1977 Paul Williams – Classics

Bill Payne, David Paich, Fred Tackett, Jai Winding, Jeffrey Porcaro, Leland Sklar, Marty Paich, Michael McDonald, Paul Williams

Classics is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Paul Williams, released in 1977 under A&M Records. The album features Williams’ own versions of songs he wrote or co-wrote that became major hits for other artists, such as The Carpenters and Three Dog Night. It contains three tracks that were newly recorded or first-time releases for this specific collection.

(only the previously unreleased tracks are discussed here)

Tracks

1 Waking Up Alone (Paul Williams) 03:40 *
2 You And Me Against The World (Paul Williams; Ken Ascher) 03:44
3 We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams; Roger Nichols) 03:12
4 Loneliness (Paul Williams; Ken Ascher) 03:23
5 Evergreen (Paul Williams; Barbra Streisand) 02:55 *
6 An Old Fashioned Love Song (Paul Williams) 03:11
7 With One More Look At You (Paul Williams; Ken Ascher) 04:01 *
8 That’s Enough For Me (Paul Williams) 05:16
9 Rainy Days And Mondays (Paul Williams; Roger Nichols) 03:36
10 I Won’t Last A Day Without You (Paul Williams; Roger Nichols) 05:13

* previously unreleased

Biography

Paul Williams

Musicians

1 Waking Up Alone

Bass (synthesizer)	David Paich
Drums	Keith Knudsen
Drums	David Paich
Guitar	Dan Ferguson
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Ferguson
Electric Piano	David Paich
Harpsichord	David Paich
Piano	David Paich
Synthesizer	Bill Payne
Strings (synthesizer)	David Paich
Percussion	Keith Knudsen
Background Vocals	Keith Knudsen
Background Vocals	Michael McDonald
Background Vocals	Patrick Simmons
Background Vocals	Rosemary Butler
Vocals	Paul Williams

5 Evergreen

Bass	Leland Sklar
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Fred Tackett
Electric Piano	David Paich
Piano	David Paich
Piano	Jai Winding
Background Vocals	John Townsend
Background Vocals	Laurel Massé
Background Vocals	Michael McDonald
Background Vocals	Rosemary Butler
Vocals	Paul Williams

7 With One More Look At You

Bass	Leland Sklar
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Fred Tackett
Fender Rhodes	Jai Winding
Piano	David Paich
Synthesizer	David Paich
Vocals	Paul Williams

Liner Notes

Producer – Michael J Jackson (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Producer – Ken Ascher (Tracks 2, 4, 9, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Paich, Marty Paich (Tracks 5, 7)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Greg Ladanyi (Tracks 1, 5, 7)
Recorded By – Tim Sadler
Recorded By – John Haeny (Tracks 5, 7)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Paul Black (Tracks 5, 7)

Art Direction – Roland Young
Design – Junie Osaka
Photography – John McCrary

Mastered At A&M Mastering Studios
Mixed At The Sound Factory
Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright A&M Records Inc
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