1973 Claire Lawrence – Leaving You Free

Leaving You Free is an album by Claire Lawrence, released in 1973.

Claire Lawrence (born 1939) is a Canadian musician who was a founding member of the Canadian band The Collectors, and remained with the group when it transitioned to Chilliwack[2] in 1970. He performed on keyboards, flute, saxophone, and piano. He left Chilliwack in 1971 after several albums with the band and subsequently produced albums for a number of Canadian artists and groups including Ferron, Susan Jacks, Valdy, Shari Ulrich, Roy Forbes, 1979- (Nancy Nash with Robbie King CBC), UHF and Connie Kaldor.

Tracks

1  Hungry For The Good (Claire Lawrence) 03:10
2  Leaving You Free (Claire Lawrence) 03:01
3  Village In The Green (Claire Lawrence) 09:23
4  Long Long Time (Claire Lawrence) 03:46
5  Country Mover (Claire Lawrence) 04:39
6  Rain, Trane And Afterwards (Claire Lawrence) 13:13

Musicians

1 Hungry For The Good

BassMax Bennett
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarBrett Wade
GuitarDean Parks
GuitarLarry Carlton
SaxClaire Lawrence
VocalsClaire Lawrence


2 Leaving You Free

BassMax Bennett
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarLarry Carlton
PianoClarence McDonald
VocalsClaire Lawrence


3 Village In The Green

BassMax Bennett
DrumsRon Tutt
GuitarDean Parks
FluteClaire Lawrence
VocalsClaire Lawrence


4 Long Long Time

BassMax Bennett
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarLouie Shelton
GuitarLarry Carlton
VocalsClaire Lawrence


5 Country Mover

BassMax Bennett
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarLarry Carlton
PianoClarence McDonald
HarmonicaClaire Lawrence
SaxClaire Lawrence
VocalsKathy Stack
VocalsClaire Lawrence


6 Rain, Trane And Afterwards

BassMax Bennett
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarLouie Shelton
PianoClarence McDonald
SaxClaire Lawrence
CelloNathaniel Rosen
ViolaDavid Campbell
ViolinGordon Marron
ViolinSheldon Sanov

Liner Notes

Producer – Clarence McDonald, Claire Lawrence
Arranged By – Clarence McDonald, Claire Lawrence
Engineer – Norm Kinney, Rick Porter, Tommy Vicari
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman

Artwork – Roland Young

Mixed At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At A&M Studios, Hollywood