From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1976 studio album by Stephen Bishop
Careless is the debut album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop . It includes two hit singles: "On and On ", which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard singles chart ,[4] and "Save It for a Rainy Day " which made No. 22. The album itself rose to No. 34 on the Billboard albums chart.[5] Notable contributors to the album include Eric Clapton , Art Garfunkel and Chaka Khan .
Track listing [ edit ]
All songs written by Stephen Bishop .
Title 1. "On and On " 3:00 2. "Never Letting Go" 3:48 3. "Careless" 3:45 4. "Sinking in an Ocean of Tears" 3:08 5. "Madge" 4:03 6. "Every Minute" 3:58 7. "Little Italy" 3:27 8. "One More Night" 4:02 9. "Guitar Interlude" 0:35 10. "Save It for a Rainy Day " 3:10 11. "Rock and Roll Slave" 3:38 12. "The Same Old Tears on a New Background" 2:40
Personnel [ edit ]
Musicians [ edit ]
Stephen Bishop – lead vocals (1-8, 10-12), backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 11), acoustic guitar, trombone (3)
John Barlow Jarvis – electric piano (1, 10), acoustic piano (2-4, 6, 8, 10)
Alan Lindgren – synthesizers (4, 8)
Steve Paietta – accordion (7)
Larry Knechtel – electric piano (11), organ (11)
Andrew Gold – electric guitar (1, 6)
Michael Staton – steel guitar (1), backing vocals (1)
Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar (2)
Eric Clapton – slide guitar (4), electric guitar solo (10)
Jay Graydon – electric guitar (4), acoustic guitar (6)
Larry Carlton – acoustic guitar (7)
Tommy Tedesco – mandolin (7)
Jeff Staton Jones – electric guitar (10), bass (10), backing vocals (10)
Mac Cridlin – bass (1, 3, 4)
Reinie Press – bass (2, 8, 11)
Max Bennett – bass (6, 7)
Larry Brown – drums (1, 3, 4)
Jim Gordon – drums (2, 8, 11)
John Guerin – drums (6, 7)
Russ Kunkel – drums (10)
Victor Feldman – marimba (1), percussion (1, 7), vibraphone (1, 7)
Ray Pizzi – saxophone solo (4)
Ian Freebairn-Smith – string arrangements (2, 7), string conductor (2), horn arrangements (4, 10), woodwind arrangements (7)
Lee Holdridge – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 8)
Chaka Khan – backing vocals (2, 10), co-lead vocals (7)
Art Garfunkel – backing vocals (3, 6, 11)
Leah Kunkel – backing vocals (11)
Production [ edit ]
Producers – Stephen Bishop and Henry Lewy
Engineer – Henry Lewy
Assistant Engineers – Leslie Jones and Helen Silvani
Recorded at ABC Recording Studios and A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Cover and Back Photography – Gary Heery
Inside Photography – Gary Heery, Patti Boyd Harrison and Charles Villiers.
References [ edit ]
^ Careless at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved February 21, 2019 .
^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition , p. 135. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition , p. 65. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
^ Whitburn, Joel (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd Edition , p. 35. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7631-8
Studio albums Compilations Songs