Carole Bayer Sager (album) explained
Carole Bayer Sager is the debut studio album by American songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, released in 1977 by Elektra Records. It included the song "You're Moving Out Today", which became a 1977 Australian number one single and also reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. The album itself was also a success in Australia, reaching the top 10, as well as receiving a gold certification there. It was produced by Brooks Arthur.
Personnel
Musicians
- Carole Bayer Sager – lead vocals, background vocals (5, 9)
- Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 6, 10), electric guitar (6, 10), guitar (4), mandolin (4)
- Johnny Vastano – acoustic guitar (2), background vocals (2)
- Al Gorgoni – acoustic guitar (7)
- Thom Rotella – acoustic guitar (8, 9), electric guitar (8)
- Jerry Friedman – acoustic guitar (9)
- Bruce Roberts – background vocals (5-8), piano (5–8)
- Madeline Kahn – background vocals (7)
- Abigail Haness – background vocals (3)
- Brenda Russell – background vocals (2, 3)
- Melissa Manchester – background vocals (2, 10), harpsichord (10), arrangements (10), piano (1, 10)
- Tony Orlando – background vocals (3)
- Peter Allen – background vocals (9), piano (3, 9)
- Bette Midler – background vocals (9)
- Bob Cranshaw – bass (3, 9)
- Emory Gordy – bass (4)
- Lee Sklar – bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 10)
- Will Lee – bass (7, 8)
- Allan Schwartsberg – cabasa (3), drums (3)
- Marvin Hamlisch – celesta (4), electric piano (4), piano (4)
- Paul Buckmaster – strings and horns arrangements (1, 2, 4–10), synthesizer (4)
- Gene Page – strings and horns arrangements (3)
- Alan Estes – congas (3-7), percussion (3, 9)
- Andy Newmark – drums (9)
- Jim Keltner – drums (4, 5)
- Roy Markowitz – drums (7, 8)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 6, 10)
- Jerry Friedman – electric guitar (7)
- Lance Quinn – electric guitar (3)
- Nicky Hopkins – electric piano (2), piano (2)
- Artie Butler – organ (2)
- Bob Margouleff – programming (4)
- Hugh McCracken – slide guitar (8)
- Garnett Brown – trombone (8)
Production
- Ivy Skoff – production coordination
- Brooks Arthur – sound engineer, producer
- Bob Merritt – sound engineer
- David Thoener – sound engineer
- David Latman – sound engineer
- Connie Pappas – management
- John Reid Ent – management
Design
- Tony Lane – art direction, design
- Anne Garner – design
- Claude Mougin – photography
- David Alexander – photography
Notes and References
- Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.