Dianne Brooks – Back Stairs Of My Life

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Toronto R&B singer Dianne Brooks was very much in demand as a backup vocalist in the increasingly hectic Toronto recording scene through the 1970s, working with everyone from Anne Murray to Funkadelic, Ronnie Lane, and Craig Fuller’s pre-Little Feat band Pure Prairie League. Her second album, Back Stairs of My Life, was recorded in 1976 with producer Brian Ahern. Vocal and instrumental assistance was provided by a large cast of characters, including Bonnie Raitt, Anne Murray, Amos Garrett, William D. Smith and Billy Payne of Little Feat.
Back Stairs of My Life included Brooks’ cover of Rick Danko and Bobby Charles’ song “Small Town Talk”. The personnel on the song is Amos Garrett, Jimmy Johnson and Brian Ahern on guitars, David Hood on bass, Barry Beckett on keyboards and Roger Hawkins on drums. All but Garrett (who knew the song best from his Woodstock days) and Ahern (the producer) were based in Muscle Shoals, where some of the album was recorded.

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Reprise Records MS 2244 LP, Album US 1976

A1. 99 Miles From L.A. 4:47
A2. Kinky Love 3:44
A3. Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away 3:48
A4. Desperado 3:47
A5. Small Town Talk 3:43
B1. Down The Back Stairs (Of My Life) 4:16
B2. Brown Skin Rose 4:13
B3. Easy Street 3:14
B4. This Morning The Blues 4:28
B5. Saved By The Grace Of Your Love 3:30

Credits:

Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Charles Veal Jr.
Arranged By, Conductor – Milan Kymlicka
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Bass – Davey Faragher, David Hood, Willie Weeks
Design – Cabalka Studio, Eric Monson
Dobro – Amos Garrett
Drums – James Gadson, Mouse Johnson, Roger Hawkins
Engineer – Bradley Hartman, Brian Ahern, Donivan Cowart, Jerry Masters, Rudy Hill (2), Steve Melton, Stuart Taylor (2)
Guitar – Amos Garrett, Brian Ahern, Danny Weis, Jimmy Johnson (4), Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson, Waddy Wachtel
Keyboards – Barry Beckett, Danny Faragher, Tommy Faragher, William Smith (2)
Organ – Bill Payne
Percussion – Roger Hawkins
Photography By – Mario Casilli
Piano – Pat Riccio, Jr.
Producer – Brian Ahern
Saxophone – Jon Clarke
Vocals – Dianne Brooks
Vocals [Supporting] – Anne Murray, Bonnie Raitt, Carlena Williams, Dianne Brooks, James Gadson, Julia Tillman Waters, Peter Pringle, William Smith (2)

Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

Anne Murray appears through the courtesy of Capitol Records.
The Faragher Bros. appear through the courtesy of ABC Records.

Produced for Happy Sack Productions.
Recorded in The Enactron Truck.
A2, A3, A5, B3 recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout MS-1-2244 WW1 ∙ ─◁
Matrix / Runout MS-2-2244 WW1 ∙ ─◁

 

 

 

 

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Weight 0,23 kg