1973 Maria Muldaur – Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur is the 1973 debut studio album of musician Maria Muldaur. The album includes “Midnight at the Oasis”, her best-known single, which charted at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Three Dollar Bill”, which charted at #7 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. The album, which peaked at #3 on The Billboard 200, was certified gold by the RIAA on May 13, 1974.
The album was positively reviewed, and very positively in at least one case. Writing in October 1973, Rolling Stone’s reviewer Jon Landau described the album as “one of the half-dozen best” of the year, “the kind of glorious breakthrough that reminds me why I fell in love with rock & roll.” The album is heavily influenced by country and blues.
Tracks
1 Any Old Time (Jimmie Rodgers) 03:45
2 Midnight At The Oasis (David Nichtern) 03:49
3 My Tennessee Mountain Home (Dolly Parton) 03:31
4 I Never Did Sing You A Love Song (David Nichtern) 02:49
5 The Work Song (Kate McGarrigle) 04:04
6 Don’t You Feel My Leg (Don’t You Get Me High) (Danny Barker; Mayo Williams; Blue Lu Barker) 02:48
7 Walkin’ One & Only (Dan Hicks) 02:47
8 Long Hard Climb (Ron Davies) 03:03
9 Three Dollar Bill (Mac Rebennack) 03:58
10 Vaudeville Man (Wendy Waldman) 02:41
11 Mad Mad Me (Wendy Waldman) 03:13
Biography
Musicians
1 Any Old Time
Bass | Tommy McClure |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Acoustic Guitar | Ry Cooder |
Lap Steel | David Lindley |
Piano | Jim Dickinson |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
2 Midnight At The Oasis
Bass | Freebo |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Guitar | Amos Garrett |
Acoustic Guitar | David Nichtern |
Piano | Mark Jordan |
Voice | Greg Prestopino |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
3 My Tennessee Mountain Home
Bass | Chris Ethridge |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Acoustic Guitar | Clarence White |
Acoustic Guitar | David Nichtern |
Mandolin | David Grisman |
Violin | Richard Greene |
Background Vocals | Ellen Kearney |
Background Vocals | Greg Prestopino |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
4 I Never Did Sing You A Love Song
Bass | Chris Ethridge |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Acoustic Guitar | David Nichtern |
Piano | Spooner Oldham |
Accordion | Nick DeCaro |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
5 The Work Song
Bass | Chris Ethridge |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Acoustic Guitar | Clarence White |
Acoustic Guitar | David Nichtern |
Banjo | Bill Keith |
Piano | Mark Jordan |
Background Vocals | Ellen Kearney |
Background Vocals | Greg Prestopino |
Background Vocals | Karen Alexander |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
6 Don’t You Feel My Leg (Don’t You Get Me High)
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Mac Rebennack |
Keyboards | Mac Rebennack |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
7 Walkin’ One & Only
Bass | Ray Brown |
Drums | Ed Shaughnessy |
Acoustic Guitar | David Nichtern |
Violin | Richard Greene |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
8 Long Hard Climb
Bass | Chris Ethridge |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | David Nichtern |
Acoustic Guitar | David Nichtern |
Steel Guitar | Bill Keith |
Piano | Spooner Oldham |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
9 Three Dollar Bill
Bass | Jimmy Calhoun |
Drums | John Boudreaux |
Organ | James Wells Gordon |
Piano | Mac Rebennack |
Background Vocals | Bettye Lavette |
Background Vocals | Gloria Jones |
Background Vocals | Jessie Smith |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
10 Vaudeville Man
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Acoustic Guitar | Andrew Gold |
Banjo | Bill Keith |
Piano | Mac Rebennack |
Clarinet | James Wells Gordon |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
11 Mad Mad Me
Double Bass | Dave Holland |
Drums | Chris Parker |
Piano | Greg Prestopino |
Violin | Larry Packer |
Vocals | Maria Muldaur |
Liner Notes
Producer (Assistant) – Judy Maizel
Producer – David Nichtern (Track 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Nick DeCaro (Tracks 2, 4, 8, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Dave Holland, David Nichtern, Larry Packer (Track 11)
Arranged By (Horns) – Artie Butler (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Jumonville, Mac Rebennack (Tracks 6, 9)
Engineer – Donn Landee, Lee Herschberg
Mastered By – Lee Herschberg
Mixed By – Lee Herschberg
Design, Illustration – Michael Wood
Photography – Ginny Winn
Mastered At Warner Bros Recording Studios
Mixed At Warner Bros Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc