | David P Jackson |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Slide Guitar | Eric Hord |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bob Lind |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Banjo | Doug Dillard |
| Dobro | James Burton |
| Piano | Loren Newkirk |
| Blues Harp | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Bob Lind |
| Background Vocals | Dana Brady |
| Background Vocals | David P Jackson |
| Background Vocals | Denny Brooks |
| Background Vocals | Doug Dillard |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Skitchy Washburn |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
5 When The Morning Comes
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Sammy Creason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Ralph Mooney |
| Piano | Mike Utley |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
6 Good Lookin’ Child
| Bass | David P Jackson |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Piano | Loren Newkirk |
| Horns | Tom Scott |
| Horns | Dick Hyde |
| Horns | Gene Cipriano |
| Horns | Mike Barone |
| Horns | Paul Hubinon |
| Horns | Vince DeRosa |
| Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
7 I Dream Of Highways
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Guitar | Milt Holland |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Red Rhodes |
| Vocals | Renee Armand |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
8 Pet Parade
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Sammy Creason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Banjo | Doug Dillard |
| Piano | Mike Utley |
| Horns | Tom Scott |
| Horns | Dick Hyde |
| Horns | Gene Cipriano |
| Horns | Mike Barone |
| Horns | Paul Hubinon |
| Horns | Vince DeRosa |
| Background Vocals | Mark Volman |
| Background Vocals | Howard Kaylan |
| Background Vocals | Lee Montgomery |
| Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
9 Telephone Booth
| Bass | David P Jackson |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Piano | Loren Newkirk |
| Blues Harp | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Mark Volman |
| Background Vocals | Howard Kaylan |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
10 Boney Fingers
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | Sammy Creason |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Red Rhodes |
| Piano | Mike Utley |
| Background Vocals | Ronee Blakley |
| Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
11 Billie’s Theme
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Red Rhodes |
| Piano | Loren Newkirk |
| Celeste | Loren Newkirk |
| Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
Liner Notes
Producer – Allan McDougall, Hoyt Axton
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Clydie King (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Scott (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Engineer (Assistant) – Linda Tyler
Mastered By – Frank DeLuna
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design – Chuck Beeson, Phil Shima
Photography – Suzanne Ayres
Recorded At A&M Studios
Phonographic Copyright A&M Records
Copyright A&M Records